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Old 06-02-2015, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I would wager few demographic groups are discriminated against more than the ugly.
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:02 PM
 
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Yes. im sure the progressive supremes would agree
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:03 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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I would not know. I am georgeous.
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:03 PM
 
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How would you identify it though?

Self-identification?

Imagine a jury trial: "your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I submit that the litigant [points] is not, as alleged, 'hideous' but merely on the low end of average and clearly this suit against my client is without merit and should be thrown out"
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:09 PM
 
Location: Houston
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How would you identify it though?

Self-identification?

Imagine a jury trial: "your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I submit that the litigant [points] is not, as alleged, 'hideous' but merely on the low end of average and clearly this suit against my client is without merit and should be thrown out"
It is hard to define but you know it when you see it.
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Old 06-02-2015, 07:55 PM
 
Location: Japan
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How would you identify it though?
A lot of what we think of as ugly is about a lack of symmetry, especially in the face. That could be measured using facial recognition type software. Laws could be passed banning discrimination against the asymmetrical.
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Old 06-02-2015, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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I would wager few demographic groups are discriminated against more than the ugly.
Ugly and Fat are a majority of Americans.

Saying they are discriminated against is like saying white people are discriminated against.

Nonsensical.
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Old 06-02-2015, 08:04 PM
 
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I would not know. I am georgeous.
most women are

why should we have any protected classes? what makes those people so special that they need to be protected? i thought the law was about equal rights, not special rights for "protected classes".
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Old 06-02-2015, 08:09 PM
 
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Even though I'm black and Jewish, I'm starting to think the middle-aged white guy should be a protected class, especially the Christian ones.
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Old 06-02-2015, 08:12 PM
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I would not know. I am georgeous.
Most "georgeous" women are not gud spelrs.

lol.......j/k, but I could not resist.

Congrats on escaping the new "protected class"....haha!





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Ugly and Fat are a majority of Americans.

Saying they are discriminated against is like saying white people are discriminated against.

Nonsensical.
ofugly....err, I mean odanny, if you don't think that ugly and fat people are discriminated against, you've never been in a hiring position.

That's all I'm going to say about that.
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