AirBnBWhileBlack hashtag highlights potential racial bias on rental app

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/05/airbnbwhileblack-hashtag-highlights-potential-racial-bias-rental-app

by i3rdna • 10 years ago

17 9 10 years ago

k13• 10 years ago

Maybe these landlords have historically had issues with certain groups and prefer not to rent to them. They own the property and ultimately it's their choice.

'OMG racism' is getting tired to read about.

ArnoldP• 10 years ago

Are they grouping those people by race? That's racism.

jrock08• 10 years ago

Maybe these landlords have historically had issues with [black people] and prefer not to rent to them.

Yeah... that's called racism: the belief that all members of a race possess characteristics specific to that race.

They own the property and ultimately it's their choice.

Yes it is their choice to either accept candidates regardless of race or delist their property and cease renting if they wish to be discriminatory in their rental practices.

seangrant2• 10 years ago

Yes it is their choice to either accept candidates regardless of race or delist their property and cease renting if they wish to be discriminatory in their rental practices.

You aren't agreeing with him, you're saying the exact opposite. It is the property owner's choice to be discriminatory to who they rent to - through racism or otherwise.

Zigurd• 10 years ago

I suppose they are also reluctant to down-rate "certain groups," so as to provide data on "issues," due to "political correctness?" Or maybe these kinds of apps have revealed how much racism lies just below the surface.

citizens2• 10 years ago

'OMG racism' is getting tired to read about.

Wow, I'm 'getting tired of' rading racist remarks.

ganeshkrishnan• 10 years ago

It's getting tired for you to read about it. Imagine how tiring it is for people living it.

AirBnBWhileBlack hashtag highlights potential racial bias on rental app

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