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		aeturnum on Nov 1, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GitHub tries to quell employee anger over its ICE ... I haven't read enough on the Harvard admission scandal to have an opinion. That said, there are lots of services that consider protected class in ways that aren't currently considered discriminatory. Ladies nights, for instance, are not illegal. Giving discounts to senior citizens is not considered discriminating against others. All that said - those corner cases are always being considered and questioned. There are instances where I think the official decision is right and ones where I think it's wrong, but I'm no more perfect than anyone else.

icelancer on Nov 1, 2019 [–]

>> Ladies nights

>> Senior citizens

These discriminate against advantaged parts of the protected classes, which is generally seen as reasonable. Men and young people, respectively.

Including Asians/Asian-Americans in the "advantaged group" is... something of a stretch.

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