The purpose of this article is to discuss whether a person can be discriminated against by means of an action intended to benefit him or her. The discussion is triggered by a recent court decision according to which women may be entitled to compensation for a policy that made them better off in some respect because of its assumed effect on the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes about women. I reject this view, arguing that such effects are neither necessary nor sufficient for an act to be discriminatory. If people stand to directly benefit from some act, they cannot claim discrimination on the basis of such benefit.

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为什么使一个人受益不能构成一种歧视形式

本文的目的是讨论一个人是否可以通过旨在使他或她受益的行为而受到歧视。讨论是由最近的一项法院判决引发的，根据该判决，妇女可能有权因一项政策而获得补偿，该政策在某些方面使她们的生活变得更好，因为它假定了对妇女有害陈规定型观念的长期存在的影响。我反对这种观点，认为这种影响既不是歧视行为的必要条件，也不是充分条件。如果人们能够直接从某种行为中受益，他们就不能基于这种利益主张歧视。