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discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
#1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability:
"victims of racial discrimination"
synonyms
prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, ... moreantonyms
impartiality
#2. recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another:
"discrimination between right and wrong"
synonyms
differentiation, distinction, telling the difference
It seems to me that in trying to fight instances of "bad discrimination", type #1, many people seem to have lost confidence in the face of political correctness to exercise "good discrimination", type #2.
/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
#1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability:
"victims of racial discrimination"
synonyms
prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, ... moreantonyms
impartiality
#2. recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another:
"discrimination between right and wrong"
synonyms
differentiation, distinction, telling the difference
It seems to me that in trying to fight instances of "bad discrimination", type #1, many people seem to have lost confidence in the face of political correctness to exercise "good discrimination", type #2.