Positive Discrimination 2.

[Lonnie]

Showing my ignorance here, bit would someon please explaint to me the difference between Discrimination and Positive Discrimination?.

[jno]

positive discrimination is usually seen as discrimination with an ethical, and therefore justifiable, purpose. For instance, African Americans were long held back by being barred from education, jobs, etc. When they were granted full civil rights, 'equal opportunity' was not enough - they would still be competing for jobs agaiinst whites who'd had the advantage of the education and experience denied to blacks. So positive discrimination would be permitted, to give them a leg-up so to speak, or (another metaphor) to try to level the playing field.

[horsestache1]

Positive discrimination, is when an employer, discriminates in a positive way i.e. they choose a woman (even tho she is not the best candidate) against a man because they do not have enough female employees. Apply this theory to race, disability etc

[kempie]

cf Killing and Mercy Killing

[Lonnie]

Thanks jno and horsestache1. you've explained that in simple terms, I understand, although I think tonyted has it in one.

[Drusilla1S]

As an ardent feminist, I despair at the lack of females in many top jobs, but I don't approve of positive discrimination because it gives people ammunition to snipe at a successful woman/black/gay/disabled person who has achieved success without such assistance.