Discrimination on Contemporary America
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Introduction
Discrimination refers to distinctions made on the bases of belonging to class or category, unlike personal capabilities or actions with an intent to infer racial, sex, or equal social standard. Social experts suggest that it is inappropriate to be hostile to a group if assimilation fails. Samatar’s and Yoshino’s concerns might seem far-fetched, but their personal touch in their accounts is informative of the realities of those times. The writers call to reform the then existing laws addressing those social dynamics through forums and amendments to change the purpose of the law; need begin to alter civil laws to liberty laws giving each civilian freedom to be selves. The extent and size of this retrogressive prejudice shunning treatment are sadly persistent in the American society though in different cloak and dagger to those it intends to humiliate. Due to controversies on recent stigma issues leave a lot to be explored. A brief scope on the nature of discrimination as it exists in contemporary America shall be discussed onwards.
Discussion
Discrimination in the current world still undercuts the achievement of equal opportunity. Today, racial, gender, transgender (MtF and FtM), and sexual orientation (bisexuals, gays, and lesbians) group are going through pervasive and open denial of civil, social, political, economic, and educational parity compared to the dominant group. This subjugation further illuminates the views by Yoshino in the earlier decades where being is prominent overdoing. This civil rights pseudo-protection forces the affected to conform or succumb to second-class citizenry.
The proclaimed LGBTs have had a break after numerous protests for their rights, especially marriage rights, which came to be legalized in all states in June 2015 by the Supreme Court ruling. The ruling has come after a long fight with law enforcers leaning on the traditional cultures and the religious norms, yet in some societies, this remains a taboo. To date, statistics show that black LGBTs are victims of intersectional discrimination; their unions are six times likely to live in poverty with their children recording 52%, the highest poverty in the country than white LGBT marriages and offspring. Economically though, some employers for religious grounds are still unlikely to hire people from this group, indicating their inclusion as an equal entity in the society is far from becoming a reality.
Gender discrimination is prevalent among women who are stereotyped to be ’emotional baggage’ in firms. Their need for time off for matters of maternity leave and kids’ responsibilities consequently promotes male dominance in management even in areas where men have the comparably minimum experience to them. Activists’ push for reforms in this ‘glass ceiling’ male chauvinistic system has no remarkable progress while men are advancing in their rights on family laws discrimination.
Instances of homophobic acts recently reached a crescendo in Arizona, viz, preventing non-Americans from renting homes, take jobs, and mean law demanding inhabitants to carry documents in case verification of citizenship is required. The notion that immigrants are the cause of social evil like new disease (Covid-19 with Chinese), unemployment, terrorism (Arabs), thus discriminating them.
In conclusion, discrimination in the present world seems retrogressive, and to be guided by those promptings is a violation of human rights. Even in the wake of a generational shift in discrimination and stigmatization, Yoshino and Samatar’s visions should align with the transformation of laws and attitudes to ensure equality to all. For civil rights to become a mission of human prosperity, which we all are entitled to, then it needs to stop oppressing groups while exalting others as masters.
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