Discrimination Debate

Discussions center on whether specific actions or statements constitute discrimination, and debates over if discrimination is inherently wrong or acceptable in certain contexts like hiring or business.

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blowski Apr 14, 2023 View on HN

Where is the discrimination here?

blindmute Jul 28, 2021 View on HN

Why is discrimination in this sense bad?

rdmlx Aug 5, 2011 View on HN

Why would you say this? Is discrimination okay here as long as it's in the reverse?

cloverich Oct 17, 2019 View on HN

Why would it requiring discrimination be a problem?

jabradoodle Apr 16, 2023 View on HN

Where is the discrimination part, though?

andrewljohnson Sep 24, 2013 View on HN

That's not discrimination, that's just a description.

billy99k Sep 24, 2025 View on HN

How is this not discrimination?

avereveard Nov 10, 2023 View on HN

there's no contraddiction there, discrimination is bad both ways

ivirshup Jan 3, 2020 View on HN

How is this not discriminatory?

hackinthebochs Mar 10, 2013 View on HN

Racism, sexism, etc are necessarily wrong. However, discrimination is not necessarily wrong. Whether its wrong depends on the context and the motivations. I submit that this is a valid form of "discrimination".