Between “Color Blind” and “Blinded by Color” by Kasual Tee
The “color blindness” some of my friends of the pale shade proudly vindicate is a mirage. The amygdala (the fear center of the human brain) activates within a fraction of a second when seeing a Black face, even for melanated folk.1 This is to say that the frequently touted trope that “racism is taught”—rather than detected and exploited by the minority in power—is totally false. … Continue reading Between “Color Blind” and “Blinded by Color” by Kasual Tee
