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elptacek | 3 years ago

And there it is, the one thing I can never have an honest conversation about. The rules are different for ugly people, based on my personal experience as one data point. We're the last lot that everyone can discriminate against, or abuse, and get away with it.

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erosenbe0|3 years ago

Heartbreaking to be discriminated against as a result of largely immutable characteristics but there are other groups abused with impunity as well. For example, unintelligent people who are not obviously disabled. Or people with speech defects that are not readily considered disabilities. Even people with acne, rosacea, or eczema -- which is a medical issue and protected to some extent.

xiphias2|3 years ago

Old people are in the same group, though age is definitely related to unattractiveness.

With many sick people, it's also impossible not to discriminate (although that also correlates heavily to getting old).

TheAceOfHearts|3 years ago

Discriminating by age isn't always unreasonable. It's useful to have different generational perspectives in many areas. For example, I think it's a serious issue that the average age of public servants in Congress is so advanced.

The older generations are responsible for training and passing the torch onto the younger generations. The older generation can't keep clinging onto power until they die off.

rex-mundi|3 years ago

Don't worry, you're not the last group, from personal experience I can say people on the spectrum are fair game to descriminate against as we'll