She looked out of the window & said it was our (white) neighbour. It wasn't. Was a black man of same build & baldness selling windows. 2
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I asked her if she didn't notice they had different skin colours & she genuinely didn't. Realised how 'learnt' racism is then. 3
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But this would now be seen by some as a terrible failure on my part not to bring her up with an awareness of race. This makes me sad. 4
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I will say this: it is a little odd that she could not tell the obvious difference between the two individuals
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As in, morally and ethically colorblind, but pathologically ?
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Not sure what you mean. Talking abt skin colour being as significant & noticeable as hair colour.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That's the thing: I think it's a somewhat more noticeable visual cue.
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Replying to @MrAtn2
I thought so too but kids changed my mind abt this. Also texts from the Mediterranean before 17th century.
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But not being able to visually differentiate between, say, black and white/pinkish seems like more of a loss than anything else
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Replying to @MrAtn2
Course ppl can differentiate. They just don't tend to do so that much. Might have trouble recalling hair colour of someone you met?
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But if asked to note it, you could easily do so.
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