color-blindness

Cannot distinguish red

Color-blindness is the inability to distinguish certain colors, most commonly red from green.

The condition is usually inherited and far more common in men than women.

Figuratively, color-blindness means disregarding race or skin color: The judge claimed color-blindness in sentencing.

Critics argue such claimed neutrality can mask systemic inequities.

medical

protanopia

Inability to see red

congenital · diagnosis · screening · Farnsworth · corrective lenses · gene therapy · optometry · ophthalmology · retina · cones

genetic

inheritance

Property received from ancestors

alleles · genotype · phenotype · prevalence · chromosome · hereditary · familial · gene therapy · maternal · polymorphism

perception

confusion

Mental disorientation or bewilderment

saturation · contrast · traffic lights · ripeness · workarounds · adaptation · compensation · contextual cues

occupational

electrician

Wiring installation specialist

accessibility · workplace accommodation · aviation · maritime · rail · law enforcement

social

impartiality

Freedom from prejudice

unbiased · nondiscrimination · meritocracy · objectivity

Opposites
visual color perception

color-blindnesscolor vision

Perceiving hue differences

social/metaphorical impartiality

color-blindnessintersectionality

Interconnected identity-based discrimination study

multicultural awareness · anti-racism · identity politics · multiculturalism · critical race theory

visual perception of color

color-blindnesscolor perception

Ability to distinguish hues

color discrimination

Family

colorblindness

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