Today... lets see. I finished the essay in record time finally having a clear head. Unfortunately I realised it's not long until the next is due on an even vaguer topic of disability and discrimination and equality etc.
I was at Highfields library today, and actually managed to get the kids section resembling normality and a place of knowledge again rather than a bomb site. It was just what my head needed instead of an arguement about whether vouchers count as an out of pocket expense when splitting the cost of something. Right now I am in the tearing of limbs frame of mind so I am off to try and shush my mind...
Discrimination is basically a result of prejudice;
ReplyDeletePre Judice - literally to pre-judge;
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Imagine living in a world where everyone based their opinion of you on their own prejudice, based on the colour of your skin, your sex, age, race or any one of dozens of other things you aren't able to choose or control, and not what you are actually like as a person.
There, that should get you started!
Discrimination, the negative action or outcome of pre-judgement.
ReplyDeleteThanks mark :)
Although, you could counter-argue that (logically) discrimination is not an inherently negative word, it's neutral.
ReplyDeleteFor example we 'discriminate' against women by having female only maternity wards, this is justified discrimination based on the fact that men don't have babies.
We can discriminate based on things we know as fact, humans are not fire-proof, earth has gravity and therefore people can't fly!
It's how the discrimination is applied.