Discrimination! Of course you have heard of discrimination, but what is it.
A dictionary would tell you
discrimination is "to make a distinction in favor of or against a person." Discrimination is a lot more than just
that: it's hate, hurting, judging, ignorance, and can even lead to death. The world we live in has been
struggling with this sensitive subject, for as long as we have record of. Many people believe discrimination
has made a big step forward. But has it? If it has, why do people still receive hate mail, or get called names,
or die because they differ from each other. I guess these are questions you must ask yourself. I guess you
could also ask yourself, if you..
Inequality in Filipino Relationships
Gender equality is a special cuisine, a new recipe or rather a lost one, that has been so evasive. Filipinos, together with the
whole world, started craving for it many decades ago and fortunately, the hunger is slowly being satisfied. We are one of
the few who are given the chance to taste it. Philippines has high women empowerment in politics and economy compared
to other countries in Asia. Women have proven themselves to be capable of holding various important positions, in the
government and private companies alike. But truth be told, these are actually only a part of the real ...
But why are there still women who squeal in delight, "Oh, you are such a gentleman!" or girls who dreamily say "I want to
go on a date with him, but I should wait for him to ask me" or girlfriends who want to be pampered? We cannot judge
these people but it is obvious that the equality in relationships is not really a fight. It is just like a food everybody is
endorsing to be delicious on television but in reality, nobody really likes the taste.
Our religion can be one of the main ingredients of this unattainable balance. Being under the Spanish colonization for more
than three hundred years is enough to imprint the values of Catholicism in generations after generations which can
withstand the western influences. The after taste of that chapter in our history is too strong to forget. The Bible has many
passages suggesting, directly or indirectly, that man is superior over woman. There is the divine creation where God took a
piece of man's ribs to ...
There certainly is discrimination in our country especially with the social classes. Even with educational institutions, a
graduate of UST, DLSU, ADMU, and UP will have an advantage as employers I think already have a bias nomatter
how qualified an applicant is.
Race may not be as big an issue (but social standing and geographic location are) with fellow Filipinos but foregners
are not treated the same wether it be better or worse.
A person may not intent to discriminate against another person, but it is still discrimination.
Harassment – inappropriate jokes, insults, name-calling or displays such as a poster or cartoons directed at
a person because of their race, colour, sex or gender, sexual orientation, etc.
Gender inequality is the idea and situation that women and men are not equal.
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but it
primarily affects women and girls.
Schools should be safe places for everyone. But in the Philippines, students who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) too often find that their schooling experience is marred by
bullying, discrimination, lack of access to LGBT-related information, and in some cases, physical or
sexual assault. These abuses can cause deep and lasting harm and curtail students’ right to
education, protected under Philippine and international law.
