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Why can't we all be a little colorblind?

My country's founding fathers once wrote a little ditty along the lines of all men being created equal. We are starting to see a little progress - After all, we just inaugurated our first black president. But will there ever be a day when something like the color of Obama's skin is NOT mentioned? Will we ever be capable of looking past race or skin color? Will man ever adopt one HUMAN race? Why are we seemingly incapable of simply no longer recognizing skin color as a difference between people?

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Yes, the time will come. The unity of the planet is inevitable.

There will never be a day that Barack Obama won't be remembered as The First Black President of the U.S.A. Question: What is Amelia Earhart remembered for? Being the FIRST WOMAN to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, right? Who was the second woman to do it? Who was the third? Who cares? It's normal and healthy to be in awe of FIRSTS and let them inspire and encourage change on a wider scale. It's unlikely that the fourth black president of the United States will be remembered primarily by the color of his skin. But the accomplishments of Obama will forever be written down in history as the accomplishments of the First Black President. Slavery and downpression of africans in the U.S.A. didn't magically disappear in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th ammendment. It took a hundred plus years for africans to be granted Civil Rights. So you ask, will there ever be a day people look past race? Sure. But we can't get ahead of ourselves and expect everything at once. Be proud of the victory at hand. "We elected the first Black President!"

It bothers me that people make such a big deal about Obama's skin color. People should get over it. This is the 21st century.

yes, in fact i know a lot of people that are capable of looking past the skin color, size or whatever else may bother racists. and since i have friends in every part of this planet, i consider myself one of them. i hope i'll be able to explain this the way i really mean it, well, i'll just give it a try: to me, "looking past" these physical characteristics means to see a human in my different looking opposite and treat them that way. but there's no point in denying our cultural or etnical differences. i even think that's something special. of course i don't like it either if people distinguish these things, but why can't we say things the way they are without being disparaging? every human being deserves the same respect and appreciation. but being equal doesn't mean being exactly the same. how boring would that be?

I would rather everyone totally see the differences, understand the differences, and see them as assets.

I am literally colorblind. The green at stoplights looks white to me, brown and black socks look the same, and red and green get confusing sometimes. I try to carry that over to other parts of my life as well. I went to most of middle school and all of high school in a small town in KS where I remember 2 families in town during my 6 years that weren't white. They didn't stay very long. Back in the 60's the basement of the movie theater was the state headquarters for the KKK. Even though there is not much of a KKK presence in town anymore, the feelings are still very strong for some people, even today. I don't understand it. I always remember that and use it as an example of how not to be. I have since moved out of that crap town. Maybe someday, it will be a normal town, but it won't be anytime soon. It's sad, really.

I think we recognize skin as a boundary between me and you, generally. When we get mad we take a hold of whatever is handy to denounce "you" and promote "me." So, we pick on peoples clothes a lot, and we pick on their skin. When we are mad and angry we want to hurt the other person on their "identity." When we feel safe and familiar with someone, no problem, wear what you want! See what I mean? We pick on folks 'cause we're mad and insecure, whether we pick on their hair or their stuff or their clothes or their skin. We're kinda mean sometimes. But skin is just as trivial as clothes, isn't it. When we are all secure and relaxed and happy, then we're gonna quit it, and behave ourselves like proper ladies and gentlemen. We got a lot more in common than not, so we can do it someday... maybe.

anytime the issue of race comes up, I always refer people to the musical Avenue Q. To actually answer your question, I think people are too intrigued by their differences to ever look beyond something on the surface. Also, history will always be a reminder, and we will always seek to make better on faults of the past.

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thistooshallpass

Why can't we all be a little colorblind?

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Yes, the time will come. The unity of the planet is inevitable.

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partlycloudyholiday

It bothers me that people make such a big deal about Obama's skin color. People should get over it. This is the 21st century.

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I would rather everyone totally see the differences, understand the differences, and see them as assets.

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AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

Why can't we all be a little colorblind?

Yes, the time will come. The unity of the planet is inevitable.

It bothers me that people make such a big deal about Obama's skin color. People should get over it. This is the 21st century.

I would rather everyone totally see the differences, understand the differences, and see them as assets.

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

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