Saira Rao has suggested that people who are “colorblind” when it comes to the issue of race are actually being racist.
“If you are colorblind, you don’t see race. If you don’t see race, you don’t see racism. If you don’t see racism, you are not actively anti-racist. If you are not actively anti-racist, you are racist. It is not complicated,” Rao tweeted.
\u201cIf you are colorblind, you don\u2019t see race. If you don\u2019t see race, you don\u2019t see racism. If you don\u2019t see racism, you are not actively anti-racist. If you are not actively anti-racist, you are racist.\n\nIt is not complicated.\u201d— saira rao (@saira rao)
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Rao, the co-author of the book “White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better,” has previously claimed that seeing the American flag makes her want to puke.
“This country is a racist transphobic homophobic xenophobic ableist classist Islamophobic misogynistic dumpster fire. As such, seeing the American flag makes me want to vomit,” Rao tweeted in June.
\u201cThis country is a racist transphobic homophobic xenophobic ableist classist Islamophobic misogynistic dumpster fire.\n\nAs such, seeing the…
