colorblindness

Cultural  

1. A defect in perception of colors, caused by a deficiency of certain specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The condition may be partial (as in “red-green colorblindness,” in which a person cannot distinguish red from green), or complete (in which the person sees all colors as gray).

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By extension, the law is said to be colorblind in its judgments, which are supposed to ignore a defendant's race.

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Would colorblindness in this setting, a setting presumably most favorable for just outcomes, be fair?

From Slate • May 22, 2026

After analyzing health records, the team found that people who had both bladder cancer and colorblindness faced a 52% higher mortality rate over 20 years compared with bladder cancer patients who have normal vision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Instead, they found no statistically significant difference in survival between patients with and without colorblindness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

This case turbocharged a whole new way of thinking about colorblindness and the Constitution, and its ripple effects have been felt beyond education—in the C-suite, in the military, and more.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

This fact is not advertised by police departments, because law enforcement officials know that the public would not respond well to this fact in the era of colorblindness.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander