That's the nice, white interpretation of the phrase; I have not come across it to mean one truly cannot see different races or cultures (though willful misunderstanding or ignorance on the other hand...).
Though I appreciate the attempt at the correction, I think you're still not understanding what I was getting at when I said how I interpreted the phrase color blindness. It has nothing to do with not seeing differences in race and culture. What I always understood the phrase to mean is that it meant not starting from a position of negativity. In my understanding (which, I'll grant you, is very likely mine alone), it basically means that people's races and cultures can be openly and positively acknowledged. You're not a white person with a tan; you're a black person who exists as a person and not as a representation of a stereotype.
Otoh, someone who isn't colour blind might see him as an actual person, complete with faults.
Well, yes. That is the ideal goal of all human interaction. But, generally speaking, people's first impressions are categorical ones, not individual ones. It's unlikely that I'm going to look at any person for the first few times (assuming there's no prolonged contact) and be able to see them complete with all their faults. Hell, I'm only barely beginning to recognize the faults in the person I've been married to for almost a decade.
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Though I appreciate the attempt at the correction, I think you're still not understanding what I was getting at when I said how I interpreted the phrase color blindness. It has nothing to do with not seeing differences in race and culture. What I always understood the phrase to mean is that it meant not starting from a position of negativity. In my understanding (which, I'll grant you, is very likely mine alone), it basically means that people's races and cultures can be openly and positively acknowledged. You're not a white person with a tan; you're a black person who exists as a person and not as a representation of a stereotype.
Otoh, someone who isn't colour blind might see him as an actual person, complete with faults.
Well, yes. That is the ideal goal of all human interaction. But, generally speaking, people's first impressions are categorical ones, not individual ones. It's unlikely that I'm going to look at any person for the first few times (assuming there's no prolonged contact) and be able to see them complete with all their faults. Hell, I'm only barely beginning to recognize the faults in the person I've been married to for almost a decade.