tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post4579014920430643514..comments2023-10-23T12:25:03.006-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with Roger: LINKORAMA: I Have a HeadacheRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-37105052489838702492007-10-11T16:45:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:45:00.000-04:00"Phobes vs Phials"The idea of being 'colour-blind'..."Phobes vs Phials"<BR/><BR/>The idea of being 'colour-blind' is absurd, and is usually expressed as either a strategy of ignoring the abuses in history and culture, or as a fluffy-minded, ungrounded idyllic vision.<BR/><BR/>I think the real divide along racism (and other "-isms") is whether one is phobic of "The Other" or is attracted by other forms and declares"Viva la Difference!" Some people are desperate to lead a white bread life; others want a granola-crunchy Heinz 57 lifestyle. Why? I think, <I> some</I> Nature, but mostly <B> Nurture</B>.Uthaclenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065010777540677353noreply@blogger.com