From 8905c67c02d3130f013419ba103ac3aaefb47d02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Grenier Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:49:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9E=95=20Adds=20colorblind=20definition=20(#?= =?UTF-8?q?361)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * feat: adds colorblind definition * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac * Update 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 11ty/definitions/colorblind.md diff --git a/11ty/definitions/colorblind.md b/11ty/definitions/colorblind.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1f5ebca1 --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/colorblind.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +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/ +--- + +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. + +(Also spelled color-blind.) + +## Appropriate Usage + +Referring the medical condition as described above + +## Inappropriate Usage + +As a literary metaphor for ignorance of racial injustice + +## Issues + +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. + +## Impact + +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)). + +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. + +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. + +## Usage Tip + +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.