Landlord's caught-on-tape bigotry costs $675,000: 'Discrimination is expensive'

[Soph0571]

After being caught on tape discriminating against Muslims, a Boulder, Colorado building owner is paying $675,000 to settle a lawsuit, WBTV reports.

The father and son co-owners of Curry & Kabob sought to expand their business into a nearby location that was for rent.

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“American person, American person I need. Good American person like you and me,” Katina said.

“These kind, type, they are very dangerous, extremely dangerous,” she added.

Khan was offended by the conversation.

“It was shocking,” Khan said. “I… it just didn’t feel real.”

“You just can’t get away with it,” he added.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/landlords-caught-on-tape-bigotry-costs-675000-discrimination-is-expensive/|

Hitting them were it hurts is the only thing these people understand

[Beakybird]

1. $675,000 sends a message.

[mainer]

2. Building owner wants "good american people" when she herself is an immigrant

Owner (white, of course) has a very strong foreign accent.

The prospective tenant is the one who actually sounds American.

[dalton99a]

4. Some white immigrants are worse racists than natives

They look down on and discriminate against POC with the zeal of the convert

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. It's how they become more "white" themselves, and thus more American.

[dalton99a]

3. Gatchis is an immigrant from Greece

She's just enjoying her white privilege