Will discrimination ever disappear? (No, it won't)

I have been thinking about this for a long time.

Will discrimination ever truly disappear?

In the first place, is it really wrong to discriminate?

As a basic premise, aggressive discrimination is a no-go.

I am not suggesting that we should attack people of a specific nationality or gender by grouping them all together.

As a basic premise, I believe it is wrong to express discriminatory feelings as attacks through speech or actions. I think.

Historically speaking, I believe that invading other countries or continents and attacking or enslaving the local people is a dark chapter in history.

People who discriminate unconsciously

One friend said, "I can't forgive discrimination!" and in the same breath, discriminated against people from a specific country by saying, "Seriously, I don't want people from [Country Name] coming to Japan."

Another friend said on social media that "discrimination is an absolute evil," but then engaged in discrimination against men by saying, "Men are scary because they have a high crime rate."

Another person said, "People born and raised in Tokyo don't discriminate. It's the people who come from elsewhere who do," while discriminating against outsiders.

I am not denying the "feeling" of being afraid of or exclusionary toward people of a specific country or gender. Based on actual experience and knowledge, I understand the feeling of fearing a specific attribute, and I think it is natural as a human being and as a biological creature.

But, isn't that discrimination?

Why do they think discrimination based on their own fear is not discrimination?

Is discriminatory feeling a defense instinct?

That said, I think it is inevitable that "discriminatory" feelings will arise.

There are voices saying that women-only train cars are discrimination against men, but that is a defensive measure precisely because there is so much sexual assault by men against women.

The reason heterosexual men feel disgusted by gay men is likely because they understand the strength of male sexual desire and physical power, and they understand the fear of that being directed at themselves.

The fear of foreigners also stems from the fact that standards of right and wrong and human rights awareness differ depending on culture, religion, and law.

When news of a crime breaks, voices calling for "culling" or "the death penalty" arise, but isn't that because people want to protect the future of the "vast majority who are not criminals," including themselves, rather than the human rights of the perpetrator?

In the first place, whether it's minorities, criminals, or foreigners, I think it's that the unknown is scary. You don't know what they will do. You don't know what they are thinking. If it appears as a trend in actual data, it's even scarier.

Be aware that you are discriminating

From your own experiences, from what you have seen, and from what you have heard, the fears and words you feel unconsciously.

That might be discrimination.

In order for me not to engage in discriminatory behavior or speech, I think it is important to first have the awareness that I might be discriminating.

And, one should also recognize that it's unavoidable to think that way, but it's wrong to attack through speech or action.

Personally, I try to think about why my discriminatory consciousness was directed at that attribute, whether there are no problems with my own attributes, and how much that discriminatory consciousness is based on accurate information (whether it is just prejudice).

A society without discrimination

…That is a personal-level "measure to not discriminate," but what about society? In the end, even if we can eliminate malicious discrimination, I think distinction and management are necessary.

The topic of this article is "Can we eliminate discrimination? No, isn't that impossible?" so I won't go as far as to consider "how to eliminate discrimination," but I feel that a society that can eliminate discriminatory speech and behavior would require strict speech control and surveillance, which would entail different issues.

In the first place, "not discriminating" requires a very high level of intelligence to understand and consider complex facts and backgrounds, so there will be people who cannot keep up. As a result, it could become a "society that discriminates against those who discriminate."

…And as a result of thinking in circles like this, I concluded that eliminating discrimination is impossible.