No Discrimination Allowed!

      Discrimination. It is a word everyone has heard at least once in their lives, but probably something people never stop to think deeply about. The word "discrimination" is so frequently used in our society these days, that it's now considered somewhat not-so-serious. However, I believe discrimination is one of the most important issues in our lives.

     Everybody would be familiar with people being called "racist" or "sexist". That's pretty much what discrimination is; it's the unjust treatment of people usually based on their gender, race or religion. For example, telling asians they have "small slit-eyes", or saying females are not as "intelligent" or "athletic" as males. These discriminative comments can usually be taken lightly as jokes. However, the serious discriminations in today's society should not be ignored or taken lightly.

     I recently read an article, "US Court  finds New York Fire Department guilty of racial discrimination". This article was about how the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) selected their employees according to their races, and was therefore found guilty of racial discrimination. Such discrimination should not be tolerated, especially since it affected people's lives directly- which in this case,  prevented other races from employment opportunities. In my opinion, irrationally discriminating people solely on their race, like the FDNY employment system, is extremely immoral.

     I personally believe that God made each and everyone of us equal. Therefore, I want to become a lawyer who passionately protects all my clients' rights by preventing any form of discrimination. I don't think there are any reasons to treat anybody differently or unjustly, just because of their sexes,physical a appearances or races. After all, I'm an asian, but my maths grades aren't so great, nor are my eyes that tiny!