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Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by stef25 »

craigmbooth wrote: post #55

In contrast to most of the comments here, I like this. Earlier this year, I watched the first episode of Trigger Warning with Killer Mike (Netflix). In this episode he tried to spend a few days putting money only into black-owned businesses... It was a hard experience for him, and since then I have tried to be conscious of where my money goes, and if I have the option of selecting a black owned business intend to do…

Why don't you keep shopping where you usually do, wherever you think you get the best value for money and donate to a charity instead?

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by me_me_me »

BluSyn wrote: post #15
bjt2n3904 wrote: post #10

"Anti-racist" strategies bewilder me. Am I now supposed to consider the skin color of the business owner before shopping there? Because I thought making business decisions based on skin color was racist.

According to "Anti-racists", MLK's dream of "judging people by the content of their character" is now a racist dog-whistle. Not sure when, but eventually the shoe must drop and people realize this so-called "Anti-racism" is an incredibly racist ideology. This is not progress.

Sadly that seems we are at the peak of fake news era. Where there is no reason, no logic, only facades of 'good intentions'.

Its the ultimate divide and conquer.

Let the poor fight amongst themselves while the corporations get even stronger grip over democracy's neck.

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by stef25 »

bearclaw89 wrote: post #96
X6S1x6Okd1st wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would reperations be racist?

Reparations for what?

Reparations refers to giving cash payments to the black community as an apology for what happened during slavery.

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by stef25 »

sildur wrote: post #88
dgellow wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> My phone region wasn't even North America. The spread of US internal issues to the rest of the world is quite frightening to be honest. A social unrest in North America has way, way more influence in Europeans countries than our own local issues (I'm in the EU), and both our news and politicians react quickly to it, even though US problems are mostly irrelevant here. Even without living close to America, or try to…

It’s cultural colonialism, the way they force their problems over the rest of the world.

There's nothing being forced on us here in the EU in the context of BLM. It's more the case that people here lap it up, copying all the same narratives, terminology and practices. This goes for both ends of the political spectrum. It's pretty worrying.

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by bearclaw89 »

stef25 wrote: post #103
bearclaw89 wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reparations for what?

Reparations refers to giving cash payments to the black community as an apology for what happened during slavery.

I guess in this context that's what it means. Giving money out simple based off someone's skin tone doesn't make much sense to me. Don't think America invented slavery.

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by fortytwo79 »

stef25 wrote: post #89

As a European I'm very far removed from all this and don't really care either way. But I can't help but wonder - are there any Native American voices in this whole story? Black people got a raw deal but surely it's incomparable with Native American history and they situation the few remaining find themselves in now. Or am I totally wrong?

There are people of all demographics who've had a raw deal. In modern America, there are black people born into lives of "privilege," and there are white people born into adversity. So does flagging a business as minority-owned tell the full story of the owner's life circumstances? Certainly not.

On the other hand, veteran ownership is a common thing to see advertised. I guess I have no problem with businesses self-advertising their own values. I take more issue if Google has a short list of business attributes, and only causes they deem worthy make the list. I don't know if that's the case though.

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Post by dforrestwilson »

pcbro141 wrote: post #66
albacur wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And native peoples don’t get labels on their businesses, despite centuries of mistreatment. Growth of Hispanic-owned businesses has been slow In the US, and it’s likely caused by socioeconomic conditions. Should these groups get a special label? Who gets to decide which groups get a label?

I'm strongly in favor of remedies for the harm caused to Native Americans as well, I was happy to see half of Oklahoma declared a reservation legally recently. They are definitely also a group who was unfairly targeted and deserves specific remedy too.

So to answer the original question, you think that you should be the one to decide?

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by BossHogg »

These comments perfectly demonstrate the hypocrisy of [a certain demographic]. They will take every opportunity to beat Black people over the head with: "Well Jews and Asians were discriminated against. Look how great they're doing!" Leaving aside whether the histories are comparable, both of those groups practiced extensive cooperative economics. But if Black people just attempt to do the same? If Black people go left they will criticize. If they go right they will criticize. [A certain demographic's] sole interest is in attacking Black people and its been that way for five centuries. I know a couple of Black business owners who don't want that fact known precisely because they know it'll make them a target from [a certain demographic's members].

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by dgellow »

stef25 wrote: post #104
sildur wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s cultural colonialism, the way they force their problems over the rest of the world.

There's nothing being forced on us here in the EU in the context of BLM. It's more the case that people here lap it up, copying all the same narratives, terminology and practices. This goes for both ends of the political spectrum. It's pretty worrying.

Yes, that’s a good way to describe it. I don’t think colonialism is a meaningful analogy here.

Re: Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

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Post by gremlinsinc »

I support BLM, the protesters, and reparations even, but this is damaging.

There's way too many racists for businesses to put up a flag saying 'Black and Proud' or 'Gay and Proud', a lot of bigots probably eat at a McDonald's, they might stop if they learned the franchise owner is black, gay, or . Anonymity can bring in more cash, which I think they could probably use, esp in this economy.

I'm sure, there's a lot like myself who'd go out of our way to use these businesses, but I'm not sure if we outnumber the bad segments of society.

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