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spdustin
on Nov 21, 2023
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My Free Speech Means You Have to Shut Up
Unless you're a member of a protected class, the numbered act violates a law, or the numbered act violates contractual terms: 13.
whatshisface
on Nov 21, 2023
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Under civil rights legislation, we are all members of protected classes. A protected class is defined as a property that you aren't allowed to use when making decisions about how to treat people, not a literal class of protected individuals.
jcranmer
on Nov 21, 2023
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Well, technically, this isn't true for age. You're allowed to discriminate based on age if the person is under 40 but not over 40!
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