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That kind of thing would not hold up in court without a strong pattern proved or additional explicitly discriminatory behavior. Discrimination is surprisingly h
by jolux 6y ago
That kind of thing would not hold up in court without a strong pattern proved or additional explicitly discriminatory behavior. Discrimination is surprisingly hard to prove, in fact.
- gpm 6y agoWe're not talking about court (or at least I'm not), we're talking about a newspaper article and reputation. (I edited a second half into my original comment that might make this clearer, though I did that before I saw your reply)
- jolux 6y agoWell, I think people have to decide for themselves. If you accuse someone of bias without sufficient evidence, there’s no reason you should be believed. As for most instances of racism merely being bias, I don’t think this is the case, at least for allegations that make it into the NYT. Typically there is also evidence of a hostile environment provided. When there isn’t then the evidence of bias needs to speak for itself.