The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin." The Justice Department and the courts have historically interpreted the law as a ban on intentional discrimination as well as policies that, in practice, have a "disparate impact" on one group of people.

"Argh! Stupid minorities! Civil rights! Pfagh! Who needs it? Stupid blacks! What have blacks ever done for America? Argh! Screw them! Glargh!"