Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t...
by mutant_glofish on Monday September 04, 2023 @01:34PM
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> Protected categories = you can't refuse to hire someone because they're not white
Right, but it often also means that you can refuse to hire (or admit) someone because they are white (or a man). That's what makes it a preferential policy.
Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t...
by whats_a_quasar on Monday September 04, 2023 @02:07PM
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No? Refusing to hire someone because they are white is unlawful discrimination based on race.
Discrimination against whites is not a hot topic in America because of the historical and social context, but the law makes no distinction.
Affirmative action = you can give someone an advantage in a hiring process because they're not white, with the intention of correcting historical discrimination
They are closely related in that they deal with race, gender, and class distinctions. But the ethics of the two are quite different. Banning discrimination by protected categories is uncontroversial. People have a lot more disagreements about affirmative action.