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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by dragonwriter on Thursday April 28, 2022 @10:07PM (#31200564)
> Just because something isn't a legally protect group, doesn't mean discriminating against that group is acceptable.

For private action, it literally does mean that it is legally acceptable.

What people find acceptable other than legally is subjective and will have infinite differences of opinion.

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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by c0nducktr on Friday April 29, 2022 @12:53AM (#31201585)
> For private action, it literally does mean that it is legally acceptable.

I don't believe the parent poster was implying it wasn't legally acceptable. They were making a value statement.

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Re:Hacking attractiveness biases in hiring? The role of beau... by n4r9 on Friday April 29, 2022 @04:34AM (#31202799)
What is legally acceptable is a laggy mirror of what society finds morally acceptable. Morals evolve over time and are gradually accepted by the majority before becoming law.
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