I'd like to preface this with commentary with the simple idea that until we start seeing people as people and not just the color of their skin, flavor of their religion, cut of their jib, etc., then we can never hope to end what appears to be the liberal version of blatant racism.
I think, in an ideal world, seeing people as people and not as the color of their skin would work. Unfortunately, because not everyone sees me as people and not as Asian, I don't know if this works. And so, to just say that there is no color or race skips over the issue that society's preoccupation with color and race over the years has created an environment in which things are not yet fair and balanced like they should be.
I'm also not arguing that white people are the same. On the contrary, there's a ton of discussion going on about it in other posts and on the diversity of experience and the continual mixing of cultures. But because that discussion is taking place on other posts, I wanted to leave room in this post to not discuss it.
I'd also argue that while America is composed of many people of different colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and classes, the face that America presents via pop culture, politics, and economics (in who tends to have more economic power in America) is white. It may be Jewish or Irish or Italian or Catholic or Buddhist, but that's the color I keep seeing. There are minorities out there, but not to the same extent that there are white faces.
Basically, when it gets to the point that seeing other Asian faces on TV and in the news is the norm and when people are talking as much about Asian people (substitute your minority of choice), that's when I'll say yes, we can start seeing people as people, because that's when we'll be treating people like people.
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I think, in an ideal world, seeing people as people and not as the color of their skin would work. Unfortunately, because not everyone sees me as people and not as Asian, I don't know if this works. And so, to just say that there is no color or race skips over the issue that society's preoccupation with color and race over the years has created an environment in which things are not yet fair and balanced like they should be.
I'm also not arguing that white people are the same. On the contrary, there's a ton of discussion going on about it in other posts and on the diversity of experience and the continual mixing of cultures. But because that discussion is taking place on other posts, I wanted to leave room in this post to not discuss it.
I'd also argue that while America is composed of many people of different colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and classes, the face that America presents via pop culture, politics, and economics (in who tends to have more economic power in America) is white. It may be Jewish or Irish or Italian or Catholic or Buddhist, but that's the color I keep seeing. There are minorities out there, but not to the same extent that there are white faces.
Basically, when it gets to the point that seeing other Asian faces on TV and in the news is the norm and when people are talking as much about Asian people (substitute your minority of choice), that's when I'll say yes, we can start seeing people as people, because that's when we'll be treating people like people.