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06-26-2013, 08:13 AM | #11 (permalink) | ||
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Also, if their backgrounds were the same they would still have gotten in but the reason the policy actually exists is to help give ethnic groups that under represented at different schools a chance to succeed. It's also secondary to their academic achievements. If they were the majority's race they would have gotten in but since they aren't without affirmative action in place they would be overlooked.
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06-26-2013, 08:15 AM | #12 (permalink) | |
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06-26-2013, 08:21 AM | #13 (permalink) | ||
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It looks like the Supreme Court has an axe to grind against minorities with the results of these rulings lately. Here is another case dealing with racial discrimination and sexual harassment at work. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/bu...nted=all&_r=1&
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06-26-2013, 08:28 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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Dude don't get me started in regard to that new link. I worked with a guy (Steve) who had our whole bakery/café sued because my boss jokingly wrote "steve is gay" on a cupcake and gave it to him.
That guy a) could not take a joke b) was not gay c) was trying to get money and d) had used "fag" to describe my boss multiple times. He also still works there. The definition of "sexual harassment" is so loose that I agree something has to be done about that, too. |
06-26-2013, 08:39 AM | #15 (permalink) | |
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The sexual harassment they are describing in that link is more about placing a heavy burden of proof on the plaintiff against the employer for ignoring unprofessional behavior going on between two employees but in your situation. Your boss was being unprofessional and it doesn't matter that he was joking or that the guy says fag all the time. Your co-worker should have been reprimanded for constantly using slurs in the workplace like that but your employer let it slide so too bad.
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06-26-2013, 08:54 AM | #16 (permalink) | |
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06-26-2013, 08:57 AM | #17 (permalink) | ||
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When I heard about the ruling , I mostly thought about how hard it will be for females in general to prove the shady sexual harassment going on at their workplaces and how it's a step back for women's rights.
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06-26-2013, 10:00 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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Update on the Prop 8 appeal and the benefits for same sex couples
The Supreme Court struck down part of DOMA and dismisses the appeal. So same sex marriages in California can now continue to happen. Supreme Court strikes down part of DOMA, dismisses Prop. 8 appeal – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
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06-26-2013, 02:15 PM | #20 (permalink) | |
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Regarding the underlined, hoorah for conspiratorial nonsense.
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