[Vision2020] Interfaith Panel Thurs. May 15

Janesta janesta at gmail.com
Wed May 14 19:17:59 PDT 2008


With all due respect, Donovan... Does this statement mean those that are
differently-abled should not have special laws either?

Janesta

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Donovan Arnold <
donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Andreas,
>
> You don't need laws to force people into a job because they are male,
> female, white, non-white, gay, straight, Jewish, catholics, etc. All you
> need to do is let people be who they are. If an individual is clearly
> discriminating, hold them accountable.
>
> I don't even think you need laws. Just rate each business, like you do
> Consumer's Report. If a business is rated horribly in discrimination, people
> would stop going to the business and it would disappear.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Donovan
>
> *Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> > No, I don't think we should ignore discrimination. But I don't think we
> > should identify people based on their religion, race, creed, sexual
> > orientation. gender etc. It is shallow. We should look at people based on
> > merit and qualifications. Gender, race, creed, sexual orientation,
> religion,
> > should not be factors in a job hunt or placement.
>
> Great. Now you've identified the reason why there should be laws to ensure
> this.
>
> -- ACS
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