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Re:I’m a black man – What happened when I booked an Airbnb by evan_ on Friday May 27, 2016 @04:53PM (#11788927)
> So give these hosts a permanent badge of honor for all guests to see

Why not just kick them off the platform? If they don't approve of a behavior, and want it to stop, why should they continue working with people who they know for a fact are engaging in that behavior?

Re:I’m a black man – What happened when I booked an Airbnb by cmurf on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:17PM (#11789093)
No particularly good reason, except a bit of schadenfreude perhaps. I guess if I were balancing the pleasure of a scarlet letter stitched into the public profile of racists and bigots, vs that of just kicking them off the platform? Hmm. Tough call for me personally. But it's not up to me, so I can't really say I have a good reason for NOT kicking them off the platform, except maybe a family member or friend finds out about their twisted badge of (dis)honor.

Maybe it's a bad idea and it just encourages a sort of tribalism where the bigots do business with each other and as a social we really should say, no you can't use public goods like AirBnB. Yes it's a private company, however it is also acting like a bridge to what has historically been a place of public accommodation: hotels.

Re:I’m a black man – What happened when I booked an Airbnb by massysett on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:45PM (#11789271)
Some people are saying "but I should get to decide who stays in my house" or "but I want to see their picture first so I can evaluate him." Ok, I'm fine with that. A house is not a public accommodation like a hotel. So label the host as a racist.
Re:I’m a black man – What happened when I booked an Airbnb by evan_ on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:46PM (#11789285)
> Some people are saying "but I should get to decide who stays in my house"

And AirBnB can decide who gets to use their service.