I never said they are the "most important", but simply they are "important". Your race or gender isn't the totality of who you are, but it is surely a part of y

I never said they are the "most important", but simply they are "important". Your race or gender isn't the totality of who you are, but it is surely a part of you, your identity, and how people treat you. To ignore it also perpetuates racism, even among well-intentioned folks. Here is some reading on the topic: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2022/09/28/newsflash-color-blindness-perpetuates-structural-racism/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2022/09/28/newsflash... https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/color-blindness-is-counterproductive/405037/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/color-b... A great book I can recommend is "Racism without racists" by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva https://search.worldcat.org/title/Racism-without-racists-:-color-blind-racism-and-the-persistence-of-racial-inequality-in-the-United-States/oclc/435421582 https://search.worldcat.org/title/Racism-without-racists-:-c...