On 5 Oct 2007, at 08:15, Christie Mason wrote:
There are many ways to change a culture, but legislating is not one
of them.
what you appear to be missing is that when all other attempts fail,
legislation and enforcement of legislation is the only socially
acceptable way left.
Target chose not to change to meet the needs of a group of
disadvantaged people who asked nicely for some simple to implement
changes that would enable them to use the Target web site, those
disadvantaged people have now chosen to test the legislation that
prevents them being discriminated against in a case against a high
profile company in the hope that by highlighting the issues of
discrimination, that other people will be persuaded enough for a
culture change.
without legislation how would *you* ensure fair treatment for all?
at one point in history women were second class citizens and it took
a whole heap of direct action and eventual legislation to get to
where we are today...
;)
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