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Airbnb host must pay $5,000 for canceling reservation based on race

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Post by TallGuyShort »

justboxing wrote: post #17

> In the video, Suh shows screen shots of the exchange, including a message from Barker saying, “It’s is why we have Trump” and, “I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners.” Conservatively considering 45% to 48% of the registered Voters voted for Trump, what %age of those voters think like this? => “I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners.” Alarming.

Percentage of voting age population that even voted at all was lower than that, and percentage of registered voters was not much higher.

Be wary of thinking "48% of America" => "I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners". It's not that different than thinking any Democrat will go off on you for assuming their gender. What I find more alarming is the percentage of people who really feel like they're reasonable and half of the country is their enemy on both sides.

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Post by hitekker »

rhcom2 wrote: post #40
giantwolf2017 wrote: post #18

This is an interesting article. It makes no mention of the controversy leading up to these comments. People generally aren't racist when it comes to money. The host was triggered into a racist tirade after being informed the renter was bringing 2 extra people and 2 extra dogs. The guest informed her hosts while on route in a snowstorm. It's well within the hosts rights to declare the contractual reservation null and…

This just isn't true. The host already approved of the extra guests and the extra dogs and only reneged when the tenant was enroute. You're bending over backwards to apologize for this racist host. > "When Suh later asked if it was OK to bring two friends and two dogs along, Barker said it was fine but the group would need to pay an additional $50 a night, according to screenshots of their text messages." https://www…

Agreed. White supremacists pretend to disavow race but then latch onto any secondary characteristic to besmirch their racial targets.

"Come!" says the newly created account "Ignore the vitriol of the victimizer and excoriate the unrelated, perhaps imaginary failings of the victim!"

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Post by [deleted] »

tantalor wrote: post #11

As disgusting as the host's behavior is, her reasoning is correct: the political atmosphere has approved bigotry, racism, homophobia, and misogyny at the highest levels. Given that, how do we hold the public accountable for those offenses for which we forgive the state?

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Re: Airbnb host must pay $5,000 for canceling reservation based on race

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Post by hugewolf2017 »

giantwolf2017 wrote: post #18

This is an interesting article. It makes no mention of the controversy leading up to these comments. People generally aren't racist when it comes to money. The host was triggered into a racist tirade after being informed the renter was bringing 2 extra people and 2 extra dogs. The guest informed her hosts while on route in a snowstorm. It's well within the hosts rights to declare the contractual reservation null and…

This is an interesting comment and it makes me wonder if you just misread the articles on this situation or if there's some other agenda.

> The host was triggered into a racist tirade after being informed the renter was bringing 2 extra people and 2 extra dogs. The guest informed her hosts while on route in a snowstorm. It's well within the hosts rights to declare the contractual reservation null and void at this point.

Actually, the renter asked the host if she could add 2 extra people and pay more. The host agreed.

It was only after they were arriving that the host cancelled.

So now that you know this, I'm wondering if you are willing to change your mind?

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Post by anotherbrownguy »

rdiddly wrote: post #36
giantwolf2017 wrote: post #18

This is an interesting article. It makes no mention of the controversy leading up to these comments. People generally aren't racist when it comes to money. The host was triggered into a racist tirade after being informed the renter was bringing 2 extra people and 2 extra dogs. The guest informed her hosts while on route in a snowstorm. It's well within the hosts rights to declare the contractual reservation null and…

Citation needed? Where'd you find all that? Not being a pain in the ass, I just want to read it.

Message transcript and full story here: https://www.everipedia.com/tami-barker-airbnb-host/

I agree with OP. The woman was stupid enough to use racist remarks but the reasons she cancelled the reservation was definitely not racist.

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Post by msie »

usaphp wrote: post #50
rhcom2 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This just isn't true. The host already approved of the extra guests and the extra dogs and only reneged when the tenant was enroute. You're bending over backwards to apologize for this racist host. > "When Suh later asked if it was OK to bring two friends and two dogs along, Barker said it was fine but the group would need to pay an additional $50 a night, according to screenshots of their text messages." https://www…

> The host already approved of the extra guests and the extra dogs and only reneged when the tenant was enroute. Looking at a chat history they show in the video (around 55 sec) it does not look like the host has approved extra guests and dogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=55&v=nuZn8iVQbSc

She didn't object to the proposal before the trip, in another chat conversation (weeks before?).

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Post by catshirt »

giantwolf2017 wrote: post #18

This is an interesting article. It makes no mention of the controversy leading up to these comments. People generally aren't racist when it comes to money. The host was triggered into a racist tirade after being informed the renter was bringing 2 extra people and 2 extra dogs. The guest informed her hosts while on route in a snowstorm. It's well within the hosts rights to declare the contractual reservation null and…

seems disingenuous to suggest race had no part in her decision. it's not a coincidence she started getting racist in defense.

if someone is spouting off the N word while beating up a black dude i seriously doubt you'd demonstrate the ignorance or audacity required to call it irrelevant. so what's the difference?

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Post by fandango666 »

I wonder if this whole thing really happened or was completely made up.

If you check out her FB profile, you can see that she is supporting many violent terrorist/anarchist movements such as anti-capitalism, BLM etc.

Not saying it could not have happened, but what a funny coincidence...

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Post by quxbar »

savvyraccoon wrote: post #58

Stupid of the host to act like that and inexcusable, got what she deserved etc, but.... This is one sided reporting. First of all Barker accepted the booking knowing who the guest would be, from her name, profile etc. Then there were frequent polite comms where the booking was changed, renegotiated. Two extra guests were added. Then the guest asked to bring a small dog, and the host said no because they have a pitbul…

What's the other side here, that the guests are to blame for the cancellation? I would say Tami Barker's behavior makes it seem that the only thing her guests did wrong was show let their ethnicity show before they got the keys.
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