The Film, GATTACA, was based upon a society that shamed people who don’t have perfect genes. The people who were born through in-vitro fertilization were respected and praised because their genes were pure. In this movie, people were disrespected for having diseases. I think that this is terrible because you cannot control your genes, the disease usually shouldn’t have any affect on your work, and it is a type of discrimination.
If the best worker of a company is diagnosed with a disease that is not going to affect their work, then they should not be fired. When a person is born, they already have all of their genes “picked out.” A unborn person cannot control what genes that they want, so they should not be shamed with the genes they have. The worker should still be employed until they can no longer work. When the disease that this person has starts to affect their work, then they should be unemployed. The only reason that a worker should be fired for having a disease is if the sickness is contagious.
If a worker has a sickness that is not contagious, then they should not be unemployed. If the disease is something that will affect their work, then they should be fired. Diseases like arthritis might affect someone’s work, but if the sickness is minor then the employee can still work. Other diseases that will have an affect on work are ones that can’t be present in a work system. Most diseases have some kind of medicine that can help it be cured as well. If the employee can take medicine to cure the sickness, then they can still work.
This worker might also be experiencing Genoism as well. This type of discrimination should not be present in a workplace. Discrimination of genes should not happen because people cannot control their genes. Genes are the things that make a person, themselves. Nobody should want to change their genes because they are being discriminated. In a workplace, work should be taking place, not bullying. Genoism is something that a person cannot control, so they should not be discriminated for it.
In the film, GATTACA, society revolves around perfection. Everyone wants to have perfect genes. If a worker has a disease in this society, it is diffucult to find work. In real life, this should never happen. If a worker has a disease, then they should be able to work because you cannot control your genes, the disease usually shouldn’t have any affect on your work, and it is a type of discrimination.
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