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Being black is a protected class. Being an asshole is not.

• snoshy 6y ago
  Glad you called it for what it is. The fact is that LACNIC, AFRINIC, etc. are actually contractually bound to investigate allegations like these and to follow up on them, no matter where they come from. They're doing the job they are supposed to. To bring racial qualities into a contractual dispute, ouch GP.
  • AnthonyMouse 6y ago
    It's actually an irrelevant point, because we're talking about entities in a foreign country where US law on what constitutes a protected class doesn't apply. If a racist organization in South Africa started doing compliance checks on only black-owned businesses world-wide and providing the results to vendors, would you have companies everywhere discontinue doing business with black-owned businesses because they're "contractually bound to investigate allegations like these and to follow up on them, no matter where they come from"?
• fennecfoxen 6y ago
  “Being an asshole” (and having and expressing opinions more broadly) is a protected class too, but the protections are weaker; it’s only government actors who are directly bound by such protections.
• AnthonyMouse 6y ago
  > Being black is a protected class. Being an asshole is not. So you're fine with employers doing criminal background checks against Democrats but not Republicans? Or just investigating which one you are and then making the hiring decision directly based on it? We're talking about the principle, not the law. The law can be changed. What constitutes a "protected class" isn't in the constitution.