Throughout our world’s history, social injustices have popped up time and time again. Even in today’s modern society, discrimination is still alive. In the United States, this is evident when observing the view that many Americans have of Muslims. Ever since September 11th, 2001, when Islamic radical extremists hijacked planes and committed unthinkable acts of terrorism, the face of Islam has never been the same. Americans now feel that all Muslims are terrorists, and view the Islamic people and culture in a hateful manner. Common, and ignorant, views of Islam from the American perspective are that it is a religion of hate and war. But these views are completely and utterly incorrect, as Islam is a religion of peace, love, and compassion. Muslims who have been living in the US for years now and who have adapted to our society are suddenly being subjected to unjust acts of discrimination due to these false beliefs. It is the innocent, the free, who are enduring the hate, even though the beliefs displayed on 9/11 by the terrorists was one of extremism, beliefs that the majority of Islamic followers do not have. Most Muslims look down upon and despise the radical beliefs for its violence imposing message. The social injustice that many Americans place on Muslims is beyond measure, for we are shunning people who have lived in and contributed to American society for years: our own people.
But Muslims are not the only people seeing social injustices today. Currently in America, gays and lesbians are seeing more and more hate. Due to the recent uproar in gay marital rights across the states, homosexuals have come out in a negative view. To many Americans, people with a different sexual orientation are in fact different people. Gays are rejected in many parts of the country simply because they share a different set of feelings than others. This is an inexcusable social injustice since gays deserve all of the rights that other Americans do. The basis of America was built on equality, so by excluding homosexuals from our society, we are breaking the very morals that uprooted our nation. As an American people, we must not commit social injustices, for it is only disrupting the social unity that our country was created on. We as a country must learn and preach tolerance so that we can accept all people of all races, ethnicities, and beliefs.
This was very well written and structured, and you went into good, but not excessive detail on the social injustice of the treatment of the groups you mentioned. You did a great job of describing the travails of the groups you mentioned. However, you could have gone into more detail on the struggles facing homosexuals, that section felt rushed. Good job, however.
ReplyDeleteGood job with this post. I completely agree and also think that discrimination is one of the biggest problems in the world today. I think its wrong that one event could change a whole country's point of view on a group of people. This post was very well written and easy to follow. good job.
ReplyDeleteBennett, this is a very insightful post that really did a great job of noting how social injustice has been seen throughout word history and its potential for destruction. I also talked about how Muslims are victims of social injustice today in my blog post. I thought it was a very true and interesting point how you saw that gays are victims of social injustice which think is horrible. Someones sexual orientation should have nothing to do with how you treat them. This was a great post and you did an awesome job voicing your opinion in a way so that it will rub off on anyone who reads this, great job!
ReplyDeleteI liked how your social injustices were those that are going on in the United States of America. I think it is sad that a land known for freedom and equality can have so many problems concerning discrimination. I really agreed with this post because I really don't like how so many Muslims are being grouped in with the few radical Muslims. I also like your use of personification when you said "discrimination is still alive."
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ReplyDeleteVery good job on this post! I also talked about Muslims in America on my blog post. You make many judicious points throughout your post. You are right when you say that Muslims have been living in America for years now, and that they are being outcasted now in the wake of 9/11. Americans do have faulty views on Islam, because many are blinded by hate and vengeance, which was caused by only a few extremists nearly a decade ago. Good job on this post!