I just read the headline, 'Daring to dream of a black president'. OK, that's it. I'm through with all reference to the color of peoples skin. I don't know any 'white people' and I don't know any 'black people'. Or 'brown' people. I only know people from now on. Some would say that I'm simply denying reality when I ignore color, but I think I was perpetuating a myth by paying attention to it.
I've always felt this way, but only vaguely, so I joined in with everyone else and categorized my acquaintances by their color. And no matter how liberal you might think yourself, you're perpetuating division by your speech. 'My black friends…' doesn't do a thing to end those tribal divisions that plague us as a society.
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