Does the law permit discrimination against members of non-protected classes on the basis of race, gender, age?

Question

steriotypes have led us to believe the only victims are blacks, women, and people over 40. Is it legal to discriminate against whites on the basis of race? men on the basis of gender? young people on the basis of age?

Answer 1

Steven is right, and you are wrong.  It is illegal to refuse to hire someone because he is Christian, or white, or a man.  This is because the law doesn't specify which specific members of the categories you mention are protected; and classification based on those categories is illegal unless it is based on a bona fide requirement of the job.

Answer 2

Race, gender, and age ARE the protected classes.  Therefore your question is contradictory.  No law prohibits discrimination against ANY race.  The law prohibit discriminating on the basis of race.

Answer 3

it's not right to discriminate against anyone for whatever reason.  whites on the basis of race is ridicules. men on the basis of their gender is crazy. young people because of their age is preposterous. we should love our neighbors.

Answer 4

From a lawyer.  Everyone is protected from discrimination based on gender, age, disabilitites, color, ethnic and religious beliefs.  A white young man could be discriminated against because a black employer refused to hire him because he was white or because he was an atheist, etc.  Everyone is either male/female, white/black/asian, pick a religion, etc.  So everyone is protected.  I think your point is that we live in a white, protestant, younger work force and if you fit within that group you're not protected.  However, you are protected if an employer outside that group discriminates against you.

Answer 5

it should be but unfortunatly those issues arent as important to people,