John Scalzi Discrimination

As John Scalzi so rightfully said, “Ambient discrimination makes us discriminatory.” Although many people chose not to believe that they use ambient discrimination, Scalzi believes that this is built into our brains over time as we learn the ways our society functions. He uses four different levels of this discrimination to examine whether or not someone is being sexist, or being a sexist. Scalzi, wants to educate his blog readers about the “ambient discrimination” that is used without knowledge, so that they may be more aware of their exact actions and help correct them. The four classifications of discrimination Scalzi uses help to describe what he means when he discriminates between being sexist and being a sexist. (Scalzi)

The four different classifications that Scalzi uses build on each other increasing the intensity level of those discriminated on. Level one is considered as the lowest level of discrimination that we would use on a daily basis. Scalzi writes: Everyone is influenced by …show more content…
I do believe that there are different types of discrimination and some should be looked at as much more severe than others. This has come into light in recent events across our political campaigns in the United States, where many people see a certain candidate as being a sexist, and racist when some only believe that his sexism and racism that he used was no more than what the average American discriminates against every day. Although I won’t share my opinion on the allegations of discrimination in a presidential candidate, I do think this is a good example of showing how some people see discrimination in other tiers then the four levels that were explained above. These types of levels are a solid basis to help define exactly what discrimination is, which can be very helpful in certain situations, I believe that everyone uses discrimination and sadly often times without knowledge of