Straight Single White Males are the most discriminated group on the planet.

I was not aware that my opponent was referring to present times, and I apologize for not noticing the wording of the resolution. In addition, I will be refuting the arguments my opponent made in the comments section. Moving on, I would like to direct your attention to the issue of whether or not single, white, straight males have laws protecting them. Here are my opponent’s only arguments for this debate: A) The group of people in question does not have any laws whatsoever protecting them. B) The group of people in question does not have any groups standing up for them. I have already shown how single, white, straight males have laws protecting them due to the U. S. constitution; however, my opponent disregards this because it does not apply to them specifically. There is one major problem with this refutation: it does not matter if these laws apply to them specifically or not. It is my duty to prove that there are laws protecting the group of people in question, and I have done so. Whether or not it is specific to them is irrelevant. Moreover, this group of people does not have any groups standing up for them for one primary reason: they do not need anyone standing up for them. The other groups of people my opponent has listed in the comments section all have laws specifically applying to them, or they have a group standing up for them because they need it. For example, in some states, people are legalizing gay marriage. Thus, there are laws in some states specifically addressed to gay people so they have the right to marry one another. However, this alone shows that gay people needed the law in the first place. In contrast, there are no laws stating straight, white, single males can marry the opposite sex, because this idea was never challenged in the first place. Therefore, this group of people fall under the protection of the U. S. constitution and its laws. I will drop two of the three examples I provided, because up until now, I thought we were talking about the past as well as the present. However, now that my opponent has clarified, I shall make one additional argument of my own and defend my example of Baha’is in Iran. 4. Gays and lesbians are discriminated against more than single, white, straight males are. It is common knowledge that those who are gay and lesbian are discriminated against in many countries. My opponent will most likely attempt to refute this argument by claiming there are thousands of groups standing up for gays and lesbians; however, we have to ask ourselves, “Why are there groups standing up for them? ” The answer is quite simple: because they are discriminated against. If they were not discriminated against, then there would be no need for these protective groups or specific laws. In addition, discrimination against gays and lesbians goes past than the simple rude gesture on the street or not allowing marriage. Some religions prohibit homosexuality and, in some cases, are punishable by death. Let us take the religion of Christianity as an example. Lev. 18:22, “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. ” Lev. 20:13, “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltness is upon them. " These are both direct passages from the Bible. While there may be some Christians that attempt to agree with homosexuality, others strictly follow the Bible and completely disagree with it. With the largest widespread religion in the world against gays and lesbians, I would say they are discriminated against more than single, white, straight males. Another example is the religion of Islam. In the Hadith (which are a collection of sayings attributed to Muhammad), there are several references concerning homosexuality. “Kill the one that is doing it and also kill the one that it is being done to. ” As you can see, the Hadith is directly against homosexuality. Nearly everyone who follows the religion of Islam views homosexuality as a sin; thus, adherents of this religion discriminate against single, white, straight males. In conclusion, two of the world’s largest religions (Islam and Christianity) discriminate against homosexuals. In contrast, single, white, straight males are not discriminated on this level, and the majority of people on this earth accept them. 3) It does not matter how big the group is: it matters how badly they are being discriminated against. Should the resolution have read, “Single, white, straight males are the largest and most discriminated group on the planet”, then this refutation would have been viable. However, the resolution does not state this; thus, your refutation is useless. Moreover, you stated Baha’is have groups campaigning for them. Again, there are two problems with this: A) Despite attempts to stop discrimination of those who are Baha’i, they are still being discriminated against. Simply because there are groups campaigning for them does not change the fact that they are being persecuted much more than single, white, straight males. B) I have previously stated that there would only be one reason as to why groups would be attempting to protect another group: it is because they are being discriminated against. Single, white, straight males do not have any groups standing up for them because they are not being discriminated against. After all, do you see single, white, straight males expelled, fired, put to death, put in jail, and more without charges as Baha'is in Iran or homosexuals are? I would think not. Conclusion: In conclusion, I have provided two groups that are discriminated against more than straight, single, white males are. My opponent consistently claims that there are no groups and/or specific laws for the group of people in question; however, I have shown that this is because they are not discriminated against in the first place. Thus, they do not need groups and/or specific laws. Before ending this round, I would like to apologize for referring to you as a male in my first rebuttal in round one. At the time, I did not realize you were a female, so I apologize for this mistake.