A crutch used mostly by blacks and sometimes hispanics to explain that they are not successful because of their skin pigment, ignoring other factors such as their education and/or work product.
by Diversity Jones March 3, 2005
1 a : A term made up by minority groups to push their views and guilt others into excepting them into society.
2 : A legitimate problem in North America that is being overlooked because others are taking advantage of the word.
2 : A legitimate problem in North America that is being overlooked because others are taking advantage of the word.
by Logic for goodness sake December 13, 2017
"Action based on prejudice or racist beliefs that results in unfair treatment of individuals or groups; unjust conditions in areas such as employment, housing and education." - Museum of Tolerance
There are many terrible examples of discrimination, such as the Holocaust, the KKK, Homophobia, Women's equal rights, etc.
by jimbobjoeshmoecheesechickenmonkeyfriedpastramicheeseandpiewithle December 9, 2003
The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.
A Japanese American who is promoted to a management position may still be a victim of discrimiation if he or she had been passed over for years because of corporate reluctance to place an Asian American in a highly visible position. ISBN: 0130418692
by s. beyet June 9, 2005
Boy 1: "yo, YouTube won't let me watch this vid, bro. It says it's not available in my country"
Boy 2: "That's cuz you don't live in the U.S. Man. Bloody discrimination these days"
Boy 2: "That's cuz you don't live in the U.S. Man. Bloody discrimination these days"
by Polarbear77 October 29, 2014
Hey I heard California passed Prop 8! What a bunch of fucktards! Fuck this discrimination, I'm moving...
by CAprop8isgay November 5, 2008
dis·crim·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: \dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən\
1 a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently
2 : the quality or power of finely distinguishing
3 a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment <racial discrimination>
Pronunciation: \dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən\
1 a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently
2 : the quality or power of finely distinguishing
3 a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment <racial discrimination>
Hannah recently became manager of a software development company. She believes that she can boost sales and productivity by hiring a younger, more tech-savvy marketing representative, despite the fact that Antonio, the company's current marketing rep, has done superb work. Antonio recently completed a highly successful ad blitz that generated much industry-wide buzz and attracted numerous new clients. Hannah fires Antonio, who is 62 and close to retirement age anyway, she reasons, and replaces him with Cheyenne, a 35-year-old marketing whiz. Hannah discriminated against Antonio by firing him because of his age. Now thats what I call Discrimination...
by KaptKrunch July 23, 2010