Looks Are The Last Bastion Of Discrimination Analysis

Deborah L. Rhode author of “Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination” discusses the idea of how looks have been a large contributor to society since the beginning of human kind. In her article, Rhode states, “Although the government is no longer in the business of enforcing such discrimination, it still allows businesses, schools, and other organizations to indulge their own prejudices.” (Rhode 244) With her saying this it could not be any truer because it still applies to Cedartown High School. At Cedartown High School, some subjects cover the idea of discrimination that Rhodes describes. Whether it be the dress code, stereotypes or who happens to be wearing a uniform.
At Cedartown High School we have a dress code that we have to follow. The dress code abides by Polk School District policy and consists of a small number of rules. A couple of these rules inhere of “No holes above mid-thigh,” and “Shirts/tops must fit so that there are no exposed undergarments” (PSD Code of Conduct). This can be considered discrimination towards mostly girls and some boys about how they …show more content…
During football and basketball seasons, cheerleaders wear their uniforms on game days. Two different squads represent these teams, and both of their uniforms consist of a short skirt. During football season, those cheerleaders have never been asked to put on pants or leggings to wear underneath the skirt. In the past basketball season, those set of cheerleaders had been asked to put on pants underneath theirs or they could not wear them to school. This defines discrimination towards the basketball cheerleaders because they serve the same purpose as the football cheerleaders. They all come from the same student body and they all have a similar yet slightly different body type. Basketball cheerleaders should not be told to do something while the football cheerleaders have not been told the same