In the common sense they may be, but technically black is the absence of color. White is all the colors together.
So me, orange, and my little bro went to the school near my house. Orange thought it'd be a good idea to light the contents of a dumpster on fire. My mom found out cuz my bro freaked out. Orange said he wasn't thinking and is probably gonna never be able to come over to my house ever again.
While this makes sense, colorblind people (such as myself) can sometimes confuse these two. So are they the same shade and just recieved by our eyes differently?
You'd think years of demeaning them would lead to hatred. I guess Stockholm Syndrome is highly applicable.