Comments on: Affirmative action for ugly people? http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/08/30/affirmative-action-for-ugly-people/ We endeavor to give satisfaction Tue, 22 May 2012 23:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adam G. http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/08/30/affirmative-action-for-ugly-people/comment-page-1/#comment-43326 Adam G. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:08:01 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5779#comment-43326 I'm against this, as it might displace private charitable action--like my wife's. I’m against this, as it might displace private charitable action–like my wife’s.

]]> By: H.L. Mencken http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/08/30/affirmative-action-for-ugly-people/comment-page-1/#comment-43260 H.L. Mencken Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:17:57 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5779#comment-43260 Those who demand cosmic justice will get it -- good and hard. Those who demand cosmic justice will get it — good and hard.

]]> By: Vader http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/08/30/affirmative-action-for-ugly-people/comment-page-1/#comment-43234 Vader Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:45:40 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5779#comment-43234 Lots of folks refuse to settle for human justice, and will continue to seek the cosmic kind. Lots of folks refuse to settle for human justice, and will continue to seek the cosmic kind.

]]> By: Zen http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/08/30/affirmative-action-for-ugly-people/comment-page-1/#comment-43229 Zen Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:09:20 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5779#comment-43229 I think it is pretty good logic to say (in all but a very few exceptions) that ugliness and height have just as good a standing for discrimination legislation as gender and race do. The same reasons that apply to gender and race will apply to ugliness and height just as well. We might even be able to roll stupid into that as well. But more reasonable than giving me money for being a short, ugly (and stupid) little git, is to just stop all this affirmative action all together. I think it is pretty good logic to say (in all but a very few exceptions) that ugliness and height have just as good a standing for discrimination legislation as gender and race do. The same reasons that apply to gender and race will apply to ugliness and height just as well. We might even be able to roll stupid into that as well.

But more reasonable than giving me money for being a short, ugly (and stupid) little git, is to just stop all this affirmative action all together.

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