Discrimination against white males will soon be encouraged
Susie O’Brien: Herald Sun | December 09, 2008
DISCRIMINATION against dominant white males will soon be encouraged in a bid to boost the status of women, the disabled and cultural and religious minorities.
Such positive discrimination — treating people differently in order to obtain equality for marginalised groups – is set to be legalised under planned changes to the Equal Opportunity Act foreshadowed last week by state Attorney-General Rob Hulls.
The laws are also expected to protect the rights of people with criminal records to get a job, as long as their past misdeeds are irrelevant to work being sought.
Equal Opportunity Commission CEO Dr Helen Szoke said males had “been the big success story in business and goods and services”.
“Clearly, they will have their position changed because they will be competing in a different way with these people who have been traditionally marginalised,” she said.
“Let’s open it up so everyone can have a fair go.”
Victoria’s peak business body expressed concern yesterday about the need for the proposed laws, and questioned if they would undermine the right of companies to make legitimate business decisions.
At present, individuals or bodies wanting to single out any race or gender for special treatment must gain an exemption from VCAT. [more …]
Comment:
Left the following comment on the above article’s comments page – I was expecting them to reject it but it’s there as comment #57 of 173.
If they change the laws allowing employers to discriminate against White males, they had better change assault laws too because I will spit in the employer’s face when he or she discriminates against me. If anyone thinks I wouldn’t, I did the same 25 years ago when refused a job because I was not Vietnamese. These days I would pursue my rights under current legislation – but if those rights were to be taken from me, spitting in the face of a discriminating employer would become an option again.
Since this is my own blog, let me go further on this and clarify a few things. Spitting in the face of an anti-White racist employer would only be a start. A smack in the teeth is the logical escalation of violent tactics that would ensue culminating in arson and ...
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