NickW
Guest
Ok, so I've read lately several stories of people being discriminated against for being barefoot. I've also heard others say it is the businesses right to refuse service and it's not technically discrimination. Well, I looked up the definition today and here it is from dictionary.com and it most definitely is discrimination,
1. an act or instance of discriminating.
2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
Boy that sure sounds a lot like something that is illegal to do based on race or religion, even sexual preference is becoming more accepted. Why is it legal to discriminate against someone for choice, or lack thereof, of footwear? When I become a business owner (dreaming) I'm going to say "shoes no service". The way I was raised and grew up (small town) we were taught that discrimination of any kind is bad and a thing of the past. Now, as an adult I feel I was lied to. We really have not become more tolerable as a society, we just moved our discrimination to something new. I'm a closet barefooter when I go to the store. I feel the need to hide that side of me at public businesses. How is that right?
1. an act or instance of discriminating.
2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
Boy that sure sounds a lot like something that is illegal to do based on race or religion, even sexual preference is becoming more accepted. Why is it legal to discriminate against someone for choice, or lack thereof, of footwear? When I become a business owner (dreaming) I'm going to say "shoes no service". The way I was raised and grew up (small town) we were taught that discrimination of any kind is bad and a thing of the past. Now, as an adult I feel I was lied to. We really have not become more tolerable as a society, we just moved our discrimination to something new. I'm a closet barefooter when I go to the store. I feel the need to hide that side of me at public businesses. How is that right?