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fandomsecrets2012-11-21 06:36 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-11-21 06:36 pm
[ SECRET POST #2150 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2150 ⌋
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Frankly the notion that skin color is a "huge part of your identity" is really bothersome to me. A person's identity might be shaped by their background, the way they were affected by their niche in culture, their family/values, their ethnicity, how they were shaped by societal forces like racism, etc. etc. But those are all results of social influences. The fact that your skin cells have a higher concentration of melanin doesn't actually, intrinsically, impact who you are. And while not everyone sees it that way, I would like to think that one day, probably far into the future, but maybe one day, that's how it WILL be. Genetically skin pigmentation isn't any more significant than variations in hair or eye color, and ideally wouldn't be considered as such. Teaching people that we as humans have made grave errors and racism is a pervasive problem can be done while keeping our eyes on the ultimate goal of, one day, seeing humans as humans and not dividing them up because of tiny genetic variations that cause us to have different appearances.
Maybe I'm just too idealistic, idk. Basically, the fundamental idea that "we really ARE all the same inside" is not a bad one and can still be taught alongside the realities of what our society faces.
Sorry for the long ramble. I'm really sleepy and should probably go to bed
/gets off soapbox
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(Anonymous) 2012-11-22 05:04 am (UTC)(link)