All tag results for 'discrimination'

That's right, Boy Scouts — you've made the wrong decision to shut down equality from entering in your program.

And we thought you were honorable.

So did MLS, but now they've seen your bad side too… and have decided to drop ties.

Tags: america, boy, business, decision, discrimination, honor, major league, mls, question, relationship, season, soccer, statement, strong, support

This is some bullshizz, guys!

According to a new study, male doctors make about $12,000 MORE than female doctors!

This is even adjusted for differences in specialties, work hours and academic rank — and amounts to more than

Tags: career, cause, discrimination, doctor, doctors, medicine, money, new study, sex, study, women, working

In April of 2010, a Taco Bell in eastern North Carolina fired an employee named Christopher Abbey because he refused to cut his hair. Now we bet they are totally regretting that decision.

Family Foods Inc., the group that owns and operates a few of the mexican themed fast food restaurants in the area, has settled a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the practicing Nazirite.

Abbey has not cut his hair since he was

Tags: discrimination, mexican, nazirite, north carolina, religion, taco bell

Life is hard. If you're an older gay man though, it might actually be a little harder.

Not only are gay and bisexual men over 50 stressed about aging and their finances, but they've also lost a lot of friends to the AIDS epidemic along the way and have had to deal with discrimination of their sexual orientation their entire life — much of which occurred before homosexuality was as accepted as it is now.

What could make life a little easier for these fellas? Unfortunately, it's the one thing that the majority of the country stubbornly refuses to allow — a healthy marriage!

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health has found having a committed and legally recognized spouse or domestic partner helps alleviate stress.

Richard G. Wright, Ph.D., a Williams Institute scholar, said in a statement:

Tags: aids, discrimination, gay marriage, older gay men, same sex marriage, sexual orientation, stress

A baptist nursing school in California has expelled a participant in MTV's True Life after they found out she's transgendered.

Despicable.

They're sighting that Domaine Javier's being booted because she falsely filled out on her application that she was female, so she's gone for “committing or attempting to engage in fraud, or concealing identity.”

WHAT! REALLY??

Unfortunately, private schools CAN discriminate based on gender identity, whereas other school in California cannot.

Why would they want to do this to someone who is a good person who just wants to help the lives of others? Where's the religious love in that? There is no diminished capacity for her to learn and become an amazing nurse just because she's transgendered.

We can't stand it when discrimination happens. Hopefully she will find another, more accepting school.

Tags: california, discrimination, false, fraud, mtv, school, schools, transgender, unfortunate

Who would have thought dressing up in blackface to portray Jay-Z, then releasing the picture on the internet would have garnered a less-than-favorable reaction?

Umm…everyone!?!?

NHL forward Raffi Torres of the Phoenix Coyotes is under fire for wearing what many consider to be a racist costume.

He darkened his skin with make-up, then wore a white t-shirt and a yankees hat to portray rapper Jay-Z at a Halloween party while his wife was alongside him as a pregnant Beyonce.

Fellow Coyote Paul Bissonnette tweeted the pics on Monday night– along with the rest of the team's outfits — only to immediately receive criticism from Twitter followers and bloggers, such as:

"Seriously people, don't do it, don't wear black-face on Halloween, or ever. It's stupid, it's ignorant, and it just doesn't fly."

Bissonnette is inisting that his teammate's costume is not racist and wrote in response to the critics:

"As far as everyone trying to call 'Racism' because Raffi dressed up like Jay-Z can simmer down. He's a huge Jay-Z fan."

He also retweeted support from fans. One wrote, "Raffi is no worse than Dwayne Wade as Justin Timberlake", which linked to a pic of Wade wearing white make-up to portray Timberlake.

The Phoenix Coyotes are sticking by their players too and have released a statement, reading:

"There was absolutely nothing racist about Raffi and his wife's costumes. Raffi is a huge fan of Jay Z and his wife loves Beyonce. It was a Halloween party. The fact that this was reported is ridiculous. We will have no further comment."

While nationality is never an excuse to condone racism, Torres is of Mexican and Peruvian descent. Sources not he was often the victim of taunts during his junior career, which has attributed to his "hard-hitting approach to hockey."

Torres' intentions may have been innocent fun, but it's hard to believe that someone who has felt the bitter effects of discrimination would think this costume was acceptable.

Much like beauty, racism is in the eye of the beholder. Some will argue in Torres favor, while others (as already proven) will undoubtedly be reminded of a terrible time in American history when whites found humor in impersonating African Americans on stage during minstrel shows.

If we can't agree on the picture being racist, we should all agree it wasn't a good idea to put it up on the internet!

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: awful, beyonce, blackface, discrimination, jay-z, make-up, mexican, paul bissonnette, peruvian, pheonix coyotes, racist, raffi torres

Chaz Bono was eliminated from Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday and had some words for the judges the very next day.

After 5 weeks of getting critiqued, he believes Bruno Tonioli judged more than his dancing ability and actually picked on him for his weight, explaining:

Tags: ability, bruno tonioli, chaz bono, critique, dancing with the stars, discrimination, good morning america, interview, lacey schwimmer, overweight, performance, unfair, weight