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    It is not the case that Extending formal equality to personal selection does not merely regulate discrimination; it misidentifies the evaluative structure of the domain, committing a category error in normative application.

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    • 1.The 'category error' claim assumes personal selection is purely subjective, but discrimination patterns reveal systematic exclusion based on group membership, not genuine incompatibility.
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    • 2.Distinguishing 'personal' from 'public' domains itself requires normative justification; historically, excluding groups from intimate spheres has enabled material and social subordination.
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    • 3.Even if domains differ evaluatively, formal equality can apply without eliminating preference—it only prohibits decisions based on immutable traits while allowing other selection criteria.
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    • 1.Personal selection domains (friendship, intimacy, association) operate on subjective preference and compatibility, fundamentally unlike employment or public accommodation.
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    • 2.Applying equality rules designed for distributive justice to relational goods misapplies the normative framework, like using medical ethics to evaluate aesthetic judgments.
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    • 3.Formal equality requires treating relevantly similar cases similarly, but 'similarity' in intimate contexts depends on factors (chemistry, values) external to protected categories.
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