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Why Is TED Scared of Color Blindness?
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#22What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. Without such honesty, any apologia is hollow. In response to the hollowness, I did some googling on racial color blindness and I now am very convinced of its connection to white supremacy. This author had my attention for 10 minutes and was too abstract for me to really learn anything…
> What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. I imagine for any talk (or any theory) about just about anything (worth giving a talk about) will have critics (and reasonable critical arguments.) But, generally, I wouldn't think that that in itself is a good reason to (to some extent) censor his talk. > In response to the hollowne…
> When I was younger, Progressives were striving for color-blindness
Now that that ground is conquered and secured, it is time for new conquests.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
A YouTube search for "a case for color blindness debate" shows this as the 2nd result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNo8en2iJAc
I watched this debate a couple of weeks ago and Coleman won every round. I was surprised that Jamelle Bouie agreed to debate him, since anyone who has paid any attention to Coleman Hughes knows that he is a world-class thinker and debater. Coleman is one of the sharpest public intellectuals alive. Jamelle must have known he was going up as a sacrificial lamb, especially since Jamelle had to argue in favor of racial d…
in my opinion the only thing a debate proves is who is a better debater. Debates can turn on bon mot that sounds true but doesn't stand up to careful, measured thought.
I think of debates as more like a verbal pugilism or jousting, verbal violence for the amusement of the spectators.
I think in the end, if a debate changes your mind, you hadn't thought deeply about the issue discussed.
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#24What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. Without such honesty, any apologia is hollow. In response to the hollowness, I did some googling on racial color blindness and I now am very convinced of its connection to white supremacy. This author had my attention for 10 minutes and was too abstract for me to really learn anything…
Even the author doesn't believe in racial color blindness¹. This TED Talk is content marketing for his personal brand, his business doing speaking engagements² ($10-20K each), and his forthcoming book, and he's just upset that his YouTube view count shows that few people care what he thinks about the topic. ¹ "Taking that viewpoint seriously — while ultimately refuting it — was the express purpose of my talk." ² http…
I don't know why he'd say that, when he ended the talk literally saying it's the best way to govern a multi-racial society and that we should use it right now as much as possible.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
> What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. I imagine for any talk (or any theory) about just about anything (worth giving a talk about) will have critics (and reasonable critical arguments.) But, generally, I wouldn't think that that in itself is a good reason to (to some extent) censor his talk. > In response to the hollowne…
> When I was younger, Progressives were striving for color-blindness Now that that ground is conquered and secured, it is time for new conquests.
Unlimited thirst for conquest was the undoing of many - Napoleon, for example. Just saying.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I watched this debate a couple of weeks ago and Coleman won every round. I was surprised that Jamelle Bouie agreed to debate him, since anyone who has paid any attention to Coleman Hughes knows that he is a world-class thinker and debater. Coleman is one of the sharpest public intellectuals alive. Jamelle must have known he was going up as a sacrificial lamb, especially since Jamelle had to argue in favor of racial d…
in my opinion the only thing a debate proves is who is a better debater. Debates can turn on bon mot that sounds true but doesn't stand up to careful, measured thought. I think of debates as more like a verbal pugilism or jousting, verbal violence for the amusement of the spectators. I think in the end, if a debate changes your mind, you hadn't thought deeply about the issue discussed.
Yes — the point of a debate is to enable people to think more deeply.
Do you think there is any point to reading or writing?
By your reasoning, reading and writing are just verbal jousting and if reading or writing make any difference in your life then that is an indication that you really should have just thought more deeply to begin with.
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#27It sounds like this is arguing against reparations without actually coming out and saying it. I think the prospect of colour blindness allowing us to ‘wipe the slate clean’ and basically put the past behind us and just be non-racist starting now is what’s alluring. It sounds great to just say “we should help people based on class, rather than race,” but I think that’s because it sidesteps the issue of reparation. Peo…
All that has nothing to do with how you treat a talk after you selected and hosted it. Which is ultimately what this is about.
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#28Why was this flagged
More censorship, I guess.
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#29What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. Without such honesty, any apologia is hollow. In response to the hollowness, I did some googling on racial color blindness and I now am very convinced of its connection to white supremacy. This author had my attention for 10 minutes and was too abstract for me to really learn anything…
So was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a white supremacist when he advocated for a color blind society?
Re: Why Is TED Scared of Color Blindness?
#30What seemed to be missing was a critical and self-aware statement of why his critics may be right or at least his strongest argument. Without such honesty, any apologia is hollow. In response to the hollowness, I did some googling on racial color blindness and I now am very convinced of its connection to white supremacy. This author had my attention for 10 minutes and was too abstract for me to really learn anything…
In other words you'd want him to repent and accept the orthodoxy, before you'll consider listening to his possibly-heretic theories. Whether he is right or wrong is fundamentally irrelevant. TED accepted his talk, reviewed it, fact-checked it, like all other talks; and then bowed to political pressure and quietly moved away from it. That's not a good look, regardless of what the speech might be about. To be fair, it…
For a complex and sensitive topic it makes sense to listen to others and potentially change tack.