# Company ban against "discriminatory materials"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-ban-against-discriminatory-materials/75840>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 11, 2001, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-ban-against-discriminatory-materials/75840 "2001-08-11T20:23:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-ban-against-discriminatory-materials/75840/21 "2001-08-13T04:46:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by occ \*  
> \*\*Here’s my take: its “descriminatory” if it causes enough of a problem for them to want to blame you. A classic ass-cover, as I see it. \*\*

And you’re probably right. Of course, it also provides a convenient way for them to blame the employee, even if the problem doesn’t become unmanageable.

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