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I am a moderate (not very conservative or not very liberal) and have gotten tired of CNN lately. It seems like they mostly talk about the Mueller Report when that investigation has already run its course for the most part. By contrast, as a public health graduate I actually saw a great report on Fox that went into detail on how the border crisis is overwhelming regional trauma centers - the ER. The exposure on the cost was just surreal - it's passed onto the tax payers - millions and millions of dollars. Plus the narrator actually struck me as being compassionate and talking to the immigrants with genuine concern about their condition. But somehow she (Laura) keeps being labeled as racist. I thought that was ironic. She didn't strike me as racist at all in that news segment.
As for the Asian woman using the term "monkey", that is colorism - a lighter-skinned minority discriminating against a darker one. It is common within the African American community and between minority groups. I have seen Jews from South FL get racist like that. I have also seen it within African Americans. Colorism is very common. Spike Lee showed it in his classic film "School Daze". As much as Muhammad Ali was revered, his fights and slurs against Joe Frazier could be labeled as colorism - "get that gorilla in Manila". Colorism occurs between minorities a lot - especially in dating. That Asian woman probably prefers white men over other Asians and minorities. Similarly, you could also find black men who prefer white women over black women - especially in professional sports.
Colorism might be an excuse between Ali and Frazier but not between an Asian and a black.
It's also one of the excuses that's been manufactured over the years to try to give a pass for racists that aren't white along the lines of "they're a minority, they can't be racist" meme.
It looks like she is running a business, if she could not stay professional at all time, maybe find something else to do. There is no excuse under the sun using this kind of language.
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Also, she is probably a person with very low emotional intelligence.
Disagree with the last statement. It's about a defective heart.
I'm not surprised to see this happen. It might surprise some people, but there are instances where there are minorities hating other minorities. Consider this. In the Korean peninsula, many Koreans hate Japanese. This has alot to do with when Japan ruled Korea for 35 years. In Guyana, there are alot of racial tensions between Indians (from India) and Blacks. Gandhi hated Blacks and thought of them as inferior. He went to South Africa and campaigned for Indians to be given a status better than what Blacks had. Many people don't know this.
As for the USA, minorities hating other minorities is nothing new. During the Los Angeles riots of 1992, many Black rioters went after Korean-owned stores. There had long been tensions between Blacks and Koreans in LA. Many Blacks viewed Koreans and "invaders" taking over, owning all of the businesses, and disrespectful towards Blacks. Many Koreans looked at Blacks as inferior, being criminals, and there were many culture clashes. In Texas during Jim Crow, there were Mexicans who were complicit with Jim Crow. While Mexicans were discriminated against in Jim Crow-era Texas (and some Mexicans did stand up against Jim Crow), there were also some Mexicans who discriminated against Blacks. In LA, there has been violence between Blacks and Mexicans, especially in the 2000s. In Minneapolis, there have been instances of Black Americans clashing with Somalis. In Boise, ID, a Black man attacks refugees at an apartment complex, stabbing several people. Minority on minority tensions and violence, nothing new.
If you are stupid or desperate enough to rent out your house or apartment to total strangers on AirBNB then this might happen.
And it also sounded like from the article that the Asian girl was misrepresenting what the deal was with false and/or misleading advertising trying to be greedy and play games. Typical NYC crap...everyone is looking for an angle to screw people.
If you are stupid or desperate enough to rent out your house or apartment to total strangers on AirBNB then this might happen.
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I was a little surprised because in my few times using Airbnb, the owner was never in the apartment. I think it is a little weird and awkward to be in the apartment when guests are there because it can lead to incidents and confrontations like this (noise, misunderstandings, etc).
I would never rent my apartment out for Airbnb, but if I did, it would only be on days when I was traveling or away for an extended period of time. That was the first thing that struck me as being odd with this story, although, admittedly, I do not use Airbnb much.
The more I thought about it, it is a little gross to be staying in someone’s apartment who you know nothing about. After all the added fees, it is often more convenient and more comfortable to just stay in a brand name hotel. My last trip, I was traveling to a non work-related conference, and I ended up paying just slightly more as part of a bundled flight/hotel deal on a discount website than I would have paid for just the flight and the Airbnb. It was worth it because I stayed in a brand-name hotel downtown that was more convenient AND had breakfast included (so I probably came out ahead).
If you are stupid or desperate enough to rent out your house or apartment to total strangers on AirBNB then this might happen.
And it also sounded like from the article that the Asian girl was misrepresenting what the deal was with false and/or misleading advertising trying to be greedy and play games. Typical NYC crap...everyone is looking for an angle to screw or jew people.
From "pieces of trash" to "no redeeming quality". At least, me calling you out made you reconsider you assessment and come to a more moderate conclusion.
I mean...it still ain't good.
Would you voluntarily associate with anyone in that video?
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