There is no such thing as being colour blind when it
comes to the human race. We all have some form of prejudice. How do you convert something that is in colour
into black and white? It is impossible or should I say that it loses its efficacy.
You might presume that I am talking about race but the
only race I am discussing here is the human race. I would like to think of all
of us as exactly the same when it comes to equality of living life and having
the same human rights as one another. A president might not be racist but he is
still not colour-blind in many aspects. More privileges apply to him and thus
that makes him above certain people.
I think I am jumping the gun here. Let me put it like
this. Although the most common form of discrimination is through race (you are
either white or black), but what about rich and poor? Or educated and
non-educated?
There are many groups that we can be categorised in that make
us either white or black, but it is impossible to draw the line as what we
anticipate to do in theory. You can lift yourself out of poverty and become
rich, but you can remain humble and thus you cannot be classified as the rich
class because you still act humble. It is a fact that the majority of rich and
wealthy people do become snobs and would like to think that they are above the
rest.
People will always compare themselves and would always
want to disassociate themselves with either black or white groups.
Let’s take a look at religions. Black and white becomes
even more of a sensitive factor when you add religion. Where do you draw a
line? Do you not cover your head but you refuse to eat pork? Do you smoke but
refuse to swear?
How would you print a colour word on white paper in black
and white? There would be only one way. Full black print. But then would you
not lose the effect that colour would give to enhance the word? Greyscale is
the better option but then it can’t be said that it is a black and white print.
This subject can be broken down into more detail but I
think you grasp the gesture that lingers behind this piece today. Grey is the
only colour we as humans know.
Life is grey. Not black, not
white, but a mixture of both blended to form the perfect image that represents
us.
