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you got me thinking why I've never been able to secure an airbnb booking
Wow shit. Didn't realise it was this bad. Have never used it, guess it really relies on reporting of hosts for any kind of policing. Which obviously is problematic when individuals don't see a pattern.
I wonder if, instead of just having rules about following the law and not discriminating, they should make owners sign and agree a statement. Maybe they already do? Maybe they should make it explicit they can shop offending hosts to the police?
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@Markyboy Don't think it's an isolated incident, you got me thinking why I've never been able to secure an airbnb booking apparently the hosts can only see your first name and not profile picture or last name now since this. I've got an African first name so would also speculate that is a factor in not once being able to secure a booking, looking at my profile been on there since 2016. Maybe you can name and shame the property...
Edit: looks like this everyday rasicm as detailed above triggered conversations with airbnb about racial bias search Google for #airbnbwhilstblack sad to see its still as prevalent as ever.
@Lw. A friend sent me a lecture on rasicm within the TV industry by David Olusoga you can watch here
sorry if a repost but it is a interesting listen with some shocking experiences.