, ▁that ▁it ' s ▁" just ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁is ". ▁This ▁view point , ▁however , ▁critics ▁argue ▁ign ores ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁other ▁factors ▁underlying ▁resident ial ▁seg reg ation ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁attitude ▁of ▁real t ors , ▁bank ers , ▁and ▁sell ers . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁as ▁color - bl ind ness ▁may ▁rest ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁rac ism ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁pre val ent ▁issue ▁today , ▁a ▁fourth ▁framework ▁see ks ▁to ▁minim ize ▁rac ism . ▁Thus , ▁modern ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁rac ism ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁rare ▁aber r ations ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁rac ists ▁in ▁society . ▁Because ▁rac ism ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁problem ▁under ▁this ▁belief , ▁people ▁who ▁as cribe ▁to ▁color - bl ind ness ▁see ▁government ▁programs ▁target ing ▁race ▁as ▁" il leg it imate " ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Robert ▁D . ▁Re ason ▁and ▁Nancy ▁J . ▁Evans ▁outline ▁a ▁similar ▁description ▁of ▁color - bl ind ness ▁by ▁Professor ▁T . A . ▁Form an ▁of ▁Em ory ▁University , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁four ▁belief s : ▁ 1 . ▁ra cial ▁groups ▁receive ▁mer it - based ▁privileges , ▁ 2 . ▁most ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁notice ▁nor ▁are ▁they ▁concerned ▁about ▁race , ▁ 3 . ▁social ▁inequality ▁today ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁" c ult ural ▁def ic its " ▁of ▁individual ▁people ▁or ▁ra cial ▁or ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁and