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Discrimination
Discrimination is the ability to discern differences between objects. The word is frequently used to denote prejudice against a race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or social grouping. Currently, there are laws to protect people against discrimination.
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Why is America racist towards Arab Americans?
Most Americans do not hate Arabs, but there is a certainly a minority of Americans who do. Because they have no direct exposure to Arabs to discuss or argue these views, they see Arab-Americans as representatives of that culture and treat them negatively as an extension of how they feel about Arabs. The individuals who feel hatred towards Arabs do so for the following reasons:
1) Islamic Terrorism: Americans remember well what happened on 9-11, when Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization intentionally attacked and murdered over 3,000 American citizens. While Al-Qaeda was based in Afghanistan, bin Laden was himself a Saudi as were 15 of the 19 pilots. Rather than express regret for the loss of life and condemnation of the attacks, a sizable minority of Middle Eastern clerics remained neutral or claimed this as "a victory against the West". Additionally, surveys have shown that many Muslims (including Arabs) believe that 9-11 was a Western inside-job and do not take credit for the failures in their society that lead to this type of terrorism. As a result, Americans are afraid of subsequent attacks from Arab individuals.
2) Arab Anti-American Protests: Nowhere in the world is more famous for US flag-burning than the Arab World. The US is often condemned for its actions in the Middle East and its symbols and ideals mocked and cajoled. For those with a sense of patriotism and pride, these acts engender rage towards those who perform them. Since this is more common in the Arab World than elsewhere, more animosity is directed towards Arabs. It is worth noting that such protests may be entirely meritorious due to US policies in the Middle East, but since most Americans are unfamiliar with their policies there, they only see this negative reaction.
3) Arab Anti-Israeli Sentiment: Many Americans fervently support the State of Israel as an expression of their Christian or Jewish faith. The Arab antagonism towards the State of Israel alienates them and infuriates them. They have no opposition to the Arab States existing, so why should the Arab States have any opposition to the Jewish State existing?
4) Rampant Human Rights Abuses: The Arab World is known numerous human rights abuses, such as torture for prisoners, attacks and unequal legislation against women, the execution of homosexuals, violence towards religious minorities, and other similar offenses. Instead of taking responsibility for these crimes, many Arabs prefer to claim that there are no problems and continue to engage in these activities. Americans often see themselves as the defenders of justice and righteousness and see the Arabs falling far too short in this regard.
5) Failure to Culturally Adjust: Especially in Europe, Arabs have failed to properly integrate into the European population, bringing their customs and traditions with them. There is the expectation in the USA that you come to the country and become American. You can be an American with some divergent culture, but it should not be your expectation that America will change to accommodate you. Americans see the Arabs in Europe not making those kind of concessions and expecting Europeans to incorporate Shari'a Law into proper governance. Not wanting a similar climate in the USA, they oppose Arabs.
6) Misconceptions about Islam: A lot of Americans know very little about Islam and have heard conflicting information from different sources. Rather than be open to people of different faiths, these Americans would rather close themselves off and stick to historical enmities.
Since the United States and Israel have very different legal systems (as concerns how human rights are protected) there are two very different reasons why the above question does not accurately capture American or Israeli Law.
As Concerns the United States
This is just completely wrong, and has no basis in fact, at least concerning the laws of the United States. I don't know about Israel. First of all, the question is confusing because under U.S. laws against discrimination or bias-related (hate) crime, there is no such thing as "protected class people".
Read the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any of its amendments. "Protected class" does not refer to any group of people, despite widespread popular confusion. Under the law, "protected class" is a classification, or the type of discrimination the law applies to, whether it be race, gender, national origin, religion, etc. It doesn't protect any PARTICULAR race, gender, national origin, religion, etc. It outlaws discrimination based on those classes or classifications. Those are protected classes because that is the TYPE or CLASS of discrimination that the law applies to.
In other words, if the protected class is religion, it doesn't protect any one religion over any other. It protects us all equally. Otherwise, it would be unconstitutional, because we all have equal protection under the law.
I will often see comments such as "I am a white, middle aged male, so therefore not in any protected class", but this is completely wrong. NOBODY is IN a protected class. If you are white and the victim of discrimination based on race, you may be the victim of illegal discrimination. The law doesn't say only Asians or Africans are protected.
