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source - http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/airbnb-deactivates-accounts-of-people-attending-white-s-1797627946
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source - http://thegrapevine.theroot.com/airbnb-deactivates-accounts-of-people-attending-white-s-1797627946
billyshep
The source for this is The Root? Another one of Gawker's garbage sites
zachtidmore
Baked Alaska?
jetpackabs
Don't hate against tasty dessert!
MadDrDrillBit
Discrimination is something we all do everyday. Contrary to popular belief it's not wrong. Only if the guvment does it.
bobbynixon
"Private businesses can violate free speech!" - the left, "okay I'm not going to make a gay wedding cake" - Christian baker. Left loses mind
amglasgow
"Nazi" is not a protected class. Sexual orientation is, generally, or should be if it's not in a given location.
ThisIsFrigglish
I cannot image why anyone would sign up for a service that will FORCE you to rent your home to guests, no matter their demands.
KckUNjUbR6GMwpnD
I remember when Osama Bin Laden booked a room in my house and demanded that I blow up the American consulate. AirBNB forced me to comply.
escalinci
Don't worry, that does sound like quite a hard concept to draw.
Asshats
Can you elaborate please? I am curioous.
CaffeineManic
You never used AirBnB, I see.
LavaAxe
Do they really? I remember having to give a description of myself to the host and only getting confirmation afterwards.
LurkerMcLurkface
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_speech.png
FriendlyGodlessHippie
How could anyone downvote this? It's objectively true and completely rational..oh wait I answered my own question.
LurkerMcLurkface
SouthTexasBass
Stand against discrimination by discrimination.
FriendlyGodlessHippie
Big difference between "I won't rent my home to a Nazi" and "I won't rent my home to a Jew."
amglasgow
Discrimination is not inherently bad in and of itself - it's why someone is discriminating that makes it bad, neutral, or good.
StalkerMagnet
Won't somebody think of the racists?!
Strostkovy
There is a difference between discriminating people because of something that is out of their control and not renting to assholes.
notalurker777
But what if there not assholes. What if they just have a different opinion than you, no matter how rediculoisly stupid and obscene.
Strostkovy
We're talking about very racist people, right? I get that there is a gray area but this is well outside that.
bellaluna
The racists are like "AirBNB is violating our free speech!" Bitch, you clearly don't know what free speech is.
BattleD4d
In modern America, very few people seem to understand the concept of free speech.
middlehead
No, they are correct. But ABNB isn't prevented from doing so, just the government.
MouseDenton
Then... they're wrong anyway?
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Thneitis
I think he does. Airbnb is a company, it can tell you to fuck off. The government cannot.
bellaluna
Oh shit, I didn't realize somebody replied or I wouldn't have deleted it. I don't think the racists are correct in their complaint, though.
bellaluna
Freedom of speech has nothing to do with room and board.
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
Yes! Thank you! It is *every* private business owner's right to refuse service to a customer for *any* reason. This is capitalism, people!
gamblingpoet
Federal Fair Housing Act of 1988 wants a word with you.
ferrelferret
Unless they are LBGT, PoC, female, Non-Christian...
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
Now, if you wouldn't mind, could everyone who shat on that bakery in Ohio please call or write with an apology? And update your Yelp review.
gamblingpoet
Isn't that what capitalism is? You make a choice to discriminate against people, I make a choice not to go to your business and tell others
gamblingpoet
about it. Capitalism isn't "you HAVE to go here, even if you hate it", it is choice. You decided to discriminate, we decided to boycott.
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
Yes! That's what I want: instead of brow-beating everyone with tolerance, just take your business elsewhere. Let people learn the /1
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
consequences of their actions. I really dislike the whole idea of popular opinion and social media driving decision-making.
Atomic2
Well yea but then liberals also wanted (succeeded?) to make it illegal refuse services based on sexual orientation. Kinda works both ways.
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
They passed a law, but the law doesn't stop people from doing it; it only makes it (a little) easier to punish bad behavior. People need /1
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
to learn for themselves what is right and wrong; and unfortunately that means sometimes letting people do stupid things, like refusing /2
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
to bake somebody a cake. Why make THAT the battlefield for human rights? That wasn't some critical moment. It only amounted to bullying.
FriendlyGodlessHippie
While I agree with you in theory, it's a slippery slope argument. First gays can't get cakes, then what? No access to gas stations? Doctors?