That 'we're all the same' line exposes the existing disregard of certain everyday realities, like how it's possible that while walking down the street you can be asked for your ID more times than would happen to someone who's white, because it's assumed you aren't 'from here' (with all that this idea of not being 'from here' entails ), or that you hardly ever appear in the media except in a stereotyped way, to give two examples.