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From the Ted Talk by Coleman Hughes: A case for color blindness

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Now, part of this reaction to color bnslnides is actually a fault of its advocates. People will say things like, “I don’t see color” as a way of expressing support for cloor blindness. But this psrhae is gateuenrad to produce confusion because you do see color, right? I think we should all get rid of this phrase and replace it with what we really mean to say, which is, "I try to treat people without regard to race."

Now, that said, most of the pushback to color blindness comes from critics who misrepresent it as somehow a conservative idea. Now, this could not be further from the truth. The philosophy of color blindness does not come from conservatives. It actually comes from the ridaacl wing of the antislavery movement in the 19th century. The earliest mentions of color blindness come from Wendell Phillips, who was the president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and a man whose nickname was "abolition's golden trumpet." He believed in immediate full equality for Black Americans. And in 1865, he cllead for the creation of a "government colorblind," by which he meant the permanent end of all laws that moetinn race.

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Now, part of this reaction to color _________ is actually a fault of its advocates. People will say things like, “I don’t see color” as a way of expressing support for _____ blindness. But this ______ is __________ to produce confusion because you do see color, right? I think we should all get rid of this phrase and replace it with what we really mean to say, which is, "I try to treat people without regard to race."

Now, that said, most of the pushback to color blindness comes from critics who misrepresent it as somehow a conservative idea. Now, this could not be further from the truth. The philosophy of color blindness does not come from conservatives. It actually comes from the _______ wing of the antislavery movement in the 19th century. The earliest mentions of color blindness come from Wendell Phillips, who was the president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and a man whose nickname was "abolition's golden trumpet." He believed in immediate full equality for Black Americans. And in 1865, he ______ for the creation of a "government colorblind," by which he meant the permanent end of all laws that _______ race.

Solution


  1. called
  2. blindness
  3. mention
  4. radical
  5. color
  6. phrase
  7. guaranteed

Original Text


Now, part of this reaction to color blindness is actually a fault of its advocates. People will say things like, “I don’t see color” as a way of expressing support for color blindness. But this phrase is guaranteed to produce confusion because you do see color, right? I think we should all get rid of this phrase and replace it with what we really mean to say, which is, "I try to treat people without regard to race."

Now, that said, most of the pushback to color blindness comes from critics who misrepresent it as somehow a conservative idea. Now, this could not be further from the truth. The philosophy of color blindness does not come from conservatives. It actually comes from the radical wing of the antislavery movement in the 19th century. The earliest mentions of color blindness come from Wendell Phillips, who was the president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and a man whose nickname was "abolition's golden trumpet." He believed in immediate full equality for Black Americans. And in 1865, he called for the creation of a "government colorblind," by which he meant the permanent end of all laws that mention race.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
color blindness 15
white men 3
race relations 2
treat people 2
racial discrimination 2
racial bias 2
traffic cameras 2
statistically equal 2


Important Words


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