Color blindness claims deny systematic racism while erasing cultural difference.

Evidence

Claims of color blindness are interesting because they simul - taneously deny racism as systematic, and refuse to acknowledge the different cultural experiences of those they address. Another example is “ascription of intelligence,” expressed when a white person says of a person of color “she is so articulate.” The hidden message sent in this statement is that people of color usually aren’t articulate or intelligent. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1261

Categorization

• DEFINE: Concrete catalog of microaggression categories with the load-bearing mechanism — hidden presupposition behind apparently neutral praise.
• XREF: connects to: Affluent parents pursue segregation while sincerely believing they favor equality — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 981; Disaggregated life valuations would embed racial discrimination while denying it — Douglas A. Kysar, Regulating from Nowhere: Environmental…, 304; Color-blind rhetoric reframes discrimination claims as fabricated race-card plays. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 1204 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Color-blind rhetoric reframes discrimination claims as fabricated race-card plays. #expands (0.85) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1204
• Antiracial colorblindness erases the very vocabulary needed to press racial claims #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 122
• Post-racial claims actually deny ongoing racism rather than racial identity #contradicts (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 147