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Examples Of Prejudice And Discrimination

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Discrimination Against Equal Individuals
Matthew Bomer, an American actor, said, “Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that’s not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are” (Freedom to Marry n. pag.). The community is often brought down by the injustice towards others’ differences, which results in inequality and discrimination. Diversity can exist as a positive part of today’s society, but is sometimes overlooked and is thought to be a way to divide up the country. There are people who are perceived to be more powerful because of their race, age, or gender. Although America claims that everyone is equal, there are stereotypes that create social hierarchies …show more content…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout swears and gets scolded by her uncle, Jack Finch, who says, “Scout, you’ll get in trouble if you go around saying things like that. You want to grow up to be a lady, don’t you?” (Lee 105). Uncle Jack Finch is going along with the stereotype that swearing is not ladylike. He believes that in order for Scout to grow up to be a lady, she cannot swear. This stereotype proves the inequality among men and women. Men can swear, but women cannot. Also from To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s Aunt Alexandra pressures Scout into wearing a dress and becoming a woman. Scout does not want to wear a dress and writes, “I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants” (Lee 108). This quote has two stereotypes about women. The first being that to become a lady, breeches are not an option. Aunt Alexandra believes that if a girl wears pants, she will never be a lady. The second stereotype is when Aunt Alexandra says Scout should not be doing anything that requires pants. This implies that if a girl had to wear pants for any reason, that it is not ladylike and they should not be doing it. The only tasks a girl should be performing are those of which she can wear a dress. Stereotyping is a real life thing that takes place in literature

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