Color Blindness In The Ted Talk

What is the difference between color blindness and color braveness? In the TED talk given by Mellody Hobson it is mentioned how these concepts greatly differ from one another. Some societies these days are color blind where they are unaware of racial stereotypes and the ways in which some of their words or customs can negatively impact someone else. We must all strive to be color brave because doing this will not only benefit ourselves but also our communities, the result in doing this is becoming more tolerant and understanding of others.
Becoming color brave is not an easy task but Mellody mentions a very good example in her speech. ESPN is company that is run by John Skipper, a white Southern gentleman; according to Mellody John is her favorite example of diversity. Any open position that the company gets John insists that the candidates are diverse. He has always said yes to diversity by hiring not only to most qualified people for the job but also the most diverse. This I think is a perfect example of a world that I hope we can one day live in. Where everyone is given an equal opportunity in order to become the best versions of themselves that they can be, and they are not scrutinized based on race. …show more content…
The one that caught my attention the most was when she talked about all the sacrifices that her mother had to make in order to provide for her family and I thought it was so inspiring the way that Mellody talked about her mother. Having that kind of positive influence I am made a large influence on her life and shaped her into achieving anything she wanted to. As a child I was also told these words that I can be anything I want to be but I don’t think they made as large of an influence on me because my family life wasn’t really one of struggle when growing up. I believe that past experiences really shape who we become in the