The law can be considered both a mechanism of rights expansion and reduction, and the same can be said for how it impacts inequality. Various strides have been made and continue to be made that work to reduce inequality, but it is not entirely possible nor should it be expected that the law be the ultimate responsibility in resolving issues of inequality. The law lacks the capacity to consider all dynamics of a given inequality claim, but often does its best to solve the issue expediently while leaving out technicalities that would ensure its effectiveness. Legal institutions dealing with social issues lead to consistent perpetuation of racial inequality due to their inability to recognize the diversity of minority groups and the legislation
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Ferguson. In more modern times, the law has continued to make efforts in hindering inequality, but attempted resolution does not always equate to effective resolution. Courts have failed to see that within the minority population there are Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and so on, each of which is subject to different forms of discrimination, often times by each other. As Delgado and Stefancic note, race issues in the United States are recognized as black race issues and do not account for the suffering of other groups in the workplace and the public sphere. The emphasis of this misrecognition of minorities is highlighted by the argument of the chair of a national conversation on race; “Because “American cut its eyeteeth” on [African American] history, one would also understand and know how to deal with racism against all other groups.” (Delgado and Stefancic 2012, 77) Clearly the courts do not know how to handle smaller, non-black minority groups if they are able to generalize such diverse ethnicities by means of false assumptions, and the mishandling of information perpetuates or even promotes further …show more content…
There are two common responses to the law in these instances; one, a minority group tries to equate their problem to one that blacks would have experienced or two, they try to appear “more white” and “less black” in order to make incremental advancements. “…Asians sought to be declared white so that they could attend schools for whites and not have to go to ones with blacks” (Delgado and Stefancic 2012, 80), a statement which emphasizes how the law created, unintentionally, a hierarchical system of minorities that were not distinguished in the eyes of the law, but were not nearly equivalent in the practical realities of society. While there were instances of one group being more discriminated against (Asians during WWII, Mexicans in the 1840s), inaction of the courts in resolving race issues within the minority population led to almost natural inequalities which once developed were difficult to
Ferguson. In more modern times, the law has continued to make efforts in hindering inequality, but attempted resolution does not always equate to effective resolution. Courts have failed to see that within the minority population there are Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and so on, each of which is subject to different forms of discrimination, often times by each other. As Delgado and Stefancic note, race issues in the United States are recognized as black race issues and do not account for the suffering of other groups in the workplace and the public sphere. The emphasis of this misrecognition of minorities is highlighted by the argument of the chair of a national conversation on race; “Because “American cut its eyeteeth” on [African American] history, one would also understand and know how to deal with racism against all other groups.” (Delgado and Stefancic 2012, 77) Clearly the courts do not know how to handle smaller, non-black minority groups if they are able to generalize such diverse ethnicities by means of false assumptions, and the mishandling of information perpetuates or even promotes further …show more content…
There are two common responses to the law in these instances; one, a minority group tries to equate their problem to one that blacks would have experienced or two, they try to appear “more white” and “less black” in order to make incremental advancements. “…Asians sought to be declared white so that they could attend schools for whites and not have to go to ones with blacks” (Delgado and Stefancic 2012, 80), a statement which emphasizes how the law created, unintentionally, a hierarchical system of minorities that were not distinguished in the eyes of the law, but were not nearly equivalent in the practical realities of society. While there were instances of one group being more discriminated against (Asians during WWII, Mexicans in the 1840s), inaction of the courts in resolving race issues within the minority population led to almost natural inequalities which once developed were difficult to