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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
So if they said "you must have a penis to play," rather than "no women" then you would be okay with that? Because at that point, it's just a rule that everyone needs to follow, and if you're unable to follow that rule, you can't play. It's not designed to keep anyone out, just to protect the integrity of penises and golf. Right?
Any way it's spun, the end-game is the same. Discrimination is discrimination even when it's dressed up in less discriminatory language.
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No, I don't think it would be ok to say "you have to have a penis to play" That would be like saying "you need to have a white face to play". That would still be discriminatory.
With regard to your point that "the end-game" is the same, I agree with you that with any rules or laws could end up having an effect on one group of people mre than another group. But that in itself does not make it discriminatory.
If there is an entrance exam to get into a certain school or to get a certain job, and one minority group has a hard time passing the test, does that make the test discriminatory. I guess you could argue that it is discriminatory because of "the end-game" result. I would have to disagree.
Every rule and law has some type of "end-game" effect.