Discrimination And Its Effects
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Osawe, Owen Mrs. Artus
English 1 Honors (Period 3)
22 October 2013
Discrimination and its Effects
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Scharger‘s Mondrian Hotel in
West Hollywood of racial discrimination for firing nine valets and bellhops, out of which eight were a race other than white. Scharger settled for a $1.08 million agreement three years ago before the incident (Greenhouse 4). Upscale and retail business such as Abercrombie and Fitch enforce a certain look or image for their employees for the purpose of “projecting the right look”. The people involved have reacted to the issue through lawsuits and complaints; this has become a problem because numerous companies are being accused by former employees and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of appearance favoritism. Unusually, schools have been practicing appearance discrimination as well. School districts’ inconsistent dress codes have gone too far; meaning that school districts are to be cautious with what is considered as a violation of a dress code policy.Should schools and companies be allowed to discriminate through “requirements” or “policies” against what they consider not to be “the right look”?
Hiring people based on their attractiveness instigates sex, race, and physical disability relevant types of discrimination.If someone believes that AfricanAmerican females are more attractive than Indian females, that person is risking race discrimination.When the topic of appearance discrimination emerges, most people will acknowledge that it is biased. Stores that follow the trend of hiring workers in order to “project an image” are susceptible to controversies
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and lawsuits. “If you’re hiring by looks, then you can run into problems of race discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, age discrimination and even disability discrimination”(Greenhouse 2). By simply requesting a certain image when
Osawe, Owen Mrs. Artus
English 1 Honors (Period 3)
22 October 2013
Discrimination and its Effects
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Scharger‘s Mondrian Hotel in
West Hollywood of racial discrimination for firing nine valets and bellhops, out of which eight were a race other than white. Scharger settled for a $1.08 million agreement three years ago before the incident (Greenhouse 4). Upscale and retail business such as Abercrombie and Fitch enforce a certain look or image for their employees for the purpose of “projecting the right look”. The people involved have reacted to the issue through lawsuits and complaints; this has become a problem because numerous companies are being accused by former employees and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of appearance favoritism. Unusually, schools have been practicing appearance discrimination as well. School districts’ inconsistent dress codes have gone too far; meaning that school districts are to be cautious with what is considered as a violation of a dress code policy.Should schools and companies be allowed to discriminate through “requirements” or “policies” against what they consider not to be “the right look”?
Hiring people based on their attractiveness instigates sex, race, and physical disability relevant types of discrimination.If someone believes that AfricanAmerican females are more attractive than Indian females, that person is risking race discrimination.When the topic of appearance discrimination emerges, most people will acknowledge that it is biased. Stores that follow the trend of hiring workers in order to “project an image” are susceptible to controversies
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and lawsuits. “If you’re hiring by looks, then you can run into problems of race discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, age discrimination and even disability discrimination”(Greenhouse 2). By simply requesting a certain image when