Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local listings

Re:Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local lis... by bjt2n3904 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @11:43PM (#24005438)

"Other races" don't get special labels on their businesses.

Putting tags like "Women Owned" de-legitimizes the owner. It makes women owned business seem stigmatized, as if it's unusual or especially notable. It strips them of their dignity.

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Re:Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local lis... by albacur on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:09AM (#24005548)

And native peoples don’t get labels on their businesses, despite centuries of mistreatment. Growth of Hispanic-owned businesses has been slow In the US, and it’s likely caused by socioeconomic conditions. Should these groups get a special label? Who gets to decide which groups get a label?

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Re:Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local lis... by pcbro141 on Friday July 31, 2020 @12:12AM (#24005567)

I'm strongly in favor of remedies for the harm caused to Native Americans as well, I was happy to see half of Oklahoma declared a reservation legally recently. They are definitely also a group who was unfairly targeted and deserves specific remedy too.

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Re:Google adds "Black-owned" business attribute to local lis... by dforrestwilson on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:56AM (#24008136)

So to answer the original question, you think that you should be the one to decide?

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