zhiviJul 16, 2023
Here is why I don't like when someone says, “I don’t see color.” What are your thoughts?
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Show threadDamon Outlaw
@zhivi @BlackMastodon It honestly is a lie and insulting to any level of intelligence. Even children are quick to notice differences. You mean to tell me that if the avg person goes into a space where there's more people a different skin colour than they are, they will not notice and not have some level of discomfort? I don't buy that for a second. Of course, the level of discomfort varies per person but point stands.
Jul 17, 2023 at 1:27pmWeb
Show threadWolleysegapJul 17, 2023
@damon @zhivi @BlackMastodon You make a valid point. I used to feel that, experience that sensation. There was about an equal mix of black and white students at the high school I attended. I got used to being around people who looked different than me, but I was still aware of it. Now I spend more time, both in my home and at my house of worship, in situations where I am the minority. But these are my friends and family. Continued exposure to a stimulus will diminish the response triggered by that stimulus. I find that now I am more likely to feel myself getting edgy, feeling that on guard kind of feeling, when I see a group of white men. Like what are they up to? Just my personal experience. But yes, I still see color. What it means to me, how I interpret it, that has changed.