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Favouritism in Society
Favouritism is a problem that has existed in society for many many years. Whether it be someone’s physical appearance, social class, popularity, wealth, backround or reputation, too often people are judged based on these irrelevant factors. Whether it be to attain a job, make friends at school or even become a member of a club, some people are always preferred by the mass while others are usually neglected. Favouritism is something unavoidable that we must learn to accept. In order to understand it, we must recognize its existence in many forms and learn how to deal with it, since it is an issue that will remain for many years to come.
The first type of favouritism portains to the subject of physical appearance. Depending on how one looks and they way which they dress can determine a lot about the way that they will be treated. For example, two women apply for a job as a secretary at a well-respected firm with the exact same resume and qualifications. However, one woman is a blonde with gorgeous eyes and a fabolous body while the other is a brunette and not as attractive. In theory, the decision for the job opening should be a split, and could go either way. The way the masses behave, however, would be to hire the more attractive blonde lady without hesitation. This is way society has trained us to behave. A perfect example of the corrolation between physical appearance and the way you are treated is present in the pieces of literature ‘The Colour Purple’ and ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’. The two women in these books, Celie and Janie have live almost parallel existences except that Janie is more physially appealing than Celie. In the First Chapter of The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker, Celie is mistreated as a victim of favouritism. When a man known only as ‘MR.’ wishes to marry Nettie, Celie’s younger, prettier sister, their stepfather dissalows it because he wishes to keep Nettie at home with him to himself. Instead, he offers to give the man Celie and even throw in a cow as if to seal a business deal. However, ‘MR.’ refuses as he is only interested in Celie for cleaning and cooking purposes. Because she she a black female, but more so because she is not physically appealing, Celie is thrown around like a piece of meat and is payed no attention to at all. On the other hand, Janie, the protagonist from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, goes through far more positive experiences even as a black female around the same timeframe as Celie. Although Janie is still discriminated against as a black female, numerous men desire Janie and treat her with respect because of her appealing physical traits. ‘The men noticed her firm buttocks like she had grape fruits in her hip pockets; the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume; then her pugnacious trying to bore holes in her shirt.’