Airbnb host must pay $5,000 for canceling reservation based on race

[yuiyoshida]

Dyne Suh, a UCLA law student

An Airbnb host who canceled a woman’s reservation because of her race has agreed to pay $5,000 in damages and take a course in Asian American studies, a state regulatory agency announced Thursday.

The host, Tami Barker, told the woman who reserved her Big Bear cabin for a ski vacation in February that she would not rent to an Asian, justifying the action by adding in a text message, “It’s why we have Trump,” referring to President Trump.

The woman, Dyne Suh, a UCLA law student, said she was driving in a snowstorm to the Big Bear cabin when she received the text messages via the Airbnb mobile app. A tearful Suh, standing in the snow, shot a video posted on YouTube, describing her exchange with Barker.

“I’ve been here since I was 3 years old,” she said in the video. “America is my home. I consider myself an American. But this woman discriminates against me because I’m Asian.”

In the video, Suh shows screen shots of the exchange, including a message from Barker saying, “It’s is why we have Trump” and, “I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners.”

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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbnb-discrimination-20170713-story.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-airbnb-discrimination-20170407-story.html

"Its Why we have Trump" ... Uh fuck that NOISE.

[tblue37]

1. Wow. That bigot teaches ESL at a community college. I can't imagine she deals well

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with the many international students--mostly Asian, probably--that she teaches!

https://www.everipedia.com/tami-barker-airbnb-host/

[dalton99a]

4. So Mt. San Jacinto College is ok with non-tenured staff who burn crosses off campus after work

[BainsBane]

5. And on top of being a nasty bigot

She couldn't tell that the woman was Asian by the name when she booked a month prior?

Airbnb should ban her from their service.

[tblue37]

10. And apparently photos were also exchanged at the initial contact. I bet she got

offered a lot more money to rent to someone else that weekend.

[BainsBane]

11. and being a genius decided to cite race as a reason

and of course she teaches.

[gratuitous]

2. Oh Tami, you forgot the magic words

If you'd just said that discriminating against Asians was part of your religion, you'd have gotten off scot-free. Remember, as long as you say, "Religious freedom," it's all good.

Isn't it strange how all these bigots and racists keep citing Trump's election as the justification for their prejudice? Heckin' weird.

[BainsBane]

6. gratuitous is right

There have been countless hate crimes in the past year, and most of those people haven't cited religion as an excuse.

[FM123]

3. Thanks Trump!!!

This story made me so sad and angry at the same time.

[Solly Mack]

7. Wow

I want to be surprised but...Trump.

Trump makes it easier for the haters to hate freely.

[Coventina]

8. I am so glad this poor young woman won her case.

And I hope the racist landlord learns a few things.

This story just makes me so sad and angry.

This is not the America I believe in.

[raven mad]

9. Hey, Airbnb? Karma...............

[Skittles]

12. kudos to Ms. Suh for going pubic

Tami needs her racist ass royally kicked

[oasis]

13. 5 grand? Is that all?

[Blue_Tires]

14. holy damn...

[panader0]

15. $5,000 and a class are not nearly enough.

Ms Suh should sue the shit out of Airbnb.