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My understanding is that the protected classes are the only ones afforded protections related to these things.
by RHSeeger 7y ago
My understanding is that the protected classes are the only ones afforded protections related to these things.
- antoinevg 7y agoPlease enhance your understanding, your world will be richer for it: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Privilege#Privilege_blindness https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Privilege#Privilege_blindness
- RHSeeger 7y agoPlease go back and re-read what I said. I was talking about protections, not privileges. The protected classes are the only ones that are actually protected by law. The fact that other groups (white, male, etc) benefit from privileges are a reason for there being protected classes, but they are not the same thing at all.
- MetalGuru 7y agoThat backfired. Hopefully, your world is richer because he corrected your misunderstanding.
- belorn 7y agoProtected classes as a legal concept in the US is two lists, one federal and then state law. In that context you are either on either of them or you are not, and depending on the answer you get certain protections. In EU there is no such list. Anti-discrimination law is quite a bit broader here, but so is also the exceptions.