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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
If a muslim cabbie refused service to a drunk muslim, would you consider that racist?
There's a difference in that one is discriminating based on a persons action(drinking) and one is descriminating based on an uncontrollable factor (race).
Society descriminates based on action all the time. Descriminating based on someones uncontrollable factors is different for ouvious reasons.
And for clarification, I think the story is stupid too. Just don't think it's the same as racism because it's based on actions and applies to all races
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One can still be a racist even if they belong to the same group that they are being racist toward.
Lets not confuse the situation here.....if all we are talking about is refusing drunk people....then fine....I really don't have a problem. but what I am getting from the article is they want to refuse service to anyone who had been drinking. 1.....2.....3......how many is acceptable? People get drunk sooner than others. Hell...they want to refuse people for just being in possession of alcohol.
As for your arguement about uncontrolable factors....yes...race is uncontrolable.....but by the same arguement...religion isn't. Discrimination can be done on many levels....and this is one of them.