Discriminations, prejudices, racism and the like

If you ever thought that discrimination or prejudices have gone, just think again. It is really alive and well although in subtle forms. If you want to see somebody’s true nature, try to see him angry at somebody and you will see that despite all the laws against discriminations, hatred, prejudices, you can’t change one person’s nature, even if he is ultra educated. Even when you go for an interview, if you are above fifty or look like one, you would not be hired mostly even though they will not say that was the reason. Here it won’t matter much if you are a minority or a majority; the age factor is one of the decisive ones in hiring right now.

Then there is the age old prejudice called racism which is really alive and well and to be fair it is not only in the United States but all over the world. It is just that people feel uncomfortable with people who are different from them. It is nothing personal, just that it has been fed into them the stereotypes that are prevalent in the popular culture.

Sexism is another of the prejudices that mostly affect women and it still happens today. Although many laws are in the books outlawing discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, but still it is prevalent only subtly but prevalent nonetheless since human nature cannot be changed. It is really up to the parents to instill in their children tolerance of other people regardless of differences.