Because requiring blond hair and blue eyes would, by definition, exclude people based on race.
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pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoYeah yeah not protected, but same could be said for requiring blond hair or blue eyes. Still discrimination
I am not a lawyer
LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 11 months ago
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not necessarily true, but 100% discrimination based on genetics, which is a protected class.
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah bad example. I’m on break at work
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And that’s probably for the better.
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Tell me how you really feel why don’t you
NateSwift@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They did specifically list genetics
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
How is that different from any other accident of birth that can’t be changed? People really do discriminate based on when you were born:
Not hard to extrapolate a case from this. Imagine a landlord refusing to rent because you’re a “scorpio” or an employer turning you down because they’re looking for a “dog” person.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Bad things, but not illegal
MrZee@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Agreed. A lot of people in this thread are confusing what they believe should be illegal discrimination with what is actually illegal discrimination. Or they believe discrimination laws are more broadly encompassing than they are. There are a lot of kinds of discrimination that most of us agree is bad and shouldn’t be allowed… but unfortunately is not illegal.
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah more of a case for public shaming or filing a complaint or even just an honest Glass Door review