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  • June 2007

    • Bottoms Up! La. Town Gets Down and Dirty

      BBC  |  Jun 14, 07 6:20 PM CDT

      Bottoms Up! La. Town Gets Down and Dirty

      (Newser) - In Delcambre, La., showing your skivvies is about to come with criminal consequences, thanks to a new ordinance that prohibits residents from wearing low-hanging pants. Saggy-trousered offenders may be fined $500 and risk 6 months in jail. “They’re better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress,” the mayor says of the low-riders. More »

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      fashion  • race  • Louisiana  • discrimination  • indecency  • pants  • indecent exposure  • baggy pants  • Delcambre

    • UK Gingers See Red Over Harassment

      BBC  |  Jun 6, 07 4:13 PM CDT

      UK Gingers See Red Over Harassment

      (Newser) - The UK is ignoring a vicious form of discrimination, the BBC reports—one based not on skin color but hair color. Britain's red-headed schoolkids face bullying, women feel stereotyped, and auburn-haired Britons report harassment with epithets like carrot-top, copper-top, ginger-nut, and even Ronald McDonald. More »

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      Great Britain  • discrimination  • hate crime  • hair  • redhead  • Ronald McDonald

  • May 2007

    • High Court Curbs Pay Bias Suits

      Washington Post  |  May 30, 07 4:55 AM CDT

      High Court Curbs Pay Bias Suits

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court severely limited the right of women to sue employers over pay discrimination in a stormy 5-4 decision yesterday. A lone woman employee at a tire factory sued because she was paid less than male coworkers over her long career; the court held that such charges must be filed within the 180-day window proscribed by the Civil Rights Act. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • women  • civil rights  • discrimination  • women's rights  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg  • Civil Rights Act

    • Some Young American Muslims Take Extreme View

      NPR  |  May 23, 07 10:12 AM CDT

      Some Young American Muslims Take Extreme View

      (Newser) - Young American Muslims are more religious and more willing to defend Islamic extremists than are their elders, a new study concludes. One in four US Muslims under 30 say they believe that suicide attacks may be justified, compared to just 6% of those over 30. Overall, American Muslims are more satisfied with their lives than their European counterparts. More »

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      discrimination  • surveillance  • Muslims  • Islamic extremists  • extremists  • Pew Research Center  • Muslim Americans

    • Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs

      New York Times  |  May 1, 07 10:39 PM CDT

      Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs

      (Newser) - in the NBA, white referees call up to 4.5% more fouls against black players than against white players, according to a study by Justin Wolfers and Joseph Price, a Penn professor and a Cornell graduate student. And the opposite is also true: black refs call more fouls on white players, though the discrepancy isn't as large.  More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • racism  • discrimination  • referee

  • April 2007

    • Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

      Washington Post  |  Apr 30, 07 10:54 AM CDT

      Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

      (Newser) - Violent, sexualized threats against female bloggers are forcing some of them out of the online community, reports the Washington Post . The problem, highlighted by the harassment that caused Kathy Sierra to suspend her popular technology blog, is frustrating at best; at worst, it causes women to fear for their safety and abandon the medium. More »

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      Internet  • women  • blog  • discrimination  • blogging  • blogosphere  • sexual harassment

    • NH to OK Civil Unions

      Foster's Daily Democrat  |  Apr 19, 07 11:59 AM CDT

      NH to OK Civil Unions

      (Newser) - With the stroke of a pen rather than a protracted legal battle, New Hampshire will become the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions. Gov. John Lynch, who had not previously taken a position on the issue, said today that he will sign the legislation after the state senate votes next week. More »

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      marriage  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • New Hampshire  • discrimination  • same-sex marriage  • Civil unions

    • Web Sexism Spurs Meltdown

      Salon  |  Apr 2, 07 7:29 AM CDT

      Web Sexism Spurs Meltdown

      (Newser) - Salon Editor-in-chief Joan Walsh admits that sexist web trolls are a serious problem, despite her own longtime dismissal of the issue. Her mea culpa follows the implosion of programming instructor and game developer Kathy Sierra's blog after Sierra was assaulted, on her site and others, by crude sexual insults and finally death threats. More »

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      Internet  • women  • blog  • discrimination  • sexism  • feminism

  • March 2007

    • Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

      Washington Post  |  Mar 28, 07 9:43 AM CDT

      Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

      (Newser) - The Equal Rights Amendment is making a comeback, with Democrats reintroducing it in both houses of Congress yesterday, and five state legislatures putting it on the docket since January. The measure banning sex discrimination passed the House and Senate in 1972, but it went down to defeat when only 35 states ratified it—just two short of the requirement. More »

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      Congress  • discrimination  • constitutional amendment  • Bill of Rights

    • Innocent Customers Caught in Terrorist Dragnet

      Washington Post  |  Mar 27, 07 1:57 PM CDT

      Innocent Customers Caught in Terrorist Dragnet

      (Newser) - Hassans, Muhammeds, and other men with Arabic-sounding names  are being turned away when they try to buy cars, homes, and even exercise equipment. Responding to post-9/11 requirements to screen customers against terrorist lists, companies are turning down buyers with even partial name matches rather than risk stiff fines and prison time. More »

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      terrorism  • terrorist  • discrimination  • national security  • terrorist lists  • mistaken identity

    • Elton John: Gay Victims "Could Have Been Me"

      New Statesman (UK)  |  Mar 23, 07 8:02 AM CDT

      Elton John: Gay Victims &quot;Could Have Been Me&quot;

      (Newser) - Pop icon Elton John attacks the bullying of gays around the world and discusses his recent marriage. Under his own byline in the British magazine The New Statesman , the 60-year-old musician says he was afraid crowds would jeer at him following his London marriage to partner David Furnish 15 months ago. More »

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      Great Britain  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • discrimination  • homophobia  • Elton John

    • Pretty Faces Make Profitable Sororities

      New Republic  |  Mar 6, 07 1:51 PM CST

      Pretty Faces Make Profitable Sororities

      (Newser) - An Indiana sorority that elicited national outrage for kicking out 23 overweight or non-white members did so not just for "Aryan uniformity" but for the sake of the almighty dollar, writes the New Republic 's Alexandra Robbins. The DePauw University's flagging Delta Zeta chapter believed that a prettier sisterhood would attract more women—and their money. More »

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      race  • discrimination  • fraternity  • sororities

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