color blind
3
5.6
- adjective
- /ˈkʌlər blaɪnd/
- US
:
ciego al color
- While law and official policy called for color-blind hiring decisions, actual practice deviated considerably.
- a color blind approach
- taking a color blind approach
With this world, it's very much a kind of color blind world.
- With this world, it's very much a kind of color blind world.
- And as a culture, we just have to insist on the ideal of a color blind society as the only end goal.
- These are objective, color blind, standardized computer graded exams to get into medical schools.
Examples
-
The opposite of an overemphasis on culture is the "color-blind" approach.
Academic text (2000) -
The "color-blind" policy in the Bay State gradually gave way to an implicit color-based social order.
Academic text (2002) -
And as a culture, we just have to insist on the ideal of a color blind society as the only end goal.
-
Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy, despite what our civil religion tells us, is not color blind.
Blog text (23) -
There is some evidence to suggest that professionals taking a color-blind approach may be perceived as less competent.
Academic text (2000) -
Move beyond color-blind teaching and take the time to know students in localized cultural contexts.
Academic text (2006) -
Perhaps this is why presidents, prison wardens, and college educators do not behave in a purely color-blind fashion in our divided society.
Academic text (1997) -
From all indications, Shaun would prefer a "color blind" approach to teaching in a diverse classroom, which is antithetical to the tenets of multiculturalism.
Academic text (2014) -
In discussions about equality, some people argue that a color blind policy can ignore important differences in experiences based on race.
-
Many educators emphasize that adopting a color blind approach might prevent them from understanding their students' diverse backgrounds.
Synonyms
5
4.4
Not seeing people's race as important and treating them the same
3
4.0
Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools
How Race-Blind
- US
3
5.6
- Slang
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal sense 'unable to see colors' is directly derivable from 'color' + 'blind', so learners will grasp that basic meaning; however the sociopolitical sense 'not considering race' is a metaphorical extension and may not be predicted by a B1 learner who has not seen the expression. Because the social/ideological meaning is related to but not fully transparent from the parts (and can be ambiguous with the literal sense), the item is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Color blind uses the literal idea of being 'blind' to color: someone saying they do not 'see' race when they judge people. So the phrase means 'not to consider race' in decisions or policy, though critics say this can hide real unfairness.