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More “human rights” madness: The OHRC rides to the rescue, redressing “gender bias” in, er, the maintenance of casino loos. From the Globe and Mail (my bolds):

For years, the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino in Port Perry, Ont., had a simple policy when it came to cleaning the casino's bathrooms – male employees cleaned the men's rooms and female staff the women's.

That might have remained the case were it not for Joanne Seguin, a part-time washroom attendant who complained that the policy was discriminatory. Her complaint has turned into a five-year battle and so far she's winning.

Last year, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ordered the casino to give her back pay plus $10,000 for “loss of dignity.” The company appealed, but an Ontario court has now upheld the tribunal's decision, although it ordered a review of the monetary award. The company is considering one more appeal.

“They are deliberating,” said Richard Charney, a Toronto lawyer who represented the casino…

Save yourself the time and angst, Great Blue Heroners. Your money and your freedom—along with your sensitivity to female employees manifested by a desire to spare them the indignity and inherent yuckiness of having to clean up a male bog—have already been flushed down the drain. ("Loss of dignity" because she didn't have to do the dirty deed? In a sane world, the chick should be thanking—and compensating—her employer.)

Update: Alfred P. Doolittle was looking for just such an opportunity to sing the last verse of his song (see first post of the day):

The “gentle sex” was made to be protected

From caked-on waste and other sordid sights.

The “gentle sex” was made to be protected, but

With a little bit of chill, with a little bit of chill

Getting grossed out is a “human right”.

Posted by: scaramouche at 13:14 | link | comments

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