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What is reverse discrimination?

What is reverse discrimination? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.
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But lately several White colleagues have taken to beefing against affirmative action as reverse discrimination.
Yet reverse discrimination suits by whites almost never have similar positive implications for African-Americans.
The Amsterdam treaty did not empower the council to permit reverse discrimination in Northern Ireland.
And just because your player didn't win the MVP doesn't mean that your reverse discrimination argument will work.
In fact, many men have experienced the crushing setback of reverse discrimination when seeking jobs.
He goes on to talk about Larry Summers, reverse discrimination in favor of conservatives, and problems of mathematics.

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