People of all kinds of backgrounds, for different reasons, feel the need to cover in their everyday life. In the article “The Pressure to Cover” by Kenji Yoshino, the idea of covering and how damaging it can be to human flourishing is explored. Covering is the act of conforming to mainstream behaviors in order to subside the “flaunting” of a person’s differences, usually under pressure of those around them. Most people do cover in one way or another, whether it be a subconscious attempt to fit in with what is normalized, or a forced covering by others. Yoshino discusses the pressure to cover and how, while it’s not protected by the law, it can be seen as a form of discrimination. Yoshino states, “This discrimination does not aim at groups as a whole. Rather, it aims at the subset of the group that refuses to cover, that is, to assimilate to dominant norms. And for the most part, existing civil rights laws do not protect individuals against such covering demands”. The pressure to cover has become a loophole of sorts in order to accept the differences of others, as long as they don’t make a fuss of it. While it gives the impression of acceptance, the pressure to cover is far from it. It gives the appearance that those differences are valid but they should not be seen, shown, or expressed in any way. This ideology is very harmful and the suppression and silencing of differences only takes us further away from human flourishing.