Group of black friends kicked out of Airbnb by host who called them "monkeys

[Demovictory9]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/03/airbnb-racism-host-monkey-black-men-new-york/?utm_term=.4959f2a29ff5


On Friday, a group of friends arrived in New York City for a weekend away together. They flew in from all across the U.S. and booked an Airbnb in Manhattan for the length of their stay. On the night of their arrival, however, a racist exchange with their Airbnb host left them reeling – and searching for alternate accommodations in the middle of the night.


According to a now viral thread of tweets by Kenneth Simpson Jr., one of the friends, the men were led to believe that they were booking two private bedrooms on the top floor of an owner-on-site Upper East Side residence, and that it would be alright if they listened to music during their stay. Around 2 a.m., however, the owner decided that they were being too loud, and asked them to pack their things and go.

That's when things got heated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/group-of-black-friends-kicked-out-of-airbnb-by-host-who-called-them-monkeys-airbnbwhileblack/

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByKzHTNgPve/?utm_source=ig_embed



Last night, a group of friends and I reserved an Airbnb in NYC, and encountered a racist and rude host.
We arrived to our @Airbnb, and we were harassed several times before being thrown out at 2 am. Her reasonings were because she felt unsafe, we were going to steal and destroy her property, and then told us to “Get the fuck out of her house immediately!” We cooperated and began to pack our things to leave.
As we were packing, she busts in the door with a camera. We asked her to at least respect our privacy while packing since someone had gotten out of the shower. She yells “No, it’s my house. Get the fuck out! You are all criminals! I don’t feel safe in my home!” She later asked us “Which monkey is sleeping on the couch?” We are a group of 4 educated and working professionals and were classified as criminals and animals over and over again.


----------


"We are a group of 4 educated and working professionals and were classified as criminals and animals over and over again," Simpson continued in his post. "This was very traumatic for us, personally. She became so angry, rude, and disrespectful that we had to call @NYPD because we weren't sure if she'd attack us."

Airbnb has now deactivated the woman's account. The company also replied to a response on Simpson's Twitter thread, stating: "The language is unacceptable and has no place in the Airbnb community. We've removed the host from our platform and are supporting the guests with a new place to stay. We're thankful to them for bringing this to our attention so we could take action."

[lostnfound]

1. Horrifying. I'm embarrassed to be white. So sad, nt

[Ms. Toad]

11. Did you watch the video?

The owner is a POC.

[912gdm]

13. it was the other white meat.

[lostnfound]

15. Oops. Nt

[912gdm]

12. check the video.

the usual 'white person' was not the bug-a-boo du-jour.

[MagickMuffin]

2. What is happening here??? This is outta control

Our country needs a soul cleansing/clearing detoxification STAT.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. 'Twas ever thus.

[2naSalit]

4. ++++++++++++++++

[customerserviceguy]

5. What's happening

is that this owner was operating an illegal hotel, and his guests pissed off the neighbors by playing loud music at two in the morning. Yes, there was racist shit flung after that, but take away the situation, and the guests would have never had to deal with this asshole.

If the same thing had happened at a Marriott or a Hilton, the management would have kicked them out in a more professional manner, and we'd never have read about it.

Owning real property doesn't constitute being qualified to rent it out night-to-night, and a lot of bad things will happen when the arrangement goes sour.

[Codeine]

6. Who could have guessed

that unregulated, unlicensed innkeeping could lead to problems?

[Blecht]

7. This a couple of weeks old

What you posted gives the reader the impression that it just happened.

[Judi Lynn]

14. That's one reason it wasn't posted in Late Breaking News. Period. The end. n/t

[live love laugh]

8. Trump's never said a word about these incidents or

to admonish foreign interference in elections or regarding the many lives lost to guns. And so these atrocities and others are gaining steam.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. I am so sorry for this and incredibly sad. We have GOT to get rid of this evil man ASAP.