Questions tagged [discrimination]
Deliberately different treatment of people on the basis of characteristics regarded by others as irrelevant, such as gender, sexual orientation, etc. For discrimination based on race or ethnicity, use [racism]. For discrimination against Jews, use [antisemitism].
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In the US, are there laws that discriminate against men the same way as in other countries?
In many countries of the world, men are discriminated against according to at least part of the following points:
Army draft
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Are there countries, besides Israel, that declare themselves nation-states for a particular ethnic group?
The Israeli Basic Law, controversially passed in 2018, specifies that
The State of Israel is the national home of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, cultural, religious, and ...
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Why did Eastern EU members embrace refugees from Ukraine but not refugees from other nations? [duplicate]
During the Russian Ukrainian war, Eastern EU members have accepted millions of Ukrainian refugees without complaint. This was in stark contrast to refugees from Africa and the Middle East which were ...
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How does social inequality differ from wealth inequality? (In a society with capitalism-esque ideals)
Other than the trivial fact that caste is baked into religion, I can't come up with the difference of it to class divide/inequality due to capitalism.
In the book "Caste: The origin of our ...
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Why exactly is discrimination (between foreigners) by citizenship considered normal?
It is virtually universally accepted that discrimination by a variety of characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation etc. is not acceptable. At the same time, ...
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Does EU Charter regarding prohibition of age-based discrimination conflict with age-based voting restriction within member states?
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Title III, Article 21:
Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, ...
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Is there a constitutional contradiction to prohibit discrimination based on nationality while restricting voting right based on nationality?
Many countries have constitutional provisions which prohibit discrimination based on certain characteristics (i.e. age, nationality, etc) while also - within the same constitution - having ...
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Has the conflict in Ukraine provoked an increase in discrimination against ethnic Russians?
Is there increase in discrimination or intolerance towards ethnic Russians since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine? I am particularly interested in the data on Eastern Europe (former ...
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Why is Communism singled out as a totalitarian party in US immigration laws?
US Immigration laws state
(D)Immigrant membership in totalitarian party
(i)In general
Any immigrant who is or has been a member of or affiliated with the Communist or any other totalitarian party (or ...
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Why are arrest records public in the United States?
As I understand, arrest records (records showing that someone was arrested by police) are public in the United States, at least in many states (see e.g. Are Arrest Records Public?).
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How Europeans identify Roma among the Ukrainian refugees [closed]
There have been several reports of discrimination in Poland, Czechia or Germany against refugees of the Ukrainian war who happened to also be ethnically Romani.
I assume that there are no ID documents ...
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Which organization is responsible for investigating allegations of systemic discrimination within the EHRC?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is a public body, funded by the British government, which is responsible for promoting and enforcing equality and non-discrimination laws in England, ...
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Why did the Hungarian government promote a law that would clearly create a conflict with the European Commission's views?
Hungary passed a law that is viewed by the EU Commission to "discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation":
Hungary on Wednesday rejected a demand from the European ...
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Are there examples of affirmative action (or equivalent) being applied to White groups?
In Does the VRA require drawing districts for white people in majority-minority states? it was asked if the Voting Rights Act could be applied to white minorities any time soon and the answer seems to ...
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Are there statistics on how many people from certain ethnic groups will be admitted if only standardized test scores are included?
The question is for any country any universities or high school or any education or certification. So if you now that university A have say, 20% Asian students, and if they use only test scores, say ...
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Does the 15th amendment prevent voter discrimination based on ethnicity?
The 15th amendment reads:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of ...
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Is the Israeli police and justice system discriminatory?
This article in The Intercept says that the police response to the recent surge of violence in Israel has been "almost exclusively" against Palestinians (Israeli Arabs), even though "...
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How is rational basis test applicable in this situation? [closed]
How might Justice Joseph Bradley’s argument that a law barring women from practicing law could be
upheld because of women’s “timidity and delicacy” be regarded as an application of the rational basis
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Can the US police be replaced with minorities volunteer squads? [closed]
As long, as George Floyd killing reveals huge problems in the US police departments, discrimination and racism in the US police, some reform was started. But it isn't clear, would it change anything ...
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Do voice assistants such as Alexa commonly have political opinions and do people believe them unthinkingly? [closed]
If we ask Alexa about a subject such as religion, e.g. "Do you believe in God?" we get a neutral reply "People all have their own views on religion."
If we ask about party politics,...
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Voter intimidation versus poll observing?
What distinguishes, if anything, the ominous presence of one or more partisan self-appointed possibly armed poll observers full of appraising stares, and the federal crime of voter intimidation? The ...
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Does the death of George Floyd represent the oppression of black people, or that of poor people generally?
The question mostly applies to America, but my own experience is with the UK.
In Britain it is often said that a black person is twice as likely to die in police custody as a white person.
That ...
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What exactly is "National Origin” with respect to US anti-discrimination laws?
In addition to the more familiar concepts of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, lawful immigration status etc., US anti-discrimination laws typically mention that it is also unlawful to ...
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Does New Zealand's parliament have rules for expelling members?
It's been reported that a New Zealand parliament member used the phrase "OK, boomer" in the direction of another parliament member on November 6th, 2019. Some people described this as an "ageist slur"....
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Are countries other than the US concerned about pronouns and how they relate to gender?
As an example of the level of discourse this issue has received in the U.S., in July 2019, NBC reported that three Democratic 2020 presidential candidates had added their pronouns to their twitter ...
