I admittedly use this phrase, but I also have an explanation: I grew up seeing people for as they are, not what they look like. I have Black friends who shared tales of their own racisms they experienced, as well as their ancestry of it. I have Latino friends who I’ve seen get looked down on and treated as “lesser than” because they weren’t white. I have Asian family who were married into my family that were treated as unintelligent or stereotyped as this or that. Growing up, I decided I wanted it to end with me. I’m colorblind because your color does not matter to me. You are my friends. You are my family. THAT’S what I see. As long as you are a good person that tries to do right by others, any other details about you is absolutely secondary.
I admittedly use this phrase, but I also have an explanation: I grew up seeing people for as they are, not what they look like. I have Black friends who shared tales of their own racisms they experienced, as well as their ancestry of it. I have Latino friends who I’ve seen get looked down on and treated as “lesser than” because they weren’t white. I have Asian family who were married into my family that were treated as unintelligent or stereotyped as this or that. Growing up, I decided I wanted it to end with me. I’m colorblind because your color does not matter to me. You are my friends. You are my family. THAT’S what I see. As long as you are a good person that tries to do right by others, any other details about you is absolutely secondary.