by Osagie Obasogie (Author)
Colorblindness has become an integral part of the national conversation on race in America. Given the assumptions behind this influential metaphor—that being blind to race will lead to racial equality—it's curious that, until now, we have not considered if or how the blind "see" race. Most sighted people assume that the answer is obvious: they don't, and are therefore incapable of racial bias—an example that the sighted community should presumably follow....
But, the density of racial discrimination is such that the blind know people have different colored skin. The blind learn about their world from sighted people. There are some very insulting realities that go along with the racism even with the Americans that are blind.
