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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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Goatboy wrote:
>Viva La Thailand!
A fan of lady-boys huh?
:)
>Viva La Thailand!
A fan of lady-boys huh?
:)
I think this comp would only break the law if you won a girl as a result.
But even that, in some Latin American countries isn't that bad.
Mail-Order brides...they can't speak the language but my, they know how to cook Gefelte fish.
Viva La Thailand!
But even that, in some Latin American countries isn't that bad.
Mail-Order brides...they can't speak the language but my, they know how to cook Gefelte fish.
Viva La Thailand!
Grim Fish wrote:
> Tony i have to apologise for what role i put you as in my story.
Good story - I read it all.
> Tony i have to apologise for what role i put you as in my story.
Good story - I read it all.
who cares?...
Its not like getting rid of this extra game a day means anyone else gets an extra title...
we get more people to this site, they get a free game...
its a win-win situation...
but... you wouldnt let it lie would you?
:)
Noboy likes people who make a noise about nothing... your a person making noise about nothing... nobody likes you!
:)
Its not like getting rid of this extra game a day means anyone else gets an extra title...
we get more people to this site, they get a free game...
its a win-win situation...
but... you wouldnt let it lie would you?
:)
Noboy likes people who make a noise about nothing... your a person making noise about nothing... nobody likes you!
:)
Or less! I need to start revising :-)
ssxpro, you need to get out more!
:-)
:-)
I believe that it is merely a matter of opinion as to who is right in this situation. Below I have summarised some of the main cases pointing in both directions of the argument:
I think it is perfectly alright to have a competition only including the chocolate variety of cakes. Whilst there may be some cakes with both nuts and chocolate, there should be only chocolate entrants, and certainly none of the purely nut variety.
This also applies to the two main methods for removing debris from under another ape`s armpit. Whilst there can be combinations of each method, certain competitions are open only to participants who use particular methods for debris removal. This applies especially to parts of Northern Brazil where it is considered an insult to remove another ape`s debris with a method dissimilar to that used in main stream competitions.
However, there is one piece of supporting evidence for SonicRav`s accusations, and that applies to the annual penguin athletics championships, where (although not in all events, only really the main spectacle, the iceburg plunge) entrants are are allowed to be from any species of Penguin, not just the Kings and Emperors. This means that under no circumstances should the smaller species of penguin be turned away from the competition.
As a last point, it should be mentioned that in most cases involving space travel, representatives from each alien race may be given the full benefits of being a part of the main council, and as such their own species should be allowed to use the galactic space lanes without interference from other species or any discrimination whatsoever (be it size, number of tentacles, or even the predominant colouration of the nostrils).
So as you can see, it varies according to what is taking place, and as this competition is game related, perhaps the decision as to the qualification for entry should be left to those who are in control (not the competition administrators). Therefore I suggest that we contact representatives from both Sony and Nintendo, and ask them to settle this dispute for us. That way, we will know that we have made the right decision.
I think it is perfectly alright to have a competition only including the chocolate variety of cakes. Whilst there may be some cakes with both nuts and chocolate, there should be only chocolate entrants, and certainly none of the purely nut variety.
This also applies to the two main methods for removing debris from under another ape`s armpit. Whilst there can be combinations of each method, certain competitions are open only to participants who use particular methods for debris removal. This applies especially to parts of Northern Brazil where it is considered an insult to remove another ape`s debris with a method dissimilar to that used in main stream competitions.
However, there is one piece of supporting evidence for SonicRav`s accusations, and that applies to the annual penguin athletics championships, where (although not in all events, only really the main spectacle, the iceburg plunge) entrants are are allowed to be from any species of Penguin, not just the Kings and Emperors. This means that under no circumstances should the smaller species of penguin be turned away from the competition.
As a last point, it should be mentioned that in most cases involving space travel, representatives from each alien race may be given the full benefits of being a part of the main council, and as such their own species should be allowed to use the galactic space lanes without interference from other species or any discrimination whatsoever (be it size, number of tentacles, or even the predominant colouration of the nostrils).
So as you can see, it varies according to what is taking place, and as this competition is game related, perhaps the decision as to the qualification for entry should be left to those who are in control (not the competition administrators). Therefore I suggest that we contact representatives from both Sony and Nintendo, and ask them to settle this dispute for us. That way, we will know that we have made the right decision.
Grim Fish wrote:
> Tony i have to apologise for what role i put you as in my story.
What story?
> Tony i have to apologise for what role i put you as in my story.
What story?
Whatever turns me on?
Well, i think it would be best if we dont go into that here. I know it's after the watershed, but some kids may read this in the morning....
Oh, you mean about the sarcasm washing over me in waves? Don't worry about that, its the same technique i use when i'm soul cleansing, its ok.
Well, i think it would be best if we dont go into that here. I know it's after the watershed, but some kids may read this in the morning....
Oh, you mean about the sarcasm washing over me in waves? Don't worry about that, its the same technique i use when i'm soul cleansing, its ok.
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