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by tseabrooks 4328 days ago
IANAL.

I believe that protected classes in the US aren't identifying things such as, "You can't discriminate against a woman". Rather, what they say is, "You can't discriminate based on anything related to gender". There may be some exceptions, like veterans as mentioned above, but they would be the exception.
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zo1 4328 days ago
"You can't discriminate based on anything related to gender"

Oh, okay... So affirmative-action programs to empower women and other groups are not discriminating against men due to their gender? Interesting double-standard they have there.

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rhizome 4328 days ago
Can we not?
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zo1 4327 days ago
Have double-standards? We can, and we do. Does that make it right? Most would say no, including me.

It's actual quite hypocritical, if you think about it. Putting a double-standard in place to fix a previous double-standard. But, I suppose, with the "power" of the state, most people think they can play social-architect and fix all the world's ills...from their armchair. Standards being only one "weapon" in their arsenal.

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