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39. It's really sad that people are promoting this article.

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 01:03 AM

Aug 2014

There is absolutely nothing in the article that ties the app to racism. But why bother with evidence? Instead accuse and demand others provide proof they aren't. What utter nonsense.

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Smiling Young White People Make App for Avoiding Black Neighborhoods [View all] KamaAina Aug 2014 OP

On the plus side... Orrex Aug 2014 #1

NY Daily news article on it 4139 Aug 2014 #3

Good article. Didn't even mention the racial aspect that some are seeing. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #6

The app shows racial profiling AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #15

Again. This app has nothing to do with race. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #2

No, it's racist because it shows whites how to avoid black neighborhoods. KamaAina Aug 2014 #4

You are the one claiming that "sketchy" is equivalent to "black". Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #5

Didn't you read the article? They're totally not racist. Orrex Aug 2014 #8

Do you have the slightest shred of evidence that these folks are racist? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #13

Do you have the slightest shred of evidence that I claimed that they're racist? Orrex Aug 2014 #17

My apologies. I misinterpreted your "I bet they even have friends who are black" comment Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #18

Creative allegation. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #9

Lots of people here immediately equating "sketchy" with "black". Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #10

so how many white "SKETCHY" nieghborhoods VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #28

I'm poor. If I weren't living in the apartment high-rise I live in I'd be living in a sketchy Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #30

but you're not... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #41

why would it be surprising ? progressives are usually aware of history, racism, and other issues JI7 Aug 2014 #29

It's because "sketchy" is explicitly a code-phrase in metro DC... Chan790 Aug 2014 #38

Not according to Urban Dictionary Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #40

Dude...I lived there. Chan790 Aug 2014 #43

OK, so maybe you and your buddies used "sketchy" as a code-phrase. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #45

Discussion of the app aside. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #52

"Is there any way to stop white people from using computers before the whole planet is ruined" hfojvt Aug 2014 #7

Quite a few critics of this app could use a mirror. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #12

that judgement is based on nothing Enrique Aug 2014 #11

As portrayed in the Wire, all of Baltimore is really safe (unless you are in a gang). Vattel Aug 2014 #14

Divisive nonsense AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #16

I don't know much about Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #19

Then a better name for it would be "CrimeFactor" KamaAina Aug 2014 #21

The correct Oakland test for that would be Montclair KamaAina Aug 2014 #23

Where are you getting data suggesting that Montclair is "largely African American?" Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #31

Historically KamaAina Aug 2014 #36

I'll have to see what it says about South Boston before I pass judgement ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #20

Thread win! KamaAina Aug 2014 #22

One of my dearest friends is a Brownie KamaAina Aug 2014 #24

You either get the mob, or Buddy Cianci to handle it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #25

There's a difference? KamaAina Aug 2014 #26

I would second that. smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #56

Where's the app so black folks can avoid sanctimonious racists, I wonder? nt MADem Aug 2014 #27

the sanctimonious white Gawker writer lives in Brooklyn Enrique Aug 2014 #34

I hear that! nt MADem Aug 2014 #35

This is a crowd-sourced app. KitSileya Aug 2014 #46

I take your point. Even so, MADem Aug 2014 #47

Oh, I agree. KitSileya Aug 2014 #48

+1 and nicely stated, too! nt MADem Aug 2014 #49

the app includes "racial profiling" as one of the factors Enrique Aug 2014 #32

thanks for the screen shot Niceguy1 Aug 2014 #51

Is there an app that lets you avoid people who use THAT app? Ken Burch Aug 2014 #33

Yeah, just use the same app and only stay in the neighborhoods rated the sketchiest (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #37

It's really sad that people are promoting this article. mythology Aug 2014 #39

pretty easy....how many "sketchy" neighborhoods are predominately White? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #44

Would it be racist if I downloaded the app and marked this place as sketchy? Revanchist Aug 2014 #50

Nope, and that's exactly the kind of use the developers envisage (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #58

The app is silly. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #53

It's very weird how all of a sudden several DUers are solemnly prounouncing that "sketchy" Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #57

This is actually pretty much chicken vs egg. McDiggy Aug 2014 #54

well put n/t 2pooped2pop Aug 2014 #55

"news crew was robbed in DC while working on a story about ... app" PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #59