Colorblindness and neoliberalism rose together as mutually reinforcing hegemonies

Evidence

In our view it is the convergence of colorblindness and neoliberalism that accounts for the success of both ideologies, for their conjoint rise to hegemonic positions, and for their eventual demise. These seemingly distinct theoretical and practical formulas are each politically indispensable for the success of the other. — Michael Omi, Howard Winant, Racial Formation in the United States, 210

Categorization

• XREF: Pairs with my earlier chapters on racial formation as an unstable equilibrium and on right-wing realignment and the colorblind turn. — connects to: Neoliberalism functions as a response to white status threat. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1764; Utopian color words like purple function as strategies for avoiding race — Neda Maghbouleh, The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian…, 1499; Neoliberal urban governance produces racially differentiated poverty through market mechanisms — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 5