The Difference Between Being 'Colorblind' and Saying You're 'Colorblind'

Years ago, I was watching an old television clip from the Oprah Winfrey show and she invited anti-racist activist Jane Elliot to discuss her exercise of having white people try to understand what racism feels like for black people.

At one point, she, a shorter & older white woman, stands next to a taller & younger black man. She asks the audience what is…