The Pros And Cons Of Reverse Discrimination

This chapter focuses on the experiences that are expressed through these story lines such as “I did not get a (job or promotion) because of a black man.” The way dominant group shares their racial stories can be broken down into two categories ' story line and testimonies. Whites would freely express themselves providing, with evidence to reinforce their point of view. When they 're asked about subjects such as affirmative action or reparations, the respondents’ would usually insert these lines “the past is the past" or “I did not own slave,” to solidify their opposing view on the topic. However, the story line “I did not get a Job or promotion because of a black man,” is a problematic statement due to the many accounts of race discrimination in hiring, which directly affects subordinate groups when applying for jobs. Racial discrimination in hiring, is the practice of letting a person’s race or skin color becomes an unfairly factor when deciding whether to hire, promote, or other employment benefits. Often it affects minorities, but there have been cases where whites have claimed that they have experienced reverse discrimination. Companies

Reverse Discrimination is defined by Merriam Webster as “the practice of making it more difficult for a certain type of person (such as a white man) to get a job, to go to a school, etc., because other people who were treated unfairly in the past are now being given an advantage.” But this claim is not true become it is an act of bigotry, unlike discrimination, bigotry goes not have any power behind it, and It is simply opinions. Hence, the dominant actor is power and commits acts that are prejudicial, which results in discrimination. When the role is reversed subordinate actor is being a bigot, it is not consider reverse discrimination because the actor in this scenario is not an agent of the systemic