La Shawn Barber has a great post on color blindness in society and whether it’s even possible. This kind of thought-provoking post is always relevant to those of us who live in race-obsessed Durham.

When I was young and naïve, I used to believe in a “colorblind society.” I envisioned a utopia-like world where everyone got along, despite differences in skin color, religion, height, weight, or other “irrelevant” factors.

Having lived in the real world for a few decades now, I realize how silly I was. Human beings can’t ignore differences if we tried. The best we can do is condition ourselves to not allow those differences to divide us too sharply. If we can do that, we’re doing quite well.

Read the whole thing.

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