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At least since the French Revolution, equality has served as one of the leading ideals of the body
politic;
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Equality isn’t just limited to color anymore. Equality relates to gender, caste, class, etc.
The equality system in the world is yet to be declared flawless.
Inequality is at the core of the caste system.
The four-fold caste system- brahmins, kshatriyas, Vaishyas and shudras is traditionally rooted in the
Hindu caste system.
Discrimination on the basis of class is evidently visible in India since the scheduled castes and
backward classes get preference over the general class citizens in jobs, admissions, etc.
Equality isn’t color blind as discrimination on the basis of color is evidently seen in countries such as
the USA, India, etc. between the black people and the white people.
Such discrimination is clearly seen in cases of recruitment or the restriction on entry of black people
in certain places.
Companies advertise and sell ‘skin-whitening’ products pushing the idea of beauty that it equates
with lighter color skin and that lightening dark skin is both achievable and preferable.