Posted 11/20/2008 05:45:00 PM by Douglas

By far, the dumbest discrimination case in the history of the western world.

Online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday it will launch a new Web site which caters to same-sex singles as part of a discrimination settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division.

The settlement is the result of a complaint New Jersey resident Eric McKinley filed against the online matchmaker in 2005. McKinley, 46, said he was shocked when he tried to sign up for the dating site but couldn't get past the first screen because there was no option for men seeking men.

"It's very frustrating and it's very humiliating to think that other people can do it and I can't," he said. "And the only reason I can't is because I'm a gay man. That's very hurtful."

So, it's discrimination if a private company doesn't provide you a service that you want? Is he going to sue Playboy for not printing pictures of dudes he can fap to? Is he going to sue McDonald's for discriminating against him for not serving filet mignon? Jiminy Cricket is this stoopid.

Neither the company nor its founder, Neil Clark Warren, acknowledged any liability. Under the settlement, eHarmony will pay New Jersey state division $50,000 to cover administrative costs and will pay McKinley $5,000.

McKinley called the settlement "fabulous" and said he was happy with the outcome. He's considering signing up for the new site once it launches.

I bet it really was FABULOUS!!!