The word “discrimination” has a lot of negative connotations attached to it in modern society. Just throwing the word out casually during a conversation can paint whatever the person is talking about as evil in the minds of listeners without them even knowing that it’s happening.
This is thanks to a very long process of associating that word with evil over the course of years. It’s not the only word that evokes negative feelings and the need for resistance. The left has created an entire mountain of buzzwords that they can use at a moment’s notice to automatically define any topic or person. While many of them are far more impactful and obvious than others, discrimination is one that is obvious while simultaneously being overlooked.
No one wants to be painted as discriminatory.
But there are instances when discrimination isn’t just needed, it’s absolutely wise. In fact, we discriminate every day.
A little-known fact about me is that I love to cook, and more than that, I love to try out new recipes. As my skills developed over the years, I’ve become a snob when it comes to my ingredients. For instance, I don’t use anything that was previously frozen. At this point, my palate can taste the freezer. I know that I like my garlic from a certain store and my meats a certain cut for various dishes. I know not to serve certain foods before other foods because it may kill the flavor of the second dish. I discriminate like crazy when I cook.
You might choose a brand of clothing over others, or prefer a certain web browser. You follow accounts on Twitter and mute others. You have a brand of whiskey you like while you flatly ignore others. You refuse to see movies from certain directors and change the station when certain artists come on because their content grates on your nerves.
You discriminate in the voting booth pretty heavily.
You discriminate a lot. In fact, discrimination is probably one of the most common things a human gets up to on any given day.
But to be fair, when they speak of “discrimination” they mean against your fellow man. To discriminate against someone else is a grave social sin.
Is it, though?
A few years ago, my wife (then girlfriend) and I were walking down the street from my apartment to the local ice cream shop just down the block for a treat. In our path, meandering very slowly, was a woman who seemed to carry a lot of her belongings with her. She didn’t appear that old. In fact, I would have put her either around the same age as me, if not younger. Upon hearing us chatting to one another the woman turned and began to scream at us and sob uncontrollably. I grabbed my future wife’s arm and led her across the street in order to put distance between us and this woman.
My future wife, having a kind heart, thought I was being a tad heartless and that the woman might have needed help. However, as the son of a police officer who had watched my father deal with people who exhibited this behavior on multiple occasions, I knew better than to get close. As I explained to her, this woman was drug-addled and could become violent at any moment. Moreover, she could be infected with diseases in her saliva, and we would run the risk of getting infected with them ourselves if she spat at us, which is common for females in her situation.
I discriminated a whole hell of a lot in that situation and I did so because I wanted to maintain health and safety for myself and my charge. I would have been a total idiot if I had tried to get closer to the woman in an attempt to “help.” Who knows what would have resulted?
Discrimination is necessary for survival. It’s not an evil thing to avoid people who act and dress like the same people who intentionally do others harm on the regular. Whether it’s the gang banger, the druggy, or the social justice activist. Hell, you’d be wise to avoid your local Karen if at all possible.
This isn’t to be confused with discrimination purely on the basis of skin color or religion, but this is what political activists would love to tie any kind of discrimination with. This is an absolutely ridiculous idea that has gained way too much traction in our society. Skin tone, for instance, doesn’t define someone’s personality.
But if you run a store and put a “Help Wanted” sign out front, and someone walks in who hardly looks like they respect themselves, why would you trust them to respect you or your store?
When it comes to your child’s schooling, why would you trust them to someone who decorates their room or themselves with flags connected to radical political thought?
Would you turn your back on this person if you were with your kids at the beach?
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— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) May 9, 2023
The point here is that we need to stop looking at discrimination as evil. It’s not in most contexts.
The left has gotten people to consider it to be so evil, however, that one can’t discriminate even when it’s logical without it being seen as a social sin.
It’s time to start breaking that mentality.
