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Ah, if still true why am I not surprised they’re only helping the protected classes that are politically/culturally advantageous at the moment.
by lucaspm98 5y ago
Ah, if still true why am I not surprised they’re only helping the protected classes that are politically/culturally advantageous at the moment.
- Gigachad 5y agoIt is interesting to think about it. It is perfectly logical for a woman to decide they want to rent a room out to only other females since they quite obviously lower their risk of sexual assault like this. But what if we found data showing that there were other groups which also had a higher risk of sexual assault or other negative dangers. Why would it only be appropriate to discriminate on gender when the reason for doing so would justify discrimination for other factors.
- lucaspm98 5y agoIt seems like a direct contradiction in my eyes. On a broad level, yes, male renters statistically commit more crimes of all kinds. However, if applying the same logic of preventing visual bias hosts should not be able to apply gender stereotypes to individual renters. I'd also imagine that statistically an older Asian woman would be a safer renter than a young white man with face tattoos. This data, particularly on race, would never be released or likely even analyzed internally, but I'd be surprised if there were not some visual indicators that correlate to host safety. Why would this group bias be prevented but bias on gender allowed? I suspect the obvious answer is true, they will only prevent bias when it's in fashion.