Is the shared economy racist?

Re:Is the shared economy racist? by dublinben on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @03:21PM (#7227002)

This is pretty clearly an example of individual people being racist, not companies. Traditional taxi drivers are notoriously racist, I'm not surprised their app-summoned alternatives are any different.

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Re:Is the shared economy racist? by 2drew3 on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @03:43PM (#7227110)

Good point. But does it make it easier for racism to happen? If Marriott/Priceline (blindly accepts reservation) is replaced by AirBnB (Chesky's vision), will travel become harder for African Americans?

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Re:Is the shared economy racist? by thenmar on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @03:45PM (#7227129)

Did you read the article? That's exactly what the author says. It's a short article, you can probably read it in 2 or 3 minutes...

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Re:Is the shared economy racist? by GFK_of_xmaspast on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @06:16PM (#7228121)

Whenever there's an article about racism or sexism it's very important to jump in and start posting your opinions without reading any more than the headline.

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