Colorblindness on the U.S. Supreme Court
1st July 2007
Item. I especially like the phrase “‘colorblind’ as a disguise for racial neglect.” What, exactly, is “racial neglect”? Why, what else than failure to appreciate the fact the non-white people are morally superior to “those others” and therefore deserve our best efforts.
I think it’s safe to say that we’ll never have a colorblind society so long as there are people around who worry about “racial neglect”. Far too many people operate under the delusion that Brown v. Board of Education was trying to promote integration rather than end segregation, two entirely distinct concepts. And I certainly hope that Clarence Thomas enjoys his new status as a Powerful White Male.
(I’m sorry, but “Deepak Chopra” sounds like a method of freeze-drying agricultural produce for overseas shipment.)