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Ask HN: When will skin color be as uninteresting to talk about as hair color?

6 points by tdevito ↗ HN
It seems the extreme left has become increasingly interested in skin color and segregating identities based on race. I was raised to be colorblind and I know in my core that race has no effect on a persons character. When will race be as important as skin or eye color?

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giantg2
In response to the title question... my opinion is that it's already uninteresting on the same level as eye or hair color.
ignoranceprior
I think you should read this:

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2009/colorblindness-...

Grakel
I think this parent is confusing culture with the subject that was being taught: civilization, meaning nations that grew outside their bounds and contributed to the larger arc of global history. Only Egypt would fit the bill in African history. Big picture study of human history isn't racist, although it may lack important detail and inclusive equality that studying cultures would.
Grakel
When languages, cultures, and borders have disappeared. Genetic differences to one side, history has grouped us, and skin color will still give a general indication of data sets, and assumptions will be made until they're always wrong.
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babygoat
It seems like the right has become increasingly interested in white supremacy.
Grakel
The Republican party has been revitalized by Trump, winning 40% of the Hispanic vote and 26% of the black vote. It's not racist at all, appealing to voters who consider the economy and security the issues that the federal government should set as it's priorities.
tdevito
I can't believe we're at a point where I have to defend the right, but its actually the opposite. Most Republicans couldn't care less about race, but after constantly hearing how racist they are because of skin color(which is actual racism), they are put in this position to defend being colorblind, which the far left sees as the proof of their racism. Also, what incentive do white people have to be racist? it doesn't make sense.
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There is money to be made or lost depending on a persons race so it won’t stop. Insurance companies will always try and calculate risk and certain ethnicity’s are at higher risk for certain diseases. And before anyone suggests there are laws preventing companies from using race as a factor well then lets just make one more law that states it is illegal to break any laws then all crime will be stopped. The point being even if it is illegal but there is an incentive someone will gather that information and use it regardless of the law. Bigger companies do it blatantly and just eat the fine when they get caught. So personally I don’t think race will be going anywhere anytime soon. Too much money and value can be extracted by knowing a persons race. Furthermore I think the problem lies with the human condition more then anything. If it was not race it would be something else that distinguishes a person we would fight about.