"So it is easy for me to rise above these situations and recognise that ignorance is a very INDIVIDUAL thing."
So is using the color of one's skin to gain an advantage.
So, you are saying that blacks use the color of their skin to gain advantage.
So far, my color has given me no advantage in life. I have, however, been pulled over in my own neighborhood by a policeman, followed by store security (many times while shopping) and been treated like dirt by store clerks that I am sure less educated than myself. Its just life. I have worked hard for everything I have. So if you have a brochure or something on how this skin color thing can make my bank account larger, for sure let me know.