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In many states, discrimination laws only apply to "protected classes" , which is strictly defined as specific lists of races/religions/lgbt.. If you are white

In many states, discrimination laws only apply to "protected classes" , which is strictly defined as specific lists of races/religions/lgbt.. If you are white male, you are often not protected by these laws.

autarch 5y ago
That's not what a protected class is. A protected class is something like "gender", "race", or "religion". It's not "women", "black people", or "Jews". Discriminating based on gender or race, regardless of the gender or race in question, is illegal in most (probably all) states in the US. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group for a lot more details.
moeris 5y ago
Incorrect. The protections against employment discrimination by protected category are at the federal level, and are not tied to any specific race/religion/etc. > Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices#:~:text=Under%20the%20laws%20enforced%20by,)%2C%20disability%20or%20genetic%20information https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices....
pie_flavor 5y ago
The relevant piece of legislation is not state-by-state but the Civil Rights Act of 1965. It defines protected classes, and it defines them as attributes that you cannot discriminate along, not groups; whites and blacks are (de jure, not necessarily de facto) equally protected by race's status as a protected class.
Anechoic 5y ago
In many states,[...] which is strictly defined as specific lists of races Can you provide a specific example of a state where a protected class is limited to a specific "race" (as opposed to "race" in general)? There are states where minorities have a presumption of being discriminated against, but that's not the same thing.
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nullc 5y ago
I trust you've been adequately corrected now by the sibling comments... but I'm genuinely curious how you came to believe this?

autarch 5y ago

That's not what a protected class is. A protected class is something like "gender", "race", or "religion". It's not "women", "black people", or "Jews". Discriminating based on gender or race, regardless of the gender or race in question, is illegal in most (probably all) states in the US. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group for a lot more details.

moeris 5y ago

Incorrect. The protections against employment discrimination by protected category are at the federal level, and are not tied to any specific race/religion/etc. > Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices#:~:text=Under%20the%20laws%20enforced%20by,)%2C%20disability%20or%20genetic%20information https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices....

pie_flavor 5y ago

The relevant piece of legislation is not state-by-state but the Civil Rights Act of 1965. It defines protected classes, and it defines them as attributes that you cannot discriminate along, not groups; whites and blacks are (de jure, not necessarily de facto) equally protected by race's status as a protected class.

Anechoic 5y ago

In many states,[...] which is strictly defined as specific lists of races Can you provide a specific example of a state where a protected class is limited to a specific "race" (as opposed to "race" in general)? There are states where minorities have a presumption of being discriminated against, but that's not the same thing.

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nullc 5y ago

I trust you've been adequately corrected now by the sibling comments... but I'm genuinely curious how you came to believe this?