Race, Color, and Sex Discrimination

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As the name implies, it’s the idea that your hair texture is an inherent indicator of your overall superiority. The looser the curl, the smarter, more attractive, and feminine you are. This is a phenomena that is within the black community especially like colorism the closer to the white beauty standards you get more and more privilege in this case however it is straight or curly hair.

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Race discrimination (also known as **racism**) is when a person is treated differently because of attributes they cannot change connected to their race (such as hair color, skin tone or hair texture). The treatment could be a one-off action or as a result of a rule or policy based on race. It doesn’t have to be intentional to be unlawful. Discrimination on the basis of an immutable characteristic associated with race, such as skin color, hair texture, or certain facial features violates Title VII, even though not all members of the race share the same characteristic. Race Discrimination, along with all other kinds of discrimination, prejudice, and bullying, is not good and is hurtful.

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Discrimination based on skin color, also known as colorism or shadeism, is a form of prejudice or discrimination in which people who are usually members of the same race are treated differently based on the social implications which come with the cultural meanings which are attached to skin color. When people think of racism, they usually think it is only committed against people who are outside their ethnicity. Colorism highlights biases that proliferate between persons who are members of different ethnic groups as well as biases that proliferate between persons who are members of the same ethnic group. It is the belief that someone with any degree of lighter complexion is considered more beautiful or valuable than someone with dark skin.A good example of this privilege are music artists the few woman of color in the music/beauty industry are often have lighter complexions Beyonce, Rihanna, Zendaya, etc. In summary the closer you are to the white beauty standards gives you more and more privilege. Again, not good.

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Discrimination against an individual because of gender identity, including transgender status, or because of sexual orientation is discrimination because of sex in violation of Title VII. EEOC enforces two laws that protect you from sex-based discrimination at work:

* Title VII prohibits an employer from treating you differently, or less favorably, because of your sex. Title VII also prohibits employment decisions based on stereotypes about the abilities and traits of a particular gender. EEOC interprets and enforces Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination as forbidding any employment discrimination based on **gender identity** or **sexual orientation**. These protections apply regardless of any contrary state or local laws. Both men and women are protected from discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII.
* The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. This means that employers may not pay men and women who perform substantially similar jobs at the same location unequal wages because of sex. (See also: **Sexism**)