Steps taken towards Equality of Race/ Religion/ Gender are infact segrating us further.

I would like to open by stating that true equality does not take sides, by definition equality can have no handicaps. Since there are many factors to this argument i will focus on just a few. I might as well start with the elephant in the room. The issue of white privilege and African American suppression has been the most highly debated topic in recent years. Due to historical circumstances in the U.S. Ideas and methods have been put into place to serve as a equalizer for the minority. Every year we have black history month which serves as a time of reflection for the achievements of African Americans. It is my wholehearted opinion that the history of an ethnic group should not be isolated to a specific month, it is both demeaning and the exact opposite of equality, nor should ethnic groups be granted scholarships based on skin color, and it would stand to reason that media should not publish content exclusively for a specific ethnic group. The examples aforementioned are prime examples of racism by the dictionary definition "a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement". True equality would be to acknowledge a U.S. citizen as an American and treat them as such. A Growing issue is gender equality, feminism is on the rise of and of course the issues of sexual identification. These issues have more factors then the racial issues. One of the biggest issues that stands out to me in this day and age is the undeniable fact that despite job applications specifically stating "we are an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate between race, religion, or sex" due to the equal opportunity act of 1974, they still discriminate. By definition discrimination is " the 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". The Affirmative action plan was set in to place after the signing of the Executive Order 10925 of 1961, that specifically granting special consideration to racial minorities and women who have been historically excluded groups in America. By means is this equal, in fact some countries have done away with affirmative action due to the unequal nature of the plan. Say a Hospital has 90% male employees and they are hiring a neurosurgeon, one candidate is a male with slightly higher test scores then the opposing female candidate. By hiring the female candidate because of the aforementioned factors you are depriving patients from the care they deserve, because the employment decision was made with bias. Freedom of religion was a huge selling point for what made this country so great, but slowly political correctness has overwhelmed the ability to practice religion in government funded facility such as schools. The governments goal being to neutralize religious differences in order to create equality. However this simply promotes atheism, not being allowed to pray in school violates your constitutional right, it violates your equality to practice the religion of your choice. With the recent passing of marriage equality it has become a requirement to marry any couple regardless of sexual preference, denying this is considered unconstitutional. In recent events a pastor from Ohio is being sued for not agreeing to marry a same sex couple. This again violates his rights, and creates more inequality. in closing to this argument i would like to say, while it is nearly inconceivable to create a government system that is flawless, we are taking huge steps in the wrong direction.