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

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Post by WikipediasBad » Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 1:42 AM UTC

anotherbrownguy wrote: post #66

rdiddly wrote: post #36

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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.

That site is a wiki site, similar to Wikipedia, meaning anyone can propose an edit. Although Everipedia has a pretty good reputation for being really reliable, I'd still analyze information about things like racism/sexual harassment etc with a critical eye.

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

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Post by rhcom2 » Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 1:53 AM UTC

masonic wrote: post #136

rhcom2 wrote: post #131

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Suh changed the deal and got confirmation that Barker accepted the changes. Suh asked, Barker said yes for an extra $50 and then Barker exploded on her when she got here. Barker is in no way the victim here. Sure maybe Suh was a high maintenance renter, but she didn't do anything wrong. This is the third time I'm posting this excerpt: "When Suh later asked if it was OK to bring two friends and two dogs along, Barker…

according to screenshots of their text messages Which the Guardian does not show at all, and no source that I can find has published a complete, unedited account of the text exchange.

Here: https://www.everipedia.com/tami-barker-airbnb-host/

I don't see a spoiled brat. Why is it so hard to believe that Suh wasn't in the wrong?

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

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Post by TallGuyShort » Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 1:54 AM UTC

burkaman wrote: post #137

giantwolf2017 wrote: post #134

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Try that today. Businesses stay alive on margins. Sure, 50 years ago if you were a white business owner and you took a black guys money, you might be ostracized by your community. Racism in an economic sense today only hurts the racist. Do you think banks are going to turn down the profit of a black mortgage if it is profitable? Do you think this lady on the mountain is just going to turn down money because the rente…

> Do you think banks are going to turn down the profit of a black mortgage if it is profitable? I'm sure you've heard of redlining, and yes it does still happen: https://archives.hud.gov/news/2015/pr15-064b.cfm https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/business/dealbook/evans-b... https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-consum... Those are just a few examples that happen to be linked on Wikipedia. > Do you thi…

>> Yes, because that's what she said. I do my best to take people at their word unless there's a good reason not to.

Except that she had already accepted the money and I would presume the first time she saw the client's ethnicity didn't occur between accepting the booking and the final outburst. A bunch of other, unrelated stuff happened that made her angry. And then she dropped the racist stuff. That's an important distinction for that parent is saying.

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Post by porlune » Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 11:25 AM UTC

learc83 wrote: post #8

porlune wrote: post #3

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I agree. 5K seems very light for violating this woman's civil rights. I would say at the very least some community service needs to be tacked on.

She also has to take a college level Asian American studies course.

I don't see that as community service. But I did realize it was part of her punishment.

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

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Post by porlune » Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 11:26 AM UTC

Liuser wrote: post #5

porlune wrote: post #3

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I agree. 5K seems very light for violating this woman's civil rights. I would say at the very least some community service needs to be tacked on.

The host is also required to take a course in Asian American studies.

I don't think that qualifies as community service.