Time Essay: The Sensible Limits of Non-Discriminiation

How well have you kept up with the great crusade against discrimination? Find out with the following jiffy quiz. Mark each item true or false: 1) A white female office worker, fired after she was caught fornicating on business premises during working hours, filed a charge of discrimination against the employer, contending that she had been dismissed only because her sexual partner was black.

2) A young man fascinated by an expensive dress in a boutique window complained of discrimination because the shopkeeper would not let him try it on.

3) A Caribbean-born stewardess...

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