Discrimination In The Popular Netflix Series 'Nickel Boys'

Division within Discrimination

The broad term of discrimination often leads to division, often shown throughout pop culture and more specifically in the popular Netflix series “Ginny and Georgia”. Ginny, the main character, is often divided and forced to do tasks other kids aren’t in her AP English class. Discrimination is seen not only in pop culture but everywhere. An employment discrimination study done in 2022 found that about 61% of workers felt discriminated against at their workplace. This division not only makes these people feel out of place, but it forces them to have to try and conform as well as takes personal creativity away. In the Nickel Boys, Whitehead delivers a message to readers about how discrimination divides. This can

In an interview done by Feagin, the guy interviewed said,” We have to be one way in our communities and one way in the workplace or the business sector. We can never be ourselves all around” (Feagin Preface). They often don’t feel fit for the job because of how they look, act, or think. They don’t “fit the mold” of a stereotypical business professional. Throughout this article, the author uses exemplification from the interview to push the concept of how this division truly affects people. In this article, it says,” She summons us to understand the great tension between conforming to white standards and trying to maintain personal integrity and black identity”(Feagin Preface) This portrays the harsh reality of not feeling like they fit. The woman goes on in the interview to explore the mental health aspect and goes as far as to say,” It's a wonder we haven’t all gone out and killed somebody or killed ourselves” which truly shows how rough this is. In an article about people of color feeling lonely at work, one said “I realized I was not invited because I did not fit into the blonde, blue-eyed, young mold that the supervisor wanted to represent the department at the convention" (Gadsden). Throughout society, they are constantly threatened, feeling as if they don’t fit in, and constantly being looked down