"Racist policy disguised as race-neutral policy is still racist if it affects minorities disproportionally. EVEN IF THAT WASN'T THE INTENT."
-- Adam Savage
#JimCrow
#ColorblindRacism
-- Adam Savage
#JimCrow
#ColorblindRacism
"Might not be in the back of the bus
But it sho' feel just the same
— Prince, "Dear Mr. Man"
But it sho' feel just the same
— Prince, "Dear Mr. Man"
Colorblind Injustice | J. Morgan Kousser | University of North Carolina Press uncpress.org/book/978080784…
"How Colorblindness Promotes Injustice | Where Do We Go From Here?
"In other words, the problem is not that Justice O'Connor does not see race, but rather that she sees race in a particular way. Her decision to see Bostick as a man and not as a black man does not ignore race; it conStructS race."
-- The Michigan Law Review
-- The Michigan Law Review
"They don't see race, but they benefit from racism."
— Charisse C. Levchak
— Charisse C. Levchak
"Colorblindness presumes everyone shares the same set of problems, histories & racial experiences. It sees the nation as a meritocracy, assumes equality, and sidesteps the complexities of race.”
— Leah W. Rigueur, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
— Leah W. Rigueur, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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