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RE: Folktales, Racist Discourse, and Class Struggles in Afro-Venezuelan Literature. Part V
Great analysis. It never fails to amaze me about the significance some people put in the concentration of melanin found in the sub-surface of one's skin. How stupid do you have to be if that is the basis of your judgement-making? Indeed, it would seem like such an obvious short-coming in critical thinking that one would assume it would adversely effect survival ... like being unable to distinguish between a lion and a housecat just because they both say, "meow."
Stupidity is color-blind. So is genius. And so is character.
Quill
Thanks for stopping by, Quill.
Unfortunately for us, this has been one of humanity's greatest and most consistent flaws. Centuries of experience, setbacks, lessons taught, knowledge, etc. have served no purpose in trying to stop this fixation from influencing the way we interact with people.
On the personal level that would of little consequence, but when we have entire governments or nations mapping their allies and enemies based on racial features and may or may not be then connected to other cultural aspects, then we have the big problem that prevents us from realizing all our so-called human potential.