Also, the comment "no Diversity people can commit hate crime" is confusing and disingenuous. There is no such thing as "Diversity people" under the law. Bias related crime laws, or laws against hate crime say nothing about any particular race or religion or national origin.
Finally, the idea that all of the non-White classes in the United States are galvanized together is completely wrong. Blacks have historically been the strongest and most consistent conservatives when it comes to social policy. Asians tend to be more economically conservative than Hispanics. Religious Jews are typically Republican while non-religious Jews are typically Democrats. If the parties capitalized more on the divide between the majority of Americans, then we would not see a Democratic party that courts minorities so easily.
As Concerns Israel
Israel does recognize that there are certain rights and privileges that belong to different races and ethnicities that are based on their particular affiliations. Jews have a certain bundle of rights, Arab Muslim Israelis have a different bundle of rights, so do Arab Christians, Druze, Circassians, Bedouins, Armenians, etc. Every group in Israel, however, has the right to claim protection from hate crimes and to prosecute offenders civilly if the government does not take a case. The Israeli organization B'Tzelem (בצלם) advocates almost exclusively for the protection of non-Jewish Israelis. If you asked any authority in B'Tzelem, they will tell you that there are certainly incidents of victimization against non-Jewish Israeli citizens. Are they rare, yes, but they exist. In the other direction, not more than a few years ago, a number of Russian Israelis were arrested and charged with an Anti-Semitic hate crime involving the spray-painting of a Nazi Swastika in Tel Aviv.
Jews cumulatively are the majority in Israel (75%) and all of the minorities together make up the remaining 25%, which is nowhere near a super-majority. As concerns unified voting, you have clearly never met an Israeli. Israel currently has 12 different parties in the legislature (with only 120 seats) and this is not unusual. The Arabs have their own parties as do the Religious Jews as do the Left-Wing Peaceniks, the Right-Wing Warhawks, and the Centrists. Druze are represented in nearly every major party, which shows how divided their opinions are.
As concerns the Palestinian Territories, there are a vastly different set of rights that apply between Israeli Settlers and Endemic Palestinians. If a Settler were to throw stones at a Palestinian, he would be arrested, arraigned, and tried before a jury of fellow Israelis inside the borders of 1949 Israel. The trial would be conducted in his native language (Hebrew) and his guilt or innocence would depend solely on this jury. If a Palestinian were to throw stones at an Israeli, he would be arrested by the Israeli Military, be tried by an Israeli Military Judge in a language he may not even speak (Hebrew) with no peers to vouch for him and no ability to call witnesses. He will then be punished or not punished as the military officer sees fit. That's not equality, which is why Settlers are so hated internationally and even among a good number of Israelis. That's why the Palestinians in the Territories (as opposed to those in Israel whose rights were discussed in the first paragraph) are considered victims.
Mistaken Rumor on these Laws for Reference
Diversity protected class people, also labeled Diversity or multicultural people, have historically been and continue to be oppressed by white supremacists. In fact, there is different adjectives used when there is discrimination activity between Diversity people and a white supremacist. For example, when a white supremacist promotes discrimination against a black or brown person, that is racism or hate. However, when a black or brown or yellow person promotes discrimination against a white supremacist, that is reverse-racism or social justice.
Similarly, no Diversity people can commit hate crime, but can only react to white supremacist hate. A Diversity person's reaction to white supremacist hate is usually morally justifiable, or is at the very least mitigated by historical wrongs committed in the name of white supremacy.
The Diversity protected-class includes the following subclasses of people...
Afro-American
Female
Asian
Jewish
Latino
Hispanic
Disabled
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & Transexual
Native American
As the majority of voters inside the US, Diversity people have a right to self-determination, including government interventions to achieve social justice and equality. Similarly with its super-majority of of Jewish Diversity, Israeli people have a right to self-determination, including government interventions to achieve social justice and equality with gentiles.
The white supremacist, the opposition to American Diversity and multiculturalism, is the oppressive counterpart of each Diversity subclass...
White
Male
Occidental
Gentile
Gringo
Able-Bodied
Straight
Settler
To be a white supremacist, a person must meet only two criteria:
1. Embody all of the profile attributes of the oppressor class profile - white, male, occidental, gentile, gringo, able-bodied, straight, settler.
2. Actively oppose government remedies to promote equality and social justice for Diversity protected class people.
What were the 3 origins of the women's movement of the 1960?
hey thats a good question because I dont know :P thats the question on my worksheet. So once I get the answer I will write back to you haha.
