guno
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- Mar 18, 2014
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The rightwing is getting knocked down over and over again
Last month was a big month for the civil rights community as the Supreme Court finally recognized same-sex marriage, but this wasn’t the only win. The Supreme Court also preserved the legal doctrine of disparate impact in a fair-housing case
“Disparate impact” is a legal theory used by fair-housing advocates to demonstrate that a policy or practice has a disproportionate effect on a traditionally marginalized group. Because today people are less likely to explain their actions as being motivated by racial animus, suing someone based on intentional discrimination has become harder. People aren't as likely to say out loud things that are overtly racist; rather, we have been socialized so that what was previously expressed explicitly instead becomes a sanitized euphemism.
Last month was a big month for the civil rights community as the Supreme Court finally recognized same-sex marriage, but this wasn’t the only win. The Supreme Court also preserved the legal doctrine of disparate impact in a fair-housing case
“Disparate impact” is a legal theory used by fair-housing advocates to demonstrate that a policy or practice has a disproportionate effect on a traditionally marginalized group. Because today people are less likely to explain their actions as being motivated by racial animus, suing someone based on intentional discrimination has become harder. People aren't as likely to say out loud things that are overtly racist; rather, we have been socialized so that what was previously expressed explicitly instead becomes a sanitized euphemism.
