Long ago I got sick of looking for an apartment on Craigslist.
Posts seemed to be made by people with no knowledge of US law.
It wasn't enough that I would show up for a job interview to be told "Sorry I wanted to hire a woman". I mean fine be sexist, but don't blurt it out.
It seems Craigslist is getting sued over this. Not totally fair as it's more the fault of the brain-dead posters. But now CL will have reason to erase unfair postings that make direct reference to gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_hi_te/internet_discrimination
"Among the housing ads cited as objectionable by the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc. were ones that read "NO MINORITIES," "Requirements: Clean Godly Christian Male," and "Only Muslims apply."
While it remained unclear Thursday if the suit is the first of its kind, it signifies a burgeoning effort by housing watchdog groups to extend to the Internet the same legal restrictions facing those that publish print classifieds.
"Our goal is to have the Internet places like Craigslist treated no differently than newspapers and other media who have traditionally been posting real estate advertisements," said Stephen Libowsky, a counsel for the housing group. "All of the gains are going to get lost if the same rules don't apply.""