Reddit reviews Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States

Why do people insist of maintaining their ignorance?

Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla Silva is a fascinating read and would help some of the people in this thread educate themselves.

I read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Racism-without-Racists-Color-Blind-Persistence/dp/0742516334

I know the ideas you are speaking of. That said, I thought book was complete garbage. I cannot overstate how bad I thought the book was.

I do not want people to assimilate to the "dominant culture." I want people to assimilate to norms that promote human flourishing. Cultures differ in ways other than the superficial: food, music, and dress. Communities can differ in their beliefs about honor, purity, violence, sexual freedom, masculinity, etc.. I consider it a duty to critique ideas and values that hinder human well-being.

Also, I hold the parochial tribalism of "their culture" and "our culture" thinking to be unimaginative at best and immoral at worst. The world is getting smaller everyday. I can communicate with people all over the globe. Is anyone suggesting that I shouldn't engage in a dialogue with my fellow human being where we try to persuade each other of the merits of our ideas?

P.S.
If you say that I shouldn't critique another culture's values, then you are not in my culture. My culture is one of robust scrutiny of all ideas. And because you are not in my culture, by the logic of non-intercultural criticism, you cannot critique me.