A few weeks ago on The Affirming Practice Podcast, my co-host Bob and I did an episode on "blind-isms"—like colorblind racism—but applied to a range of systemic oppressions. These "-isms" allow people to escape the guilt of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and more, but they don't erase the impact. In reality, we see race, class, gender, sex, ability, and sexual orientation because our societies won't allow us not to. The systems on which our societies run are embedded so deeply