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/^t/There is still another aspect of inequality. Not only are there people who enjoy more liberty than others, but there are also these who are refused even the basic rights, who are ignored by the law, who seem to be "less equal" than the society as a whole. The criteria for such discrimination may be various: race, nationality, religion, and so on. "The less equal" are usually members of all kinds of minorities like homosexuals, the disabled, the left-handed, or the fat, but not necessarily as women are hardly a minority. They all form a kind of underclass which is deprived of certain rights. Obviously, not all of the discriminated are refused the same privileges. Certainly, it is difficult for the disabled to get good education, the blacks cannot count on finding a prestigious job, women are less paid, even if they are as well-qualified as men, and homosexuals meet with social disapproval and are often forced to live beyond the pale. Problems with buying fitting clothes or scissors that would be comfortable to use seem trivial to us; they are, however, reasons for complaints of the fat or the left-handed. Undoubtedly, "the less equal" exist.