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Sorry, Nazi isn't a protected class.

• zachrose 9y ago
  Correct. To be clear I'm talking about what Airbnb should do not strictly what the law says they must do. I'm not sure that Airbnb is violating the civil rights act, but at the least it's an instructive framework for comparison. And while I welcome Airbnb's attention to the issue and the basic first-order attempt at doing the right thing, I also see this as an insidious way for Airbnb to shirk the responsibilities that come with public accommodation, and a lack of imagination on the ways they could contribute to a just world.
  • cooper12 9y ago
    My point was that you're misunderstanding public accommodation. It only protects against discrimination on specific factors, of which political ideology is not one of them. Private businesses still have the right to deny service to those not protected by these laws, and airbnb is exercising their right as they know how.
    • zachrose 9y ago
      Thank you for this sharp distinction. I had forgotten the particulars about what constitutes a protected class.
• trentmb 9y ago
  Yes McCarthy, just like socialist.