Comments on Bahá’í Thought: Hysterical Color Blindness

I just stumbled upon this post again...I totally a...

2010-12-10T15:15:27.489-03:00

I just stumbled upon this post again...I totally agree. I wanted to comment that I work with youth and so often I have heard them say, in a moment when they are trying to describe someone and it is actually useful to state race: "not to be racist, but she is Black. (or white, or Mexican, or whatever)" The youth of all races I have worked with do this, as if some weird form of pc'ism has made its way to their generation. I always tell them "It's not racist to acknowledge someone's race! It's racist if you are prejudice against someone because of that race!" It's so strange how distorted this pc mentality is....

anyway--love your blog!

I used to have a very sweet aunt who, when a subje...

2010-06-12T17:42:54.155-03:00

I used to have a very sweet aunt who, when a subject that was upsetting to her was mentioned, would actually put her thin hand in front of her face as if to ward off some unseen danger and say something like, "Oh, come on guys, please let's not talk about that. Let's just enjoy the day. Here, someone want another bagel?" She was so sweet, and she would be almost begging. People who are afraid or unwilling, for whatever reason, to talk about race/color remind me of my dear aunt. I think I kinda know how they might feel; however, keeping that mind-set they are, to me, depriving themselves of one of the most wonderful experiences in life -- really seeing the incredible, beautiful, astonishing colors of skin God created. Colors I see in my family everyday. Thank God!

Great entry. I tried to find an email for you but...

2009-10-12T18:56:28.149-03:00

Great entry. I tried to find an email for you but couldn't find one. I am creating a new online magazine geared towards global parent culture and tradition. It will feature regular articles on the subjects of culture, language, tradition, as well as several regular columns and 3 bloggers. One of the columns I am putting together is going to be a panel of rotating writers of different faiths discussing issues of raising their children in their faith. I am looking for a Bahai writer. Any interest? Please email me at incultureparent (at) gmail.com The site is currently being designed!

Your blog post on "hysterical color-blindness...

2009-09-22T18:02:21.461-03:00

Your blog post on "hysterical color-blindness" reminds me of the recent Newsweek article entitled, "Is your child a racist?".

One of the basic points in the article is that well-meaning people's efforts to foster color-blindness has not produced children who don't see color. Of course we see our differences in skin, hair and eye color as well as our different shapes and sizes.

What the researchers in the Newsweek report explained was that when parents don't talk about race, the children internalize the idea that it's not okay to talk about the differences in skin color -- it actually confuses them.

Interesting topic. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it and provided a Baha'i perspective.

Amen

2009-09-22T16:00:30.510-03:00

Amen

Great blog entry! I think of behaviour as being on...

2009-09-21T20:38:22.401-03:00

Great blog entry! I think of behaviour as being on a continuum - diversity can be opposed, ignored, tolerated or celebrated.

Yes! We need to see color. To say, "I don'...

2009-09-21T16:22:18.954-03:00

Yes! We need to see color. To say, "I don't see your color" is like saying "I don't see you." We need to see each other, see clearly, and rejoice. We don't all look the same, feel the same, and people's brains work differently, too. Hooray!

And we all belong. We belong together.