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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Among bladder cancer patients, those with colorblindness had a lower chance of survival than those with normal vision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Rahimy said urologists and gastroenterologists, including a colleague who is colorblind, told him they had never considered colorblindness as a possible factor in cancer diagnosis.

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

In an interview, Mr. Hughes said his views on colorblindness were gaining broader acceptance.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander