Monday, March 31, 2008

Discrimination is A Virtue

With the election that is going on now there is discrimination to O'bama and Clinton because they are not white males. Even though America has started to get rid of the white male superiority idea, it is still hard for people to be ok with the idea that either groups be President. Some think that it is time for change but not everyone would agree. In "Discrimination is a Virtue" Miller talks about how discrimination has adapted to be related to racism. This to me is true, I have grown up being told not to discriminate against anyone, yet it is still there. In the classroom and more professional settings you do not hear much talk about different races but once people get in their comfort zone slurrs and racist comments start to flow between friends. America still has not been able to get over the fact that people are different and deserve equality, which includes a black or female president.

1 comment:

cari chapman said...

It is interesting that even for how prestigious the US is thought to be, we still have several problems that seem meaningless and silly. We really are a very young country and the presidential campaign brings this out.