Is a Color-Blind Society an Answer to Racism?

Is a Color-Blind Society an Answer to Racism?

Do you believe that the emphasis on a color-blind society is an answer to racism? Skin color has played a vital role by determining the legal and social statuses throughout American history. From slavery when whites recognized slaves because of their skin color into the civil rights era race plays an important role in our economy. Therefore, racial considerations shade almost everything in America. (Bonivilla, pg.1) As the years goes on racism is rather becoming more invisible than visible. The ideology of white supremacy still exists throughout our economy. However, no one, or almost no one wishes to see themselves as racist; still, racism persists, real and tenacious. (Bonilla, Pg.4) Essentially, white supremacy still exists throughout the American society and is a vital component in terms of racism and inequality. Also, inequalities within our non-color-blind society affect minorities and people of color economically and residentially, ensuring that racism still exists. As a result, the emphasis of a color-blind society is not the answer for racism.

Firstly, white supremacy still exists throughout the American society and is a vital component in terms of racism and inequality. Since racism is becoming more invisible as time goes on, race statuses remain essential throughout the American society. When race emerged in human history it formed a social structure that awarded systemic privileges to Europeans over Non-Europeans. (Bonilla, pg.7) Therefore, there is sense of white privilege throughout the American society. Whiteness will not lose popularity because it is similar to a structure, in which it is also the dominant race throughout the world. With or without having a color-blind society, white privilege will be recognized because of the built popularity structure created from the beginning of its emergence.

Additionally, inequalities within our color blinded society affect minorities and people of color economically. Blacks and dark-skinned racial minorities lag well behind whites virtually in every area of social life; they are about three times more likely to be more poor than white, earn about 40 percent less than whites, and have about a tenth of the net worth that whites have. (Bonilla pg. 4) Also, while the black unemployment rate remains at 15.8 % the "white" unemployment rate is at 7.5%. (Cnn.com pg.1) Race plays an essential role within these inequalities because minorities are most likely to struggle more than whites. They are more likely to have to work 10 times as harder than a white person to even to consider being equal economically. In fact, they also receive an inferior education compared to whites, even when they attend intergraded institutions. The greatest way to keep a group behind is to give them substandard education. In communities of minority, they are more likely