11-06-2012, 04:46 AM
cbelt3 wrote:
I had not considered that view. I had always felt that 'color neutral' was a good thing, and that cultures were to be celebrated as part of everyone's unique heritage, which comes together to make this nation very interesting and fun.
The problem though, is in the practical issue of how to define what 'color neutral' actually means. There is a lot of difference of opinion around this issue, and people with different views are all too likely to call each other 'racist' based on the belief that their own view furthers racial justice and that other views inhibit racial justice. It is a thorny issue. The majority culture tends to regard itself as the norm and to assume that judging people against that norm=neutrality.
It is always worth asking oneself what things do I do that alleviate racial injustice, and what (largely unconscious) things do I do that perhaps unintentionally perpetuate racial injustice.
The song from Avenue Q (Everyone's a little bit racist) is outrageous, provocative, and worth taking to heart.