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"...People like you always victimize yourselves soloed on the basis of skin color."
This Black Man Was Rejected By An Airbnb Host — Then Was Accepted Under A Fake White Profile
Greg Selden said he created fake profiles for white guests — which were accepted. UPDATE: The post contains updated statements from Airbnb and Seldes.
Greg Selden is a 25-year-old living in Richmond, Virginia. On Wednesday, Selden tweeted that he had been rejected by an Airbnb host due to the color of his skin.
Selden wrote that he was eventually accepted after he set up a fake profile for a white person and reapplied to the same listing. The tweet, hashtagged #AirbnbWhileBlack, was retweeted over 3,000 times.
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Selden confronted the man via the app and said he also complained to Airbnb. Selden said Airbnb did not reply to him.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/this-black-man-was-rejected-by-an-airbnb-host-then-was-accep?utm_term=.uq6Zj0PZB#.jb2ZgYJZP
Greg Selden said he created fake profiles for white guests — which were accepted. UPDATE: The post contains updated statements from Airbnb and Seldes.
Greg Selden is a 25-year-old living in Richmond, Virginia. On Wednesday, Selden tweeted that he had been rejected by an Airbnb host due to the color of his skin.
Selden wrote that he was eventually accepted after he set up a fake profile for a white person and reapplied to the same listing. The tweet, hashtagged #AirbnbWhileBlack, was retweeted over 3,000 times.
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Selden confronted the man via the app and said he also complained to Airbnb. Selden said Airbnb did not reply to him.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/this-black-man-was-rejected-by-an-airbnb-host-then-was-accep?utm_term=.uq6Zj0PZB#.jb2ZgYJZP
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