• radiant_bloom@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    It’s crazy that there even are “categories” for discrimination that are disallowed. Why not disallow all discrimination, hm ?

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      6 months ago

      Discrimination law is based on “protected groups,” and can be very difficult to enforce if not specific enough.

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        6 months ago

        And the discrimination that I face as a trans person is very different from the discrimination that a person of color feels in this country. The remedies aren’t the same, and umbrella terming discrimination just sweeps it under the rug and fails to provide a tangible set of goals to fix.

        Fixing discrimination globally all at once is impossible. It creates apathy and makes us all bystanders to the problems. Legally ensuring that the nurse or teacher doesn’t misgender me is a very fixable and tangible thing that is very easy and clear cut.

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      Because discrimination based on certain things is pretty reasonable. Not allowing convicted sex offenders to work in schools is a type of discrimination. Not wanting kkk members to hang out in your bar is a type of discrimination. Even “no shirts, no shoes, no service” is discrimination.