All Are Created Equal... But Some Are More Equal

2/11/2019

Daily Literary Quote
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.”
- Audre Lorde

Journal Prompt
Does anybody in our society receive “special treatment”? Explain and provide examples.

51 Comments

Katelyn

2/11/2019 10:04:11 am

Celebrities of all kinds receive special treatment. They’re praised and loved by many people and tend to get away with a lot of crimes, though not always. For example Johnny Depp has done illegal actions but still is casted for movies.

Brenna

2/11/2019 10:09:33 am

Good point.

Cherish

2/11/2019 10:09:40 am

I agree that celebrities receive special treatment.

Sarah

2/11/2019 10:10:15 am

And people still idolize him.

Aimee

2/11/2019 10:04:11 am

I think that celebrities receive special treatment. Many of the things they do are not legal but they don’t get in trouble the way that a normal prson would. When rappers post videos of drugs, nothing happens to them, whereas if some normal person did that, they would most likely go to jail if the police were aware.

Katelyn

2/11/2019 10:04:49 am

I agree, you tend to see that very often.

Nate

2/11/2019 10:05:38 am

Correct, Aimee

Robyn

2/11/2019 10:06:23 am

I agree. It seems like if you’re a celebrity you can pretty much get away with anything and people will just brush it off.

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:06:29 am

True dat

Kiana Farnworth

2/11/2019 10:07:18 am

I agree, it is unjust and potentially dangerous to ignore such behavior simply because someone is famous.

Will

2/11/2019 10:09:01 am

That is very true

Robyn

2/11/2019 10:04:37 am

Some people obviously receive special treatment. For example celebrities, or people with a lot of money are much more respected, or even in some cases, revered, so they can get away with things that normal people wouldn’t.

Katelyn

2/11/2019 10:06:09 am

Most celebrities tend to be narcissistic and think they can get away with anything.

Brenna

2/11/2019 10:10:39 am

It’s awful that they can get away with that just because they’re celebrities.

Brook

2/11/2019 10:11:05 am

True

Nate

2/11/2019 10:05:01 am

Minorities always seem to receive special treatment. If you’re of a certain decent or certain skin color then you are treated differently by most people. Sometimes people of either gender receive special treatment

Aimee

2/11/2019 10:06:16 am

Gender is usually only a problem in Holden’s class.

Nate

2/11/2019 10:09:14 am

Cause Holden is a sexist rude person. Not a fan of her

Nutt

2/11/2019 10:05:32 am

I believe that many people are treated with "special treatment". Many people and social groups still face some sort of oppression in our country. The rich and famous get more privileges for sure, and if you have something that people desire they will usually suck up to obtain it. But in the ruch's defense they usually worked enough to get their position and wealth.

Kayla

2/11/2019 10:07:08 am

Very true

Will

2/11/2019 10:08:27 am

Very true

James

2/11/2019 10:08:55 am

Hard work isn’t the only thing that got rich people where they are today. They were presented opportunity after opportunity to give themselves a step up.

Cherish

2/11/2019 10:05:43 am

The president and anyone else in congress recieves "special treatment." I say this because they are treated as higher class. Also, the usually have security and protection around them at all times.

Kiana Farnworth

2/11/2019 10:05:53 am

Many people in our society receive special treatment. The special treatment of some people is justified, but the special treatment others is simply given because they are associated with the right people and that seems unfair to me.

Hailey Jo

2/11/2019 10:08:57 am

Agreed, associating with the right people can often lead to some special treatment

Kayla

2/11/2019 10:05:54 am

There are people that definitely do receive special treatment. Celebrities definitely do. I think that if you have a lot of money then you receive special treatment.

James

2/11/2019 10:05:54 am

Rich people and people in power are treated specially because they are seen as better than everyone else because they “worked their way there”

Connor

2/11/2019 10:09:02 am

Agreed

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:06:08 am

I believe that people think they should receive more special treatment more than they actually do. For instance, a lot, not all, of the LGBTQ people think that they are more entitled than others. Even after getting gay marriage laws passed, they want more from society.

Aimee

2/11/2019 10:07:08 am

That’s a very good point! Great response, Jenn!

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:09:01 am

Thanks girl!!

Hailey Jo

2/11/2019 10:08:03 am

Okay, honestly I couldn’t agree more with this!!!

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:09:26 am

Right. So ridiculous lol.

Brook

2/11/2019 10:09:08 am

They want to same rights and treatment that straight people have. Which they clearly don’t have.

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:10:47 am

I understand that to an extent. Although it doesn’t matter if you are gay or straight there are ALWAYS going to be people who don’t accept you and don’t give you the same treatment as others.

Kiana Farnworth

2/11/2019 10:12:36 am

Agreed, just because they have the right to marriage doesn’t mean they are treated by the majority with the respect they are due, their rights are infringed upon all the time simply because they love who they do.

Nate

2/11/2019 10:10:59 am

I def agree with this. Some people were raised wussies and it shows.

Saymen

2/11/2019 10:06:09 am

Yes some people get special treatment depending on there status and there accomplishments in life. Example rich people and poor people.

Nutt

2/11/2019 10:07:13 am

In reality we are all treated differently by certain people due to our current or past status.

Hailey Jo

2/11/2019 10:06:17 am

I believe many people do have special treatment. If you know someone who has a hard time at home they are often given special treatment.

Kayla

2/11/2019 10:08:03 am

You are right there

Brenna

2/11/2019 10:07:31 am

People in our society do receive special treatment. I think rich people get special treatment. I believe that the police may be more lenient on the rich.

Brook

2/11/2019 10:07:38 am

People who are well known get special treatment for example when I first moved here I got dress coded for a skirt but girls who have always lived here can wear belly shirts and not have to change. Another example would be between my little sister who’s Hispanic getting in trouble and having to leave school for doing the same thing her class mate was doing.

Kiana Farnworth

2/11/2019 10:10:43 am

I completely agree, the same thing happened to me when I moved here last year, I was dress coded for shorts that were longer than most of the other girls shorts. It’s unfair that the length of time you’re known to a person should determine the harshness of punishment if punished at all.

Cherish

2/11/2019 10:10:53 am

I definitely agree with your point.

Sarah

2/11/2019 10:13:22 am

Yeah I think there is more special treatment in small towns especially.

Jennifer

2/11/2019 10:14:14 am

I get where you are coming from with the dress code, so many people dress so trashy and don’t get in trouble but if a person they don’t know or don’t like dresses that way they get in trouble.

Will

2/11/2019 10:08:04 am

I believe that many people get special treatment. Based on how much money you have. And if you are famous or not.

Nutt

2/11/2019 10:09:56 am

Many people with high popularity and fans are treated better. Currently the more followers one has usually determines your significance even though it really doesn’t.

Connor

2/11/2019 10:08:45 am

Rich people and people with power because they have the money to have what ever they want and they can destroy anyone who goes against 5em.

Sarah

2/11/2019 10:09:31 am

Celebraties, people with more money, and minorities all receive special treatment.

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