Colorblind Societies do more damage.

This whole colorblind phenomenon thats going on is what I consider people condoning racism. Essentially when someone says "I have black friends" or "I don't see race", they are applauded and are allowed to say whatever they want about another race because of it...and then you hear everyone say we are all equal...and the reality is, we are not. If we were all equal, racism would be gone. The playing field is never going to be level.

If you are a minority, its especially dangerous to believe the whole colorblind nonsense, since, you get the brunt of most racism. People use the whole "colorblind" thing, to avoid racism, its just as bad as race talk derailers.

When you look at interracial relationships, many will try to be "colorblind" about it. The same way with their kids. My belief is that just causes more trouble, especially if one parent is not in their life. Lets face it, they are different from most kids. The interracial relationship IS different, because 2 different races that hate each other are together, and will not get a good reception for it. It takes alot of work to make interracial relationships work. When you go into them, you go in because you really want it to work...why waste time for a fling?

When raising the kids, biracial kids need more attention, you not only raise them like the rest of the kids out there, but you have to do a little bit more. A biracial kid is biracial, not mono-racial...you have to help them navigate a world, where their skin is different from the parent (and/or family). You have to make sure to give them a little bit from each side of their family. To well round them. You have to be more realistic about how society will be towards them.

I think the problem with the whole "colorblind" approach in society is that it causes people to look at the world the way they want it to be, rather than what it is.

In the end, the problems only get worse, because people won't wake up and address them. When black people want to shove the ills of the black race under the rug, I can understand why, but at the same time, I feel, we must fix those problems in order to better our race. Lets face it, since Civil Rights, the black race went down hill. People finally got some rights, and instead of using that to their advantage, and do what the Jews and Natives, and Asians did, they just demanded more rights instead....blacks will never be looked at as individuals or anything, but if the black race could be better, like the Natives and Asians, then we would not have to be reliant on whites, and can leave white people to their racism.

The problem with white people is that they often justify subtle racism. Racism is socially acceptable, if its not blatant (and in some cases even blatant racism is okay). A colorblind society doesn't affect white people as much. They are the standard, everything is catered to them. But if you are a minority, the colorblind look at society, could hurt you, because its unnrealistic, and just covers the truth.

In the end, people should just accept the problems going on, and rather than hide them, fix them.