Is ethnic segregation the same as racial segregation?
Ethnic segregation and racial segregation are extremely similar if not the same. Your ethnicity is your exact genetic line, while your race is mostly seen to be slightly more broad. Some see only White, Black or Hispanic as far as race, but they are wrong. While race in most peoples eyes is limited to the tone of your skin, it really is much deeper than that. So really race is a bit of a more broad description , while your ethnicity is what defines your background exactly.
Here is a way in which confusion can come into play..... I am Italian. My friend is Spanish, my other friend is English. Now to the most of the world My English friend and I are considered "White". But how true is that? My Spanish friend is "Latino", which in essence means that your root language is derived from Latin, but then so is Italian. So why is being Italian not considered Latino? No one can really answer that question, except that in some way Latinos got lumped into a category that really was incorrect. because French would also be considered Latino, but their not. Ethnicity is more reliable. Most recently there has been a clarification into the whole Latino thing. Most forms have switched to Hispanic, in any event I think it leads either to favouritism or discrimination, so I really have a problem with the whole thing. but there's your answer.
Can mute-voiceless people laugh or cry?
Yes. My laughter has little to no sound. Sounds a bit like I'm wheezing. However, you can really tell I'm laughing by body motion. ...and yes, get me laughing hard enough, I snort. It's embarrassing.
As for crying, it's just tears. Sometimes sniffles.
Everything about me is the same as the voiced, without the voice.
Is the term 'Euro Trash' considered racist?
Many white Americans would consider this an insult because it clearly attacks their roots as euros. Even though they won't admit that most of their ancestors belong in the "euro trash" category, that is why the term is so offensive to most people in the US, especially in the Midwest.
This term was used by Mike Milbury, a hockey analyst, live on NBC to describe the style of play by Team Russia during their quarter final match against Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey game.
Many people felt it was comparable to the term "White Trash", a term commonly used in a derogatory way to describe poverty stricken Caucasians.
Where did word the racism come from?
bacon's rebellion seems to be the first written account of racism. though nearly 43 million Africans were taken from their home they were not the only ones, Irish persons were considered the scum of the earth to the Europeans during the Atlantic slave trade. Indentured servants were the ideal during this period. It had nothing to do with the color of their skin, it was just who was cheaper. Read "myne owne ground" by T.H. Breen
He talks all about race relations and how they develop.
Why hasn't Glen Beck been excommunicated from the Mormon church for his racism and hate speech?
I have never heard any racist comments or hate speech coming from Glenn Beck. Yes he does have some very extreme opinions that many people (including many Mormons) don't agree with, but that doesn't make it hate speech.
As for why he hasn't been excommuncated... he hasn't done anything to be excommuncated! Excommuncation is a very extreme situation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) and it rarely happens. Excommuncation can only take place when the person has admitted to a serious sexual sin or been legally convicted of serious crimes. Things such as spousal/child abuse, rape, adultry, polygamy, child molestation, and murder will get you excommunicated. Excommunication has also been known to happen in cases of apostasy in which the individual goes to great lengths to try to publically destroy the Church (such as a church member publishing an anti-Mormon book).
Rasicm and hate speech, although not approved of by the Church, are not grounds for excommuncation.
You can learn more about Mormon's opinions of Glenn Beck at the "Related Link" below.
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How many times in history were the Jews persecuted and why?
How many times? Infinitely many to none depending on how you designate events.
Why?
The racism inherent in some Judaism gave rise to animosity from other groups who in turn became racist and persecuted us.
This is why it is important to stomp out racism from within our own as well as in general.
Obviously we have a lot of work ahead of us.
Answer:
For a partial list, see the attached Related Link.
And the "reasons"?
Xenophobia: fear or hatred of those who are different.
Hatred of people who didn't revere Jesus.
Hatred of people who stubbornly clung to their traditions.
Hatred of people who were (sometimes) more successful or prosperous.
And so on.
(Note that the possibility of "none" in the first Answer [above] is obscene: you can't excuse the wanton killing of millions of unarmed Jews just because some or even many of them are claimed to be racist.)
What is ethnicity discrimination?
