I will be in trouble then!
I have declined three RTB Indian families in a row - not because of race, but because they were insisting on bringing multiple children under 5 years old that couldn’t swim at my 12 years and over listing!
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Well, I’m certainly not suggesting that hosts be automatically removed simply because an algorithm detects they declined bookings from certain demographics. Other factors would have to be examined after the algorithm identified a pattern.
It would be ridiculous, for instance, to penalize or delist a black African host in Africa for declining bookings from black Africans, when those may constitute the vast majority of their bookings overall. Or in your case, when the declines were based upon guests not reading the listing info or indicating that they want to break your rules or max guest counts, as evidenced by the message stream.
On b.con, if they put the correct ages in of the children in the search parameters, you don’t even see the listing.
Airbnb set the guest up for a decline because they are showing properties where the host has clearly stated that these are my requirements.
Any way to get a booking and their cut!
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So true. I had an African student come to me to complain about other students calling her names like zebra because she was African. The girl was in tears. I assumed the students were white but they were actually African Americans being racists against an African girl. So you’re right, minorities turning against other minorities.
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There are so many ways people get discriminated against that don’t have anything to do with race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation, disabilities, the things we usually associate with bigotry. Hippies used to get discriminated against (the term “dirty hippie” was prevalent, although being an old hippie myself, all the hippies I knew bathed just as often as other people do), people with tattoos get discriminated against in places where it’s not common to see that. White Americans with heavy Southern accents get perceived as ignorant hillbillies or presumed to be racist. Humans seem biologically programmed to be distrustful of or bigotted towards someone they perceive as “other”.
I think that to really try to eliminate discrimination, we have to first acknowledge that it derives from our natural biological make-up. From the time of early man, other tribes of people were in fact a legitimate threat- they wanted to kill you, steal your food, steal your women. It takes recognition of what may be in our DNA as a legitimate defense mechanism, to rise above it and consciously understand we don’t need to be like that anymore, IMO.
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just further goes to show this article is not based in any real facts, just he-said she-said stuff.
I’ve never heard of a guest getting a 90-day suspension, is that a thing?
They do that with all the filters. Apparently if a guest filters for “pool”, or some other amenity, and there are only a few suitable listings, the first few listings they are shown have pools, and the rest don’t. The guest assumes they all have pools unless they read through the listing info. It’s ridiculous and just as bad for guests as it is for hosts.
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I have a home share listing and I have gotten several requests for parties. “Can I book your place for Saturday day only? It’s my girlfriend’s 21st birthday;” “We’d like to throw our parents a pool party for their anniversary and your place looks perfect. It’s only during the day, so you can still rent for that night.” True stories. And the tip of the iceberg for party requests at my home.
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Man, if they invite me to their party, it would be tempting.
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Ha. My neighbors had a loud gathering one night- it wasn’t a full-blown party, just the guy who is the live-in caretaker for a vacation rental, the homeowners who were in town staying there and the couple who had come with them. But the music was cranked, they all like to drink and were really loud. The caretaker and owners were friends of mine, and the next day I said, “You know, where I come from, if you’re gonna have a loud party, it’s considered proper etiquette to at least invite the neighbors”.
I wish someone would write a book that followed up on people who do things like this or like the woman who called the police and lied that a black man was threatening her in Central Park or the idiots who go online and threaten to kill a politician or hometown cops or small business owners who brought a pistol to Jan 6, and just do a few pages of reporting on each of them describing how their lives unravelled as a result of their foolishness and cruelty and poor judgement. They all start off as sanctimonious, and then… the long fall.
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I read that the woman who called the cops saying the guy in the park had threatened her, when he just asked her to leash her dog, got fired from her job. So have lots of others who have posted racist and discriminatory stuff on social media. It says a lot about their mind set that it never occurs to them that people are going to report them or that there will be any repercussions.
And it always amazes me when people get nailed for using racial slurs, then claim they aren’t racist, they just misspoke because they were upset. I don’t know about you, but the n-word isn’t part of my vocabulary. It would never come out of my mouth no matter how upset or drunk I was.
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Yes. Fired from her really lucrative Wall Street job – and then what happens? You lose your apartment. Your friends are embarrassed they even know you. Your credit cards are cancelled… A downward spiral.
The book would be called
…and
Found
Out
Subtitle:
The self-inflicted consequences of FA in America
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And then what happens is the well connected person has friends with connections who gets them comparable work elsewhere once the publicity dies down. @Spark
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Even if life doesn’t go completely to shit, it’s often diminished… but this would be worth a separate look in the same book.
You’re welcome any time and I’d throw a party for you just because! 
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I had my DNA tested and I’m an interesting mix! I’m European (Spain), Northern African, Asian, and Native American. I bet that Northern African DNA is Egyptian, that would explain my love of cats! Most likely it’s from the Moors but I like to think it’s Egyptian because they adored cats. I must check my neanderthal DNA : )
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I knew my DNA would have Spanish DNA because my ancestors moved to Puerto Rico when it was a Spanish colony. I also expected Native American because of the Tainos in Puerto Rico. I expected African but not North African. I thought it would be West African.
I think it’s wonderful that you gained a sister. DNA testing has reunited so many siblings. My coworker was adopted and with DNA testing she discovered two brothers and was able to meet them as well as her biological father. She was so happy.
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Look, I know the popular thing is to be appalled by this. But as an Air BNB host, I’m new to it and have had about 30 guests. My rating is almost superhost. I’ve had 6 black guests, with the rest being mostly white, some Hispanic and one asian person. My rating with the black guests is dramatically lower. I just got a 4 star today from a black guy who said my listing wasn’t accurate because the driveway wasn’t good for low cars (it’s the same driveway as everyone else’s). He also said I had no ironing board (I do, it’s in the closet, and he never asked) and said it sucked that I had no full body mirror, even though THERE WAS NONE ADVERTISED. To this day, I have not yet received a 5 star from a black guest. It’s always “dusty” or “it’s good… for the price”. As a host, I flat out won’t accept a black guest anymore. Sorry, it’s the way it is. I gave them every benefit of the doubt and today was the last straw. It’s a very entitled community that’s used to being able to play the race card when they don’t get what they want, thinking that my large 3 bedroom place for a 60 dollar cleaning fee and 59 a night should be held to the standard of the Ritz Carrollton. They don’t care. This guy also had a barbecue and my place reeked of burgers, onions and garlic, and they left behind boxes of food, didn’t take the trash out, and hair was everywhere in the tub. They are messier, more demanding, and leave bad reviews, I even gave one a cleaning fee refund because she saw a dorito crumb on the floor and I knew how entitled black people are at my place. Still 4 stars. You can be PC all you want, but as a host, sometimes I wonder if they review me poorly because I’m white. When you see a pattern like that, you’re an idiot to keep doing it just to not be racist. Air BNB can suspend you if you get too many 3 or 4 stars., Sorry, that’s the way of the world. Stop acting like stereotypes and you won’t get stereotyped against.
I discriminate against them. Sorry, I care about my ratings. I’ve had 6, and no 5 stars from any of them. They’re racist too. They see I’m a white host and find something wrong with it every time. All 6 of them have been messy with the exception of 1. I even gave one of them a refund of $100 for cleaning because she freaked out when she saw a dorito crumb on the floor. She still gave me 4 stars. I flat out won’t accept a black name anymore. It’s not because I don’t like black people, it’s because I know the pattern and they’re entitled and racist against whites, and will find a reason to give you a bad rating because they don’t like white people. Tough shit. Don’t act like idiots and you won’t be discriminated against. I just got tired of it.