Reverse Discrimination

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30462129/ns/us_news-life/t/does-affirmative-action-punish-whites/ "Does affirmitive action punish whites?." msnbc.com. n.p., 28 Apr. 2009. Web. 13 Sept. 2011. In this article, the author is describing several instances of reverse discrimination, or discrimination against those belonging to a majority group. The article highlights different cases of Caucasian people complaining of being denied college acceptance, jobs, and promotions due to their non-minority ethnic descent. In the article, there is considerable debate as to whether or not using ethnic profiling to give equal opportunities to minorities is actually depriving people of majority of said opportunities. The author's intent was to inform the public of the history of problems concerning reverse discrimination, although seemed to be no specific audience to whom the author was aiming the article at. Overall, the article seemed rather unbiased, showing no tendency toward either side of the argument. The author merely stated occurances of declared discrimination and offered arguments from a variety of people, claiming arguments for both sides of the issue.   Personally, while I found the article fascinating, I do not believe this would be a good topic for myself. I have never encountered reverse discrimination before in my life, nor is it an issue that particularly bothers me. For others, I feel this could potentially be used as a topic, especially seeing as that as we prepare to go to college or find jobs in the "real world,"  more opportunites to be on the negative side of reverse discrimination will present themselves. However, unless it is an issue that you feel personally about, I would not suggest using it.