A bad thing? Colour Blind state + restrictions of freedom of speech.

[al Roumi]

I agree it's extremely tough.

This shows where what is in practice easy to see, but to write down as legislation is far more difficult; conversely merely the existence of legislation does not guarantee fairness.

"the existence of legislation does not guarantee fairness." This is exactly the case in France, where non-French (or more specificaly, North African) sounding names put one at a significant disadvantage when it comes to employment. Legislation cannot overcome latent racism single-handedly.