Archive: March 4, 2007 - March 10, 2007
Discrimination Special
The Wire staff has investigated how discrimination and prejudice hurts people from all walks of life. We present to you this special investigation. We gathered statistics for these stories through an interdisciplinary project involving the Math and Social Studies Departments. The Wire staff designed the survey, Mr. Montgomery and Mr....
By Anna Kinsman | March 9, 2007; 11:39 AM ET | Comments (2)
Is It Really Discrimination?
Discrimination Special By Joseph R. Durant Some of us experience discrimination, while others are shielded from its grasp. It has drastically decreased since the 1950s, but it still exists. In our generation, discrimination is either exaggerated or dimmed out. Some of us think that discrimination is everywhere, while others quietly...
By Anna Kinsman | March 9, 2007; 11:31 AM ET | Comments (1)
Harder Road for Female Athletes in Traditionally Male Sports
Discrimination Special By Talaya Barno Even with all the achievements women have accomplished in the new millennium, there is a lot of backwards thinking from our male counterparts, especially in sports. "What exactly is a male sport? I don't think I have ever played a male sport," said Denae Price,...
By Anna Kinsman | March 9, 2007; 11:07 AM ET | Comments (1)
Old and New Stereotypes of Hispanics
Discrimination Special By Carlos Hernandez When you think about Latin Americans, construction workers and custodians would come to mind right? Well, that was in the past. Things have changed since then. Ever since the immigration debate started up again last year, different stereotypes have emerged. These stereotypes are those of...
By Anna Kinsman | March 9, 2007; 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
Black Males Still Take the Biggest Hit from Discrimination
Discrimination Special By Ashley McBride He wears baggy clothes so he must be a drug dealer, he's tall and buff so he must be an athlete, or he wears a white tank top so he must be a wife beater. "Stereotypes of a Black male misunderstood." This line from Notorious...
By Anna Kinsman | March 9, 2007; 10:46 AM ET | Comments (1)
Stop Discrimination Against Gays!
Discrimination Special By Adrieanna Crocker I was once homophobic because I was never exposed to homosexuals. Where I'm from homosexuals couldn't be open with their sexuality because they would get jumped or teased. It wasn't right, but that's how it was. Because I never befriended a gay person I was...
By Anna Kinsman | March 7, 2007; 11:22 AM ET | Comments (0)
MTV Portrays Female as Sex Objects
Discrimination Special By Karen Vanegas Have you heard beauty is more than just physical appearence? Well, has the music industry? I don't think so. Notice how most of the music playing now has lyrics and videos that talk about a girl physically, as if there were nothing more to her....
By Anna Kinsman | March 7, 2007; 11:07 AM ET | Comments (1)
Females Judged By Double Standard
Discrimination Special By Dominique Young-Smith There is a double standard between males and females when it comes to sex. People look down upon females for having more than one sexual partner, yet a male is praised for the same thing. This is due to how females have been viewed for...
By Anna Kinsman | March 7, 2007; 11:02 AM ET | Comments (0)
Economic Discrimination
Discrimination Special By D'Angelo Rucker When you discriminate against someone or dislike them because of the clothing brands that they wear, then you are engaging in economic discrimination. Economic discrimination is not a big problem at McKinley because of the uniform policy. The policy cuts down on the problem, but...
By Anna Kinsman | March 7, 2007; 10:53 AM ET | Comments (0)
Colorism: Black on Black Racism
Discrimination Special By Yasmine Saibou African-Americans have been victims of discrimination in America since slavery. It is now 2007, and we still face some of the problems our ancestors faced. African-Americans have long blamed whites for all their pain and suffering, but whites are not the only ones to blame....
By Anna Kinsman | March 7, 2007; 10:39 AM ET | Comments (0)
