The Cry For Equality In Awarding Citations And Web Awards
“Discrimination” for purposes of this article means to treat a person or particular group of people differently, and unfairly, in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated. To discriminate against someone is to treat them as if they have less of a right to fair and ethical treatment than others do.
In this article we will examine a situation involving Jill, an award giver, and Bob, an award seeker. Please note that Jill, Bob, and others depicted in this fictional situation are not modeled on any known persons, group, or situation. They are completely fictitious. They exist only to illustrate this article about discrimination.
The Situation
Our fictional award seeker Bob had spent a great deal of time building a website on his favorite political topic, and he thought it would easily win Jill’s award. After all, Bob’s website complied with all of Jill’s criteria, and seemed to him to be as good or better than most of the sites on her winners list. So he sent in an application for Jill’s award with confidence.
Our fictional award giver...