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Apr. 3rd, 2024 12:16 amwonder why people who " refuse " to see skin colour and race say most weirdly racist things .
usually not intentionally harmful , but play off stereotypes , and misconceptions , and just really really awful ignorances - and can become very harmful .
like - " people love hawaiians , there is no racism there ! " say non-racist janice while ignore one crucial thing : people love idea of hawaiians , this culture that can go to watch like funny little spectacle . love idea so much , that will not think twice about actual consequences of these actions .
understand this want of not see race , because , in better world maybe would not be concept at all , no one would classify these things let alone get hurt for these things .
but not in that kind of world . can not close eyes and cover ears to pretend definitions not exist , even if " just " fake society definitions . many of such fake society definitions still have very real consequences .
aimless little ramble . would like better world . but can not make better world by pretend problems simply not here .