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The Relation between Discrimination and Morality   (Source : httpswww.shutterstock.comsearchequality+ethnic)       Discrimination has in recent decades become identified with a specific way of distinguishing between people. The term is widely used to criticize actions that disadvantage people or groups of people because of certain traits such as sex, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, but also disability, weight, age or genetic constitution. There are still many people treating women or blacks less favorably than men or whites just because they are women or blacks is morally wrong. According to James W. Nickel, “Discrimination is morally wrong because its premise that one group is less worthy than another is insulting to its victims, because it harms its victims by reducing their self-esteem and opportunities, and because it is unfair.” (James W. Nickel, 1998: 103 ). But this analysis is too simple, not every discrimination act rests on the p...