It’s not intentional for sure but that’s what happens effectively. That’s a critique from PoC.
And the analogy to the post is quite good, I think. If you don’t take race into account, do neither take into account what is socially associated with race. People intuitively like people more that are similar to them, that’s not necessarily optics but music taste, accent, shared experiences; all more or less directly linked to race.
That’s the equivalent to the “colorblind” approach
Edit: since this is downvoted, I mean colorblind in a negative way. If you are “colorblind”, you’re basically ignoring racism which is better then being actively racist, but not anti racist either. You can’t act against racism if you don’t see it and you can’t reflect your internalized racists either. “I’m not a racist, I just don’t like the way you talk and act. Nothing to do with the color of your skin.”
That’s what they want you to believe. I did my own research and it turns out you are wrong. Checkmate atheist /s
Sure, care about it or don’t, I don’t care. It was the “being qualified to have an opinion” bit I didn’t like. I don’t have to qualify to have an opinion and I can write an opinion piece and sure enough, less people will read it than Obama’s. I might not be qualified to teach on that subject but everyone is qualified to build one’s own opinion.
But maybe that’s just overly pedantic on my side. You are qualified to have a different opinion.
Who else should made elevator music then?
Tbf everyone is entitled to have an opinion, including Obama
If you want to educate yourself on the topic, I recommend the book “Why I’m no longer Talking to White People about Race”. It’s very insightful and not too long.