Ethnicity is a person's cultural self-image: his preferred identification with a group that shares "cultural artifacts" such as food, music, native dress, rituals, and family roles. Black is not a ethnicity [worldwide, Blacks share zero cultural artifacts], Italian American is an ethnicity.
Mexican American is an ethnicity, so is Cuban American, but they share a racial class: Hispanic.
Japanese American and Chinese American culture are very different, although both are in the Asian racial class.
One need not BE associated with the nation or region to self-identify with the culture. Many US Blacks pretend to be culturally "African" - as though a continent had one culture - even if they have never been to an African nation nor met anyone who had.
So, ethnic discrimination is to treat persons differently based on the national / tribal culture they self-identify with. Some ethnic discrimination is illegal, some is mandatory.
How is segregation back then compared to segregation now?
Segregation today is not what our grandparents back in the late 1900's may have seen it. Although different races may sit together inrestaurants and buses, drink from the same drinking fountains, and use the same restrooms etc., there is still segregation. For example, some people still think that there should be a difference between two different races and look at them a little weird when they do something that they think is out of place. Also, in a lot of America's larger cities, some races look down on other races, so I personally do not think that it is a one way thing. Segregation happens in a lot of different ways. Say for instance, when a kid gets picked on in school because he is a of a different culture. It is sad to think that even though we have The Constitution Of The United States, we still tend to treat different races unfairly.
When did womens movement start?
In the United States, the fight for women's rights has been ongoing since the founding of the country, although advances for women were few till the late 1800s. There were individual efforts to bring about better treatment for women as early as 1776, when Abigail Adams tried unsuccessfully to persuade her husband, founding father John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and give women more legal rights. One of the first organized efforts occurred at Seneca Falls, NY in 1848, at a small (110 people perhaps) conference that advocated for women's equality. By the late 1800s/early 1900s, a small but growing number of upper-middle class women had begun to go to college; some would become lawyers and businesswomen, while others became nurses and educators.
The women's suffrage movement ("suffrage" is an old word that means "permission"-- women wanted permission to vote) was part of the struggle for equality. Women from all walks of life persisted state by state, fighting for the right to vote and even trying to run for political office, from the late 1800s until women finally got the vote in 1920. But the most visible and successful chapter of the women's movement probably began in the 1960s, when Second-Wave feminism led to women entering many non-traditional occupations, fighting for equal pay for equal work, and helping to overturn laws that gave husbands legal authority over their wives.
Can you still dress like an emo if you older than the teens?
ofcourse u can just look at bands like 30 seconds to mars singer Jared Leto his old and he dresses emo with eyeliner short hair.and thighs pants
During the 102 years that you refer to there was a lot happening.
You may want to be more specific.
In general, during the beginning of the period Britain consolidated control of the region, developed the mining industries, passed legislation to force Black people off the land into industrial work, established reservations for Blacks.
The country "The Union of South Africa" was created from the original 4 countries and became self-governing in 1910.
The government from 1910 to 1994 was white controlled. Although policies in the era 1910 to 1950 were racially biased, so called "Grand Apartheid" blossomed in the 1960's after the country gained full independence from Britain as "The Republic of South Africa".
In the late 1980's, after decades of economic sanctions and guerrilla warfare it became clear that Apartheid was not sustainable and negotiations with the African National Congess began.
Why does America get to decide the future for all countries?
because the entire world is economically dependent on us, as we have always been an economic powerhouse (even in the recession) and we have, through hard work and genius become the pre-eminent power in the world. Every country in the world, aside from Finland is in debt to us, so they do owe us until they pay up and become truly independent from our influence that they willingly fell under.
What conflict in values is expressed by the phrase separate but equal?
What conflict in values is expressed by the phrase separate but equal
Was Chief Knockahoma's dance after Atlanta Braves' home runs racially insensitive?
No, it was not insensitive; but some folks just needed a reason to complain. If it was so insensitive, why not have the Indians remove Chief Wahoo from their uniforms? Why do the Red Skins get to keep their football name?
How were black people treated in the 20th century?
The treatment of black people was slowly improving by the 20th century through the work of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. However, groups such as the KKK still existed, and many people did not show black people respect for much of the 20th century.
"Segregation" means to keep separate. In terms of people, segregation (particularly on ethnic or racial lines) is generally a BAD idea. In terms of the handling of reactive chemical, it is a necessary process of keeping incompatible chemicals separated so they are unlikely to interact chemically during an upset or spill.
