Examples Of Colorblind Racism

Colorblind Racism is one concept is the belief that racism is no longer a problem and that we all have equal opportunities. People who subscribe to colorblind explanations claim they do not see the color of people's skin and believe everyone to be equal. Colorblindness prevents us from seeing the historical causes of racial inequality and how racial inequality persists in our society. Let's talk a bit more about this idea. Society has called what we think are solutions to racism by many names one such solution that came about with something called color blind. As I have said in a few of my postings, I think of the term “Color Blindness” as simply ignoring the problem that exists and being told to ignore a valuable part of another human being. Its as if, it just another way for the bigot and Prejudice people to try convincing all of us that race no longer “matters” or “exist” in American society. I personally hate this term, if you ignore something and act as if a problem doesn't exist. It just gets bigger and bigger and doesn't go away. Then negative feeling or the issues, it just becomes worse or more intense, "especially through long-term neglect or indifference."( me in
my posting) It's just like anything in life if you ignore something by the time it much more difficult to manage social situations. The following examples show how colorblind perspectives can be used to blame individuals for outcomes that are the consequences of structural racism.
The rapper Lil Wayne’s views on racism, he was on a talk show and was asked about "the Black Lives Matter movement" (BLM) and the hosts were discussing NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s decision to support the BLM movement by taking a knee during the national anthem. When Wayne was asked about his view on the matter, Wayne stated " he was too disconnected from daily instances racism to take a stand. Wayne went on to boast, “I know never is a strong word but, I’ve never dealt with racism, and I’m glad that I didn’t have to. I don’t know if it’s because of my blessings, I don’t know but it, it is my reality.” He remarks have created quite a
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People started making remarks that he has actually dressed and looked like what the stereotype "African Americans" should look like. With that in mind, racist Americans today use covert, or ‘colorblind’ language to prove they are politically correct and that racism is over. This means victims of colorblind racism, cannot point to specific racist policies or actors who enforce them. Thus, individuals believe it is appropriate to blame themselves for their social reality. so I feel uncomfortable pointing out any racial discrimination situation they have been in. This allows us to take the focus off specific race groups who are systematically disadvantaged. Cultural othering, or attributing race-based disparities to cultural weaknesses. This allows us to blame things like rap music when crime rates are higher in the inner city. Avoiding racist language, which implies that racism is only perpetuated via the use of slurs. Naturalizing race issues, or claiming that certain anti-social societal trends are a part of the status quo.

Second, a colorblind perspective on public health would claim, “African Americans are to blame for their poor health because they engage in health risk behaviors”. Rapper Lil Wayne has had several life-threatening seizures as a result of his addiction to leaning on syrup the misuse of opioid cough syrup in Houston. The concoction is said to make you feel relaxed and sleepy. I The fact that Wayne believes he has never experienced racism, show how that atactic like colorblind could make people who have encountered overt racism not want to speak out. Making them feel like they are alone and causing the own people with Society