I recently watched a video on youtube that discussed
something that the poster referred to as “Reverse Discrimination.” The vlogger went into detail about all of the perks
and benefits that come from being discriminated against. He claimed that specifically women and
minorities get extra perks. He goes
along to cite certain instances where “the discriminated” have an upper
hand. One of the major points he talks
about is affirmative action. He highlighted
specific instances where people did not get a job or a scholarship because they
weren’t a minority. This is what the
user claimed to be reverse discrimination.
This to me seemed a little dramatic at first, but after quite a bit of
thought, I considered both sides of the argument. The opposition would say that because these “minorities”
were discriminated against, that made them less than equal in the “real world.” In the past, I could see how this would be
helpful, but as time progresses, I think that practices such as this could be
slowly dissolved. Originally, it was
meant to level the playing field, but now it seems that more and more, it may
not be needed. This is fantastic, if
everyone is more equal, that means that discrimination is being less and less
dominant. This video actually wasn’t very
well explained, and did require quite a bit of thought to actually get the
point that the user was attempting to make.
Overall, it was rather thought provoking, and I tend to enjoy videos
like this.
I wish our society had progressed in the ways you suggest it might have...still, lots of discrimination. Everywhere.
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