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	➕ Adds colorblind definition (#361)
* feat: adds colorblind definition * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com> * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com> * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com> Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac <github@tatianamac.com>
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| title: colourblind | ||||
| slug: colourblind | ||||
| flag: | ||||
|   text: 'Medical appropriation' | ||||
|   level: avoid | ||||
| defined: true | ||||
| excerpt: someone with decreased ability to see colour or differences in colour; colloquially, the concept that someone "does not see race" and therefore, that race and racism no longer exist and no longer impact people's lives; a tool of white supremacy``` | ||||
| speech: adjective | ||||
| reading: | ||||
|   - text: 'What you erase when you say “I don’t see color”' | ||||
|     href: https://medium.com/@tinu/what-you-erase-when-you-say-i-dont-see-color-73360346afa7 | ||||
|   - text: '7 Reasons Why "Colorblindness" Contributes to Racism Instead of Solves It' | ||||
|     href: https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/colorblindness-adds-to-racism/ | ||||
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| a condition where someone can only see a limited range of colors or is unable to clearly distinguish different colors; condition can be congenital (from birth) or acquired (due to chronic illness, disease, injury, old age, etc); colloquially, belief that "one does not see race," and, that racism is no longer is a systemic problem; also post-racial. | ||||
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| (Also spelled color-blind.) | ||||
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| ## Appropriate Usage | ||||
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| Referring the medical condition as described above | ||||
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| ## Inappropriate Usage | ||||
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| As a literary metaphor for ignorance of racial injustice | ||||
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| ## Issues | ||||
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| Connoting ignorance or racist microagression with a medical disorder implies that actions we can control (bad choices) are the same as actions that cannot necessarily be controlled (colorblindness). It reinforces the discriminatory idea that disability is bad. | ||||
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| ## Impact | ||||
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| Using the word colorblind in a medically appropriative way can reinforce the idea that blind and/or vision-impaired people are somehow less than and that disability is bad (see [Ableism](/definitions/ableism)). | ||||
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| By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent. | ||||
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| Using the word colorblind in a racial context perpetuates the falsehood that we live in a post-racial society. "I'm colorblind" is a microaggression used to ignore the lived experiences of racially oppressed people, silence those seeking racial justice, and prevent discussions of race needed for racial equity. | ||||
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| ## Usage Tip | ||||
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| Be mindful if you're referring to the medical condition or using it as a literary metaphor. If the latter, substitute by being more specific. | ||||
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