The article reiterates the point of empathy, and the author gives us a variation of definitions of the term. I agree with the article on how we should learn and accept differences in people. In my opinion I think it is incredibly false when people say that they don’t see color or ethnicity, because we all notice these differences in people lets be honest. I don’t think there is anything wrong with learning and experiencing the differences of the people that surround us. It is better to learn and accept instead of just ignore and forget about others. Communication is the largest issue that hold people back in this integral part of learning about other people, it seems there is a fear of the unknown, and so instead of trying to talk and learn, we mainly just pretend we don’t see what is really there.
This article just really pushes the envelope for pushing past our stereotypes and boundaries, in order to learn about others and in essence ourselves as well. It is clear that none of us are colorblind, and rather than pretend we are, lets put our differences to great use and further educate one another.
1. It is easy to say we need to see past the color line, but do you think you would randomly discuss this subject with someone of another race, without the context of this article?
2. Do you remember noticing the differences between people as a child, if so how old were you when you started to notice differences and similarities?
3. How does empathy play a role in everyday life for those who have not read this article?
I think that it would be very awkward to bring up a conversation about race and crossing the color barrier with someone of a different race that you were not good friends with. I would be worried that they would think that I was judging them, or had worries about them, rather than me just trying to learn from them.
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