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I still don’t see how making caste a protected class is a bad thing. > Opposition to anti-caste discrimination policies, including the pending bill in Califor
by armchairhacker 3y ago
I still don’t see how making caste a protected class is a bad thing.
> Opposition to anti-caste discrimination policies, including the pending bill in California, has been loud among Hindu Americans who say the bill is “racist” and unlawfully targets south Asians.
This seems to be the same as “race as a protected class is racist towards white people” and “gender as a protected class is sexist towards men”. It’s true that sometimes these protections are used by bad actors who use their race or gender to threaten to sue people and avoid discipline. But unless I’m mistaken, actual lawsuits are rare and success rarer, because the burden of proof is on them to prove they’re discriminated; being a protected class isn’t a free pass to avoid hash treatment, even when it’s unfair, unless there’s evidence that it’s unfair because of said class.