Why Equality Is Important To Me

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I have always followed the trends, ripped jeans, white sneakers, and I always know what is hot and new. So when I saw how everyone was supporting equality, I realised that I need to do so too in order to stay in style. I honestly did not expect it to be so hard to just go along with what most of my friends were saying for a while, but it turned out to be much harder than I thought it would be. After almost a month of pretending I realised that I too want equality, but not the same equality they talk about. I want equality but I still want to be treated better than a person of colour. I am white; I deserve to have my privileges. I should be treated better than any person of any other race (black, latin, asian, arab). I am against police officers being racist and killing innocent people just because of their skin colour, but I do not want the government to treat me, an American citizen, similar to those who do not belong here. I want equality, but I am tired of seeing the media sympathise with those immigrants that get killed, no one ever sympathises with us, White Americans. I want equality, but I still believe that no one of colour deserves a high earning jobs. Jobs as such are made for us, white people, the people who worked hard for this country to become what it is now. We built this country and we will not stand and watch while …show more content…
I am totally against gay marriage becoming legal and the LGBT community, but that does not change the fact that I want equality. People should be treated equally, but not those who ruin our world by going against nature. I want equality, but I do not think that such sick people should be allowed to be a part of our community. They ruin the way the world is suppose to go. How should I respond if while walking down the street my 5 year old sees such creatures. They do not deserve to live upon us, to ruin the future of this world just because they believe in some myth that went

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