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Matters of Race. Essays
Matters
of Race Essay -Le Von, Detroit, college freshman
Race is overrated in our society; skin color means nothing meaningful.
Unfortunately, as a nation and as a world, we have put emphasis on race
being an important divisor. While it is a divisor, it is most certainly
not important. Ignorance kept the human race from seeing that the various
races of people were all merely equipped for the environment of their
ancestry. This "environmental protection" means nothing substantial
about the different races. At best skin color is like a factory issue
winter coat simply built in by God.
Erroneously, its lack of true importance has led some to believe that
as a human race, we can ignore the effective separation between the
races. This is achieved by a process of colorblindness, where a decision
about the treatment of a person is not made based on the meaningless
color of their skin. This however can never truly happen in all parts
of our society. To ignore the race of college applicants for example,
lessens the diversity of a campus and takes away from the educational
experience as a whole. While ignoring the race of the person next to
which one is seated, is wholly admirable. The problem lies in defining
this imaginary line between acknowledging the sometimes substantial
differences between the races, such as cultural heritage or religious
beliefs and treating everyone as an equal.
Perhaps the solution is not in being blind to someone's physical appearance
in order to erase inequality, but instead to accept the beautiful differences
a world of many races has created. By embracing the broad differences
between the races and simultaneously realizing that no two people regardless
of race, are exactly alike, the world can exist as a better place. We
are all united in our difference and share the responsibility of treating
difference as privilege. It is a privilege to live in a world where
no two people are alike, there is always something new and exciting
to be learned.
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