Do not make the mistake of thinking that because my conclusion is the same as another person's that my reasoning is the same
September 1, 2003
Colin Powell is not black. Nor is Halle Berry. Tiger Woods, with an Asian mother and mixed-race African American father, isn't black either.
At least, this is the reductionist assumption underlying Proposition 54, the so-called Racial Privacy Initiative, on the Oct. 7 ballot. The initiative would prohibit any government agency in California from collecting data on race, ethnicity, color or national origin.
Supporters argue that, among other things, there's no longer a rationale for collecting racial data because the number of mixed-race citizens is growing. They claim that "a remarkable blurring of racial lines" has rendered the concept of race meaningless. And they say that by asking Californians about their race, the government "sanctions racial classifications," forcing an increasingly multiracial populace into traditional categories of "hyphenated Americans." Yet neither race nor its effects will be dissipated by a ballot measure that seduces with a simple message of a "colorblind society."
Well P6, as a person that sees color and race, I know that Prop 54 is utter foolishness. If we are so race neutral now, why are there still white people? Its funny how there is now white and race-neutral. When are we going to grow up and see color and race and respect it? The very idea of race-neutrality diminishes the wonderful cultures provided by each race.
Its funny how there is now white and race-neutral
I probably shouldn't encourage you, but that's a pretty tight line.
A clue about what Cobb is pointing to:
White Citizenship
Is the 'white' in white supremacy the same white as the white in you?
Race neutral has turned into another racial code phrase, IMO.