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NEWS ABOUT: discrimination

discrimination stories: 58 news summaries

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McNabb: Double Standard Favors White QBs

Eagles quarterback says players like him have to 'do a little extra'

Sep 19, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb told HBO yesterday that black QBs are subjected to harsher criticisms than whites. The causes of the uneven treatment, according to McNabb, are the low ratio of blacks to whites taking the snap, and that "people didn't want us to play" in the position.... More »

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NFL • discrimination • Philadelphia Eagles • Donovan McNabb • quarterback

China to Punish Parents Who Abort Girls

Families' desire for boys is creating gender imbalance

Aug 25, 07 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - China is designing new rules to stop parents from aborting female fetuses, the BBC reports. Parents are currently allowed only one child and often abort girls, worried that they won't be able to support the family. This back-room practice is creating a growing gender imbalance: Now Beijing plans stricter punishments... More »

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China • abortion • sexism • discrimination • children • gender politics • gender roles

Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

Owner told to serve breakfast sandwiches
or lose stores

Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he... More »

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food • Islam • religion • discrimination • franchise • Muslim • lawsuit • Arabs • Dunkin' Donuts • Walid Elkhatib • donut • breakfast sandwiches • pork

In Workplace, Haggling Widens Gender Gap

Study shows women's smoother elbows may be holding them back

Jul 30, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women are less likely to initiate negotiations for promotions and raises, which may help explain salary and career gaps between the genders, according to new research. "There is an economic rationale to negotiate, but you have to weigh that against social risks of negotiating,"' one researcher says.... More »

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gender • women • men • sexism • workplace discrimination • discrimination • gender politics • salary • salary gap • career

Dems Fret Over School Ruling

Howard U. debate concentrates on race

Jun 29, 07 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court decision limiting the role of race in public-school assignments was the talk of the town yesterday—even at the Democratic debate. The agenda at historically black Howard University was minority issues, and although attention naturally fell on Barack Obama, his seven competitors also had their moments in... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Democrats • race • AIDS • Mike Gravel • discrimination • poverty • Howard University • US Supreme Court • Election 2008

High Court Limits Use of Race in School Assignments

Choice plans found unconstitutional

Jun 28, 07 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking race into consideration in school assignments is unconstitutional because it violates students' rights under the equal protection clause, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark decision that could cause upheaval in K-12 education. The decision, by an increasingly familiar 5-4 vote, invalidates diversity plans in Louisville and Seattle... More »

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John Roberts • race • equality • discrimination • Louisville • school • Seattle • student • US Supreme Court

Bottoms Up!
La. Town Gets Down and Dirty

Ban on saggy pants
hits fashion plates below the belt

Jun 14, 07 6:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

UK Gingers
See Red Over Harassment

Hair-color discrimination a burning
issue, say British carrot tops

Jun 6, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(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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United Kingdom • hair • redhead • discrimination • hate crime • Ronald McDonald • hair color • Britain

High Court Curbs Pay
Bias Suits

Ginsburg dissents on decision limiting  charges to 180 days

May 30, 07 4:55 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Some Young American Muslims Take Extreme View

Overall picture looks good, survey reveals

May 23, 07 10:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs

Refs call more fouls against players with different skin color

May 1, 07 10:39 PM CDT
(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... More »

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NBA • basketball • discrimination • racism • referee

Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

Virtual sexual harassment stifles voices, raises fears of real-world hostility

Apr 30, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

NH to OK
Civil Unions

Governor says he will sign bill to "prevent discrimination";
opposes gay marriage

Apr 19, 07 11:59 AM CDT
(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... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Civil unions • New Hampshire • marriage • discrimination • John Lynch

Web Sexism Spurs Meltdown

Salon Editor offers
mea culpa for years
of telling women to
ignore it and "man up"

Apr 2, 07 7:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Internet • feminism • women • sexism • discrimination • blog

Equal Rights Amendment Is Back

Democrats push for gender equality in the constitution

Mar 28, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Congress • constitutional amendment • ERA • Women's Equality Amendment • Bill of Rights • discrimination • Equal Rights Amendment

Innocent Customers
Caught in Terrorist Dragnet

Companies refuse business to partial name matches on OFAC's list

Mar 27, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Elton John: Gay Victims "Could Have Been Me"

Recently wed star discusses gay rights and persecution in British mag

Mar 23, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(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... More »

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gay rights • Elton John • gay marriage • homophobia • William Hernadez • David Furnish • discrimination • Britain

Pretty Faces Make Profitable Sororities 

DePauw Delta Zeta purge of non-white members was a business decision

Mar 6, 07 1:51 PM CST
(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... More »

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race • DePauw University • sororities • fraternity • Delta Zeta • discrimination

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