I was born color blind. I never thought of it as a problem. In fact, I thought everyone was. It was the way I was raised and as far as I knew, everyone else I knew, was raised that way, too. It’s not the color blindness that you think of, the one related to your ability to see things in color. I can see things in color, but for the most part, I’ve grown up not paying attention to the color of people’s skin. I was raised believing all people are created equally by God, regardless of their skin color.
These days saying I’m color blind in this matter may not be acceptable. I’m sorry if I have offended you. You may disagree with me, but this is how I have felt all my life. Please let me explain.
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