But my main concern is the inequality for all people. The fact that any person could be seen as better or more worthy than another is ridiculous to me. Men are not more able than women, just like a white person is more able than a black person. It just doesn't make sense. We're all unique in our abilities. We're all different.
Even though the civil rights war has been fought and segregation is a thing of the past, the prejudice isn't gone. We might have abolished slavery, but we haven't abolished the root of the evil. A person should not be defined by their skin color. Yes, stereotypes are created and stemmed from truth. However, badgering and abusing people for the way they behave won't help them. Sometimes people need patience and education. Two things the United States is not good for. Even with public education, most kids aren't being taught on the same level as others. I can say that even in my well off school district, that some teachers just can't help certain kids. As a tutor, I learned that there are several different ways to solve a single problem and that working to figure that out on an individual level is the most promising way to help others. But that would take extra time. Budget cuts shrank the amount of teachers that each school could have, while the number of students continues to grow. They should not have cut anything from education. Other countries, such as Sweden, have free school including college. We pay for college here in the USA, which is a pain in my pocketbook.
Anyway, back to inequality. It's clear to see the racial prejudice and stereotypes surrounding each race, both things make it hard to move forward.
Gender inequality is a royal pain in my ass, to be honest. First of all, the fact that a person should look any certain way is ridiculous. I don't need makeup, long hair, and be a family woman to be feminine. Just like men don't need huge muscles, a well paying job, and be tall to a man. The only thing that should make you a certain gender is how you feel. If you were born a man but identify with women, then what the hell, you're a woman in my eyes. The idea that gender defines a person is also ridiculous to me. Yeah, I'm a female, but that's not all. I'm a Christian, a moderate, a college student, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a girlfriend, and a pain in people's asses, among other things. But I'm not just a female. I don't have to be into rom-coms and Pretty Little Liars, but I am. I wouldn't judge a guy for liking those things. More power to him. The thing that chaps my ass most though is that the inequality is so large that it seeps into the roles we play. In the workplace, women still aren't making equal pay to men. We work harder to get the same thing. It's proven that an attractive woman is actually less likely to be chosen for a high ranking CEO job because she won't be "qualified." I feel like this is because men feel a social stigma to be the breadwinner and protector. To provide and be, well, masculine. I think they're scared that women can do the same thing because then, they will be making massive changes. Many people are afraid of the idea of being androgynous. No one wants to blur the lines and go out of the norm. I think they're forgetting who sets the norm. It wasn't God who said, "and let pink be for girls." No, people said that. Gender roles are man made. No divine entity would waste its time to create these cardboard boxes for people to fit into. It's not even fair to the divine entities to propose that they would. People are solely in charge of taking an interest and putting a label on it. Girls can like sports just as much as guys can like fashion. Honestly, who gives a shit if you don't fit a certain role? No one should judge you for being you. Not even the government. Yet here we are. Fighting to be ourselves in a land that is supposed to be for the free, not the oppressed. Yet, people are still fighting just to be able to show love, their own kind of love that should be able to be practiced. The kind of love that we deem acceptable only between a man and woman. Yes, it's only biologically possible to have kids if it's male and female parents. But that doesn't make heterosexual parents any better than homosexual parents, it just makes them different. There are thousands of kids in need of a foster home anyway.
We also discriminate against anyone not picking a gender. So what if you don't feel right with the gender you were born with? Live your life the way you feel fit. I'm cisgender, I identify with the gender I was born. But that's not the case for everyone. Not everyone feels comfortable in their own skin.
I guess what I'm trying to say is lay off. Let everyone do their own thing and don't pay them less for who they are. Don't be mean for who they are. Be understanding. It's easier said than done. But I promise you, recognizing that all human beings are capable of the same things will make your life easier. We're all capable of good and evil. One sin isn't greater than another. And you're supposed to love everyone equally, or if you're that person, hate everyone equally. God won't love one person more than another, so why would we, as the children of God, brothers and sisters to each other, feel like we have the right to feel above someone else and even treat them that way. I don't care how you live your life. It's something I'm working on, because it's not fair to judge others for things they can't control.
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