I still am not sure the discrimination is bad or good, because I know that sometimes it is wrong but it is necessary in society because we are all different. Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or against a person of a certain group in consideration based solely on class or category. Discrimination is the actual behavior towards another group (Wikipedia). Throughout the time I spent reading the passage, my opinion towards discrimination constantly changed from necessary to unnecessary. According to the U.S. commission on Civil Right, it described discrimination as the level of prejudiced individual attitudes and behavior (244), and by looking at some examples, I do agree with some of it like employer hiring people by their appearance, but I do not see it as terribly wrong. If the employer hires people by only looking at their appearance, it is wrong however, if there are two applicants who have similar backgrounds, if I were a employer, I would definitely pick the one that has a good looking. Moreover, I think Abercrombie or Hollister should hire good looking people, because that is their strategy of making money. Even though people’s view towards other races changed a lot with changing generations, it is true that in America, there are still many people imbued with a white privilege, racism and sexism. Therefore, I think it is too early for us to blame such employer for discriminating us by our looking. I also found it as a necessary when I read another passage that is about Columbia High school discriminating students by making a leveling system, because it might be better for them to study with people of similar intelligence.
I always thought that discrimination is the way that we distinguish the difference, and I was always the one who is accepting my difference, and even when people are treating me unfairly of being a different race, I sometimes accepted it and sometimes ignored it. Maybe the reason I have such reaction towards the discrimination is because I the discriminations I experienced so far were not a huge influence in my life. Even when I am writing this post, thinking about the discrimination, I still unsure about my opinion towards the discrimination as a really bad thing, I cannot deny my idea of it as sometimes essential for certain groups.
Discrimination, by definition, involves when people are given limited opportunities or unequal societal access based on their identity. In response to the questions you raise, is there a way we can acknowledge people's differences without being discriminatory? Also, should companies such as Abercrombie be allowed to discriminate in order to make more profits? Which is more important and why?
ReplyDeleteI still do think that companies like Abercrombie should hire the applicants who are most people think he/she is attractive. Because it is a business and even though people argue about such discriminatories, they still buy the product so it doesn't really matter.
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