
Originally Posted by
YJOB
Instead of talking about discrimination, why not talk about the existing situations within the boarding house which may have prompted who can and who cannot be accepted as lodgers?
The first step you need to make is to determine what made the owner prefer female over male lodgers.
Well, of course, you won't waste your time investigating anymore once you see the sign.
But if indeed you had taken a step further to investigate, you will find that most lodging houses who put these "Wanted Lady Lodgers" signs are occupied by a family with one or two vacant rooms. Meaning, there's a possibility that the owners who live there had a daughter. Either it's a little girl or a teenager. How slim are the chances that the owners would look for a male lodger?
Another possibility is that the first lodger who arrived and rented the other room was a female. We can't expect the sign to read "Accepts Male Lodgers".
There are many reasons why only female boarders are accepted.
The bottom line is that in situations where there's a valid and logical reason, you cannot call it discrimination.
That's what you call preference.
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