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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 Natsu »

baddox wrote: post #3
eloff wrote: post #2

Is this a good thing? Why should I care about the skin color of the owner of a restaurant or business I'm thinking of going to?

I don't think you need to look for a "should." The article says: > Google said it has seen “a surge in online searches for Black-owned businesses” in recent months So it seems like a feature Google decided is useful for its visitors in the same way that a business' address, operating hours, and reviews are useful for its visitors.

Google isn't the first, I believe it was Grubhub that did this earlier and there may have been others I'm not aware of.

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

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Post by summitsummit »

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.

the whole point is for us to fight amongst ourselves and to sow division.

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

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Post by mberning »

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.

It is vexing. We were supposed to progress to the point that a person’s skin color was a matter of complete indifference. Now it is in the forefront of even the most petty and insignificant matters. This is not going to end well.

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

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Post by pcbro141 »

summitsummit wrote: post #12
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.

the whole point is for us to fight amongst ourselves and to sow division.

I don't see how Google adding a black-owned business label might encourage a previously non-racist person to now want to 'fight' black people or feel ill will towards black people.

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

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Post by BluSyn »

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.

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

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Post by pcbro141 »

mberning wrote: post #13
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.

It is vexing. We were supposed to progress to the point that a person’s skin color was a matter of complete indifference. Now it is in the forefront of even the most petty and insignificant matters. This is not going to end well.

I don't think black America's economic situation is insignificant though. The racial wealth gap is still huge and hasn't changed much since racism was legal. It will take a lot of conscious, directed action in favor of black people to provide economic remedy for slavery/Jim Crow/redlining and other systemic racism.

https://qz.com/1368251/black-income-is-half-that-of-white-ho...

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

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Post by dforrestwilson »

pcbro141 wrote: post #14
summitsummit wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the whole point is for us to fight amongst ourselves and to sow division.

I don't see how Google adding a black-owned business label might encourage a previously non-racist person to now want to 'fight' black people or feel ill will towards black people.

You really don’t see how elevating a single race over others might be an issue?

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

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Post by [deleted] »

bluedino wrote: post #8
ultrarunner wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It could have a downside, too, if (even unaware) racists use the information to choose a competitor.

The other downside is they aren’t flagged as black owned, when they are. For example, Yelp has a “Black owned businesses” link right at the top of the first screen of the app. I clicked on it. There is one listed in my city. My city’s population is about 50% black, and there are way more than a single black owned business nearby.

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

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Post by bjt2n3904 »

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.

Relevant YouTube video. https://youtu.be/Ev373c7wSRg

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

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Post by zzo38computer »

It doesn't matter to me if they are black-owned or women-led or whatever (and, in order to avoid (possibly unintentional) bias, perhaps it should not be listed by default, unless you specifically look for that information). I should think what matters is the quality of the products/services. Business hours, telephone number, price, etc, are much more important than whether or not those people are black.
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