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Color Blind
By
Anthony Davis

I am a Racist
A Racist
It used to be thought that there was only one kind of racist
But now there are many
There are racists who think that people of all other races are out to get them because they are of another race
There are those who just hate people because they are simply different
There are those who hate their own race and try to adopt the culture of other races because they have been led to believe that all of the problems of other races are caused by their own race
There are those who cannot see past what has happened to their race in the past and therefore blame all people of the race that caused these happenings
And then there are those who would recognize equality for all races and peoples
But still think in terms of color
I am one of these people
Some of my best friends are of other races
But
I think of them in just that way
Of another race
I truly believe they are completely equal to me
And I to them
But I still see colors
Eventually people of all races will become this way and society will move no further
We will believe in an all-equal world
But we will still see colors
We will still characterize people based on their differences
Unless we become color blind
That is the goal
I wish for myself in life
I wish this for my friends in life
But I cannot speak for them or anyone else but myself
The world must become color blind
Or we will never become one people
We will never unify
Wars will still be fought
People will still be murdered by the thousands
And everyone will still be of another race
Unless we all become
Color Blind