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Is there anything wrong with discrimination against tall people? It has nothing to do with their age, race, gender or sexual preference, so I think height and w

Is there anything wrong with discrimination against tall people? It has nothing to do with their age, race, gender or sexual preference, so I think height and weight may actually be fair game.

theg2 12y ago
I hate to be that guy but should we be charging people more (effectively punishing them) for something outside of their control? Sure it may be "fair" in terms of economics, but it's a slippery ethical and moral slope if I've ever seen one.
- willis77 12y ago
  > should we be charging people more (effectively punishing them) for something outside of their control? Car insurers charge young people more money, despite their youth being outside of their control.
  - iLoch 12y ago
    Are they actually charging young people more, or are they charging inexperienced drivers more?
    - Dylan16807 12y ago
      Young people.
    - vonmoltke 12y ago
      Yes, they are. I got my drivers license and first car when I was 22. Length of driving history was not a question when I got insurance, and I got charged the same as 22-year-old males who had been driving since they were 16.
  - zacinbusiness 12y ago
    Wow you're stupid.
  - theg2 12y ago
    True, but I do think experience has a lot to do with the equation there. Pretty much all insurances are based on the chance of payout but I don't know if that should apply to the prices of things like physical goods or in this case air travel. It's dangerously close to an argument such as "People of color have to pay more or can't use this service at all" or "Blonde hair blue eyes" you know?
- chrisBob 12y ago
  A good analogy might be with the clothing industry where larger sizes are more expensive.
zacinbusiness 12y ago
What's wrong with with discrimination based on eye color? Shouldn't anyone with blue eyes be killed at birth? That's not on the list you mentioned, so it's fair game, right?
- sp332 12y ago
  chrisBob should have added "legally speaking". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class
- chrisBob 12y ago
  I think killing babies is a big jump from making heavier passengers pay more. The airlines already consider weight in their cost when you pay for baggage.
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  Discrimination based on eye color is completely fair! Blue eyed people have more trouble in bright sunlight, so you can use that as a tiny mark against them in relevant jobs. I don't know how you confused discrimination with murder, but you should probably double check a dictionary.

Is there anything wrong with discrimination against tall people? It has nothing to do with their age, race, gender or sexual preference, so I think height and weight may actually be fair game.

theg2 12y ago

I hate to be that guy but should we be charging people more (effectively punishing them) for something outside of their control? Sure it may be "fair" in terms of economics, but it's a slippery ethical and moral slope if I've ever seen one.

willis77 12y ago
> should we be charging people more (effectively punishing them) for something outside of their control? Car insurers charge young people more money, despite their youth being outside of their control.
- iLoch 12y ago
  Are they actually charging young people more, or are they charging inexperienced drivers more?
  - Dylan16807 12y ago
    Young people.
  - vonmoltke 12y ago
    Yes, they are. I got my drivers license and first car when I was 22. Length of driving history was not a question when I got insurance, and I got charged the same as 22-year-old males who had been driving since they were 16.
- zacinbusiness 12y ago
  Wow you're stupid.
- theg2 12y ago
  True, but I do think experience has a lot to do with the equation there. Pretty much all insurances are based on the chance of payout but I don't know if that should apply to the prices of things like physical goods or in this case air travel. It's dangerously close to an argument such as "People of color have to pay more or can't use this service at all" or "Blonde hair blue eyes" you know?
chrisBob 12y ago
A good analogy might be with the clothing industry where larger sizes are more expensive.

zacinbusiness 12y ago

What's wrong with with discrimination based on eye color? Shouldn't anyone with blue eyes be killed at birth? That's not on the list you mentioned, so it's fair game, right?

sp332 12y ago
chrisBob should have added "legally speaking". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class
chrisBob 12y ago
I think killing babies is a big jump from making heavier passengers pay more. The airlines already consider weight in their cost when you pay for baggage.
Dylan16807 12y ago
Discrimination based on eye color is completely fair! Blue eyed people have more trouble in bright sunlight, so you can use that as a tiny mark against them in relevant jobs. I don't know how you confused discrimination with murder, but you should probably double check a dictionary.