"subtle discrimination" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when referring to behavior or attitudes that may not be obvious, intentional, or overt, but can nevertheless be considered discriminatory. Example: "The subtle discrimination she experienced based on her gender was almost worse than an obvious, direct form of bias, since it was often harder to challenge."
Tells about the subtle discrimination practiced by the Swedes.
Today, some Russian Latvians complain of subtle discrimination: difficulty being hired and onerous language laws.
"There's a subtle discrimination against the psychiatrically ill at some community nursing homes," Mrs. Thurston said.
"It can hardly be doubted that... women still face pervasive, although at times more subtle, discrimination... in the job market".
It's no longer signs on doors that say "no blacks allowed"; it's quieter and more subtle discrimination.
In her trademark empathetic style, she went on to say that widows even in the United States faced subtle discrimination.
A young infant can make subtle discriminations among phonemes, which are the basic sounds of language, and is able to tell the difference between "pa," "ga," and "ba".
Even blacks in the United States who have been spared the pain of the slavery heritage and a host of subtle discriminations and have become "integrated" politically and economically continue to suffer social indignities.
The analysis procedures are becoming more and more sophisticated, and that the methods can make very subtle discriminations.
Our experimental design, and analysis method should therefore be generally applicable to subtle discriminations of transcript abundance within discrete brain areas.
In situations where variability in odors was inconsequential, honeybees would be able to rapidly exploit all floral sources available, yet bees would still be able to perform subtle discriminations in situations when inter-odor differences signal significant differences in the quality of food rewards.
