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It's discrimination because the government says it is discrimination. Changing the definition of words to fit the government's goals is becoming increasingly co
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
It's discrimination because the government says it is discrimination. Changing the definition of words to fit the government's goals is becoming increasingly common (and usually with cheers from the majority of HN posters).
- hermannj314 5y agoIsn't defining words a major goal of legislation? Every code of laws I have read has a glossary with definitions of words written by the legislature to give clarity. How dare the government define what '3rd degree theft' means! My liberty to define that myself has being stolen!
- mminer237 5y agoWell yeah, but definitions should still make sense. They could define murder as including selling plastic straws, but it would still be a fair question to ask how it is.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoas already noted, it doesn't say "discrimination". It says "discriminatory practices". If you wanted to pay people who wear purple scarves less, the first thing you'd need to be able to do is make sure that the purple scarf wearers and non-wearers had no easy way to compare salaries. That's why this is a step against discrimination: it bans a practice that can be used to discriminate (though it may not be used that way).