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Has any congressperson ever been a victim of discrimination while in office?
From the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's web page Immigrants' Employment Rights Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws:
Harassment Based on National Origin
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Are there any programs in the US to increase male participation in female-dominated jobs?
As an example, only 20% of elementary & middle school teachers in the US are male, similar to the percentage of software engineers who are female. Are there any government programs in place to ...
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Why did cannabis get legalized first?
The number of drug "addicts" are about 5% of users. So most users are not even addicts.
This one says 10% of users become addicts. I am sure it means 10% of illegal drug users.
First, medical ...
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Why are gender and race mentioned so often in politics, even though they're supposed to be irrelevant in a progressive society?
As an example, Hillary Clinton's gender was mentioned on every corner during the 2016 campaign and she was touted as the "first female candidate for President". Likewise Obama was consistently hailed ...
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How are inter-religious disputes handled in the US and Canada? [closed]
I was reading Why does religion get a special treatment in anti-discrimination laws?. Perhaps religion has a definitive clause somewhere in federal law, no doubt, and indeed religions are prevented ...
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Why does religion get a special treatment in anti-discrimination laws?
I am wondering about developed countries in general, but my experience (and the focus of this question) is the USA and Canada.
There are laws in place to prevent discrimination. It is illegal, for ...
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Does the phrase "Bake the cake, bigot!" have a specific origin? [closed]
I sometimes see the phrase "Bake the cake, bigot!" on the internet, predominantly from American conservatives mocking American liberals.
While I'm aware of more than one lawsuit involving anti-gay-...
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Do left wing organisations fight against disenfranchisement in countries/states where disenfranchised voters typically vote for right wing parties?
As an example, Voter ID laws are disfavored by the Democratic party in the US because those laws lead to the disfranchisement of minority and low-income voters. But at the same time minority and low-...
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Does the term "white privilege" apply to Eastern Europeans?
Does the concept of "white privilege" also apply to (for example) Eastern Europeans, according to the political groups, who it? How is it explained?
I am mostly talking about hard line groups, like ...
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Is it discrimination that women live longer but don't pay higher pension contributions? [closed]
In UK women live 4 years longer on average than men(79 vs 83). However, national insurance is the same for both genders. The similar situation exists in most countries(in many countries it is even ...
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Is “poorphobia” a valid type of discrimination?
I originally posted this question in Skeptics.SE.
My humanities teacher was apart of a Wikipedia project with a class describing the "discrimination against social precarity", using a newly-coined ...
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Are minorities given harsher sentences in the criminal justice system in the US?
US has the largest incarceration rate of any country with 1 in 100 being in prison or incarceration.
In 2016, the Prison Policy Initiative estimated that in the United States that about 2,298,300 ...
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Why is it legal to discriminate by gender when letting rooms and flats?
In the UK (and apparently most other western countries) there are incredibly strict laws against gender discrimination in the workplace, education, services, military etc. However, when it comes to ...
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What do British people think about female-only carriages on trains?
I read that one politician in British Labour party suggested implementing a women-only carriage but immediately got backlash (here or here).
I tried accessing some of these articles but all of them ...
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Why can New Jersey discriminate against age but not race or gender?
This article says software profiling by race or gender is bad.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/one-state-apos-bail-reform-110000351.html
By far the most controversial element of the state’s technological ...
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Does categorizing/framing actions/labeling people based on intent stem the growth of that action?
I was wondering if labeling people and actions based on intent has had any observable affect on the actual action itself.
i.e. Things like Terrorism or hate crimes
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Why is Canada's bill C-16 believed to be legislating pronoun use?
The Canadian bill C-16 ("An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code") has been the subject of heated debate and controversy. I admit I hadn't followed it very closely, but I'...
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Are there countries where the Roma have integrated into local society?
I live in Czech Republic and the Roma minority here is considered to be the biggest source of crime - most prisoners belong to the Roma ethnic even though they only make up 2-3% of the population.
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Tally of fake hate crimes? [closed]
Is there a tally of fake hate crimes in the United States, by year, with ideological identification? I'm defining a fake hate crime as any incident where one:
defaces, destroys or vandalizes a ...
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Is a Dutch political party's program allowed to contradict the constitution prima facie?
Several days ago, the Dutch PVV party published a program with several anti-Islamic measures including the closure of mosques and a ban on the Quran.
Now, without getting into the actual political ...
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Why are female offenders given lesser sentences for the same crime as men?
I'm particularly talking about student-teacher relationships. Females are usually given less punishment for the same or a similar crime. A couple of years ago I found my former high school teacher ...
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Is it a general principle that federal contractors have to follow the same rules as the U.S. Government?
House Republicans just passed the Maloney amendment, which supports President Obama's Executive Order 13672. For those who don't know, that executive order states that the federal government is not ...
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Awareness and opinion of Russians on USSR ethnicity-based population transfers
I'd heard about the deportation of the Crimean tatars for the first time from the Eurovision song 1944, which is one of many population transfers in the Soviet Union.
How aware are Russian people ...
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Is there a term for a test or requirement given in bad faith?
In Australia under the White Australia Policy, the Dictation Test was a test given in bad faith to exclude non-whites and other undesirables. As one example, a Jewish communist was asked to be tested ...
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How many people are necessary and for how long to form an Ethnic Minority?
Everything is in the title.
For instance in Switzerland, the Romansh are considered an ethnic minority, even though only 36'000 people speaks the language (or I should say the languages since it is ...
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