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I refer to the competition to give a game to the first girl newbie:
"Believe it or not, this is not only unfair, BUT IS ILLEGAL. Yes, that's right. Under the sex discrimination act, giving people this sort of advantage is illegal- whether it be for men or for women.
Interestingly, this means that you can't give a high flying job to a woman to try to encourage other women to work, if there is a man that can do a better job (~Germain Greer).
So please stop this prize, or else, by law, all regulars will be allowed a free game from now on! (No joke!)
Sonic"
And this is no joke!
Tony's Reply:
I'm amazed that anyone should complain.
Basically, there are laws against material forms of sexual discrimination. These are to prevent undue advantage AND undue persecution, hurt or stress to BOTH males and females.
But there is no law against running a competition which is open to female entrants only. In fact the only way to contend this would be to take the matter to court where it would be decided on the basis of general perameters of discimination law and historical precedent.
The only person you could take to court is me, because I placed the competition. Nobody else on the forums is guilty of anything. After you have spent your twenty grand you might, if you had exceptional lawyers, get a ruling that a similar competition must be run for the fellas.
But as you know, the fellas don't begrudge one extra GD going to the cause of increasing the number of participants on these forums.
"Believe it or not, this is not only unfair, BUT IS ILLEGAL. Yes, that's right. Under the sex discrimination act, giving people this sort of advantage is illegal- whether it be for men or for women.
Interestingly, this means that you can't give a high flying job to a woman to try to encourage other women to work, if there is a man that can do a better job (~Germain Greer).
So please stop this prize, or else, by law, all regulars will be allowed a free game from now on! (No joke!)
Sonic"
And this is no joke!
Tony's Reply:
I'm amazed that anyone should complain.
Basically, there are laws against material forms of sexual discrimination. These are to prevent undue advantage AND undue persecution, hurt or stress to BOTH males and females.
But there is no law against running a competition which is open to female entrants only. In fact the only way to contend this would be to take the matter to court where it would be decided on the basis of general perameters of discimination law and historical precedent.
The only person you could take to court is me, because I placed the competition. Nobody else on the forums is guilty of anything. After you have spent your twenty grand you might, if you had exceptional lawyers, get a ruling that a similar competition must be run for the fellas.
But as you know, the fellas don't begrudge one extra GD going to the cause of increasing the number of participants on these forums.
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er-no wrote:
> TO ANYONE AT GAMEADAY YOU ARE A GREAT SITE!
This site isn't gameaday it's the FOG!
> TO ANYONE AT GAMEADAY YOU ARE A GREAT SITE!
This site isn't gameaday it's the FOG!
I think that its fair to say...
WISE UP SOINCRAV!
Who cares if its not far on us, im sure you wouldnt be complaining if there was a boys only compotition.
Tony had to get more girls, or should that be ladies to come to this site to make it more balanced. And if it means holding one girls one GAD then thats fine by me.
WISE UP SOINCRAV!
Who cares if its not far on us, im sure you wouldnt be complaining if there was a boys only compotition.
Tony had to get more girls, or should that be ladies to come to this site to make it more balanced. And if it means holding one girls one GAD then thats fine by me.
TO ANYONE AT GAMEADAY YOU ARE A GREAT SITE!
ok then
I'd be interested to see the outcome and what we would call you.
You dont even want to know the story of why I'm called "Goatboy".
You dont even want to know the story of why I'm called "Goatboy".
Tony, what are the rules regarding a sex change op in this competition.
Could I go out this afternoon and get me some female genitalia and then return to the forums and claim my prize?
Technically I would be the first regular to become a girl, but the 'regular' 'girl' combination would still be there!
...and I'm prepared to take this one to court if I have to!!!
see you after the op! :-)
Could I go out this afternoon and get me some female genitalia and then return to the forums and claim my prize?
Technically I would be the first regular to become a girl, but the 'regular' 'girl' combination would still be there!
...and I'm prepared to take this one to court if I have to!!!
see you after the op! :-)
but wasnt this law introduced because women couldnt or wernt alowed to work it was also introduced because women were being discrimmated because of their sex and also for even treatmet for either sex
I know all there is to know about the crying game..
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