Reverse Discrimination. Debate topic. Help please.?

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I have a debate topic about reverse Discrimination. My group is saying that reverse discrimination does NOT exist in America. I know it does but I need someone to tell why it would not exist and why it isn't a major issue.


My pointers:

-People can't discriminate against other people because laws exist to protect both, the majority group and the minority group. (Do you know any particular law that would help me in debate? Would the Act of 1964 help me?)

-I'm going to address affirmative action programs. I would say that these programs help the minorities and women because in the past they were discriminated against. It began in the mid 1960s if I'm not mistaken.

- Reverse Discrimination isn't a major issue because it rarely occurs.
 
The only one that comes to mind at the moment is "hate crimes". Most crimes are hate crimes right? If you are white and your relative is murdered, the murderer if convicted, gets say, 25 years to life. If you are a minority and your relative is murdered, the murderer, if convicted, gets more time in prison for killing a minority. It makes no sense to me. You took a human life. Period.
 
There is no such thing as "reverse discrimination." Discrimination is discrimination, regardless of who is discriminating and who is being discriminated against.



dis?crim?i?na?tion
/d??skr?m?'ne???n/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [di-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. an act or instance of discriminating.
2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
3. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination.
4. Archaic. something that serves to differentiate.
Origin:
1640–50; < L discr?min?ti?n- (s. of discr?min?ti?) a distinguishing. See discriminate, -ion
 
Reverse Discrimination does occur, and is important to those who were denied employment or promotion because of it.

Most companies are afraid of a discrimination lawsuit - and the big money payouts if they lose. In fact, there is a certain civil rights leader who makes a very good living by "shaking-down" corporations - make a donation to my cause, or I might just have to investigate your hiring practices. Even if there is no basis for an accusation, the publicity will hurt the company financially, so they usually pay-up.

So, if the minority population of that city is 5%, they will usually hire 10% minorities just as added insurance. Many times this will disqualify a more qualified worker (who happens to be white) in favor of a lesser qualified minority. This happens surprisingly often, and I think would be difficult to prove in court - still, people have fought and won.
 
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