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16. Yes, we do face discrimination.

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:23 AM

Aug 2015

And as a Latina I am very aware that the darker the skin, the worst it gets, which is to say that Black Americans are taking the brunt of discriminatory practices in this country.

But I also know that this is a problem that won't go away UNTIL people realize that acts of discrimination will dig deep into their pockets. The sad fact is that there is no one organization or one movement that can be everywhere, policing every racist action. It would be far more effective if each one of us could pursue our own legal actions. And, sad to say, that takes money.

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Black women �humiliated� after getting kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train For Laughing TOO Loud! [View all] kpete Aug 2015 OP

Why can't they be quiet drunks like the white people? TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #1

This costs upward of $125 a seat gollygee Aug 2015 #2

This is the sort of thing BLM is talking about. joshcryer Aug 2015 #3

Yep! But you gotta love the crowd that is DETERMINED to not see this Number23 Aug 2015 #48

But you don't understand leftofcool Aug 2015 #4

Boom! nt. nc4bo Aug 2015 #5

Boom x 2 Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #6

FB has more info than news sources: kpete Aug 2015 #9

Lisa gave an interview on the radio, I heard it on my way to work. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #21

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2015 #8

You don't think money makes a difference? Baitball Blogger Aug 2015 #12

It didn't keep them on the train gollygee Aug 2015 #14

Yes, we do face discrimination. Baitball Blogger Aug 2015 #16

Terms on the wine train... Stellar Aug 2015 #59

You're only reading that on DU in shit posts like the one you just put up. frylock Aug 2015 #20

Wow. Orrex Aug 2015 #28

Holy shit. joshcryer Aug 2015 #49

Do you think they'd have received a refund if they were not that well off? jeff47 Aug 2015 #11

+1 Baitball Blogger Aug 2015 #13

They still got kicked off the train gollygee Aug 2015 #15

You mean exactly what I said in the second paragraph? (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #17

Totally agree that racial justice combined with economic justice will Baitball Blogger Aug 2015 #18

This is blowing up solely because it went viral and it was filmed. joshcryer Aug 2015 #50

They got a refund instead of a "fuck you". jeff47 Aug 2015 #62

I think you put too much emphasis on their wealth. joshcryer Aug 2015 #68

Never said they were rich. I said they weren't poor. jeff47 Aug 2015 #70

one was on talk radio this morning.. said the vibe she got from the head maitre d was Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #32

kick Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #7

I sincerely hope they retain a lawyer and sue. Just getting their money back KittyWampus Aug 2015 #10

Did anybody complain? yardwork Aug 2015 #57

Xposted to California group KamaAina Aug 2015 #19

Is there a Cultural Decibel level like there is a Cultural Conversation Distance? One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #22

I'm married to someone with a higher decibel level than my ears like GummyBearz Aug 2015 #34

There is a polite decibel level when dining out. PADemD Aug 2015 #37

+1 AnPak Aug 2015 #64

Do you mean like most Europeans find most Americans loud and obnoxious? smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #40

DH and I flew to Amsterdam on a Dutch airline in 1996 eridani Aug 2015 #53

If the train has a history of kicking off loud and obnoxious drunks, then it's not racism FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #23

The company says they kick groups off about once a month Beaverhausen Aug 2015 #25

If the company regularly kicks off loud and obnoxious groups, I doubt this is racism. FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #31

The sincere mind would find objective methods to research it LanternWaste Aug 2015 #36

Without access to passenger lists or accounts of previous people who were and weren't kicked off mythology Aug 2015 #38

Agreed. As noted above, it's likely in their R&R WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2015 #65

One thing to remember, the train is a high-end traveling restaurant NV Whino Aug 2015 #24

is this really national news? HFRN Aug 2015 #26

I agree. Polly Hennessey Aug 2015 #27

exactly - who here can say that they've never seen a group of obnoxiously loud people in public HFRN Aug 2015 #30

What are the odds equally loud white people have never been kicked off the train? hunter Aug 2015 #42

well, as I've never been on the train, or met the personel on it, or was there when it happened HFRN Aug 2015 #44

Truly. Some people don't seem to engage their brains when they are out and around, apparently. Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #46

It has the potential to be international news. kwassa Aug 2015 #45

BREAKING NEWS: Rich white people don't like black people. GOLGO 13 Aug 2015 #29

their yelp reviews are taking a hit Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #33

+1 Stellar Aug 2015 #61

Wine train has been on my bucket list for years Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #35

Karma will be one or more of these women is a lawyer realFedUp Aug 2015 #39

Affluent white Napa Valley is sort of creepy. hunter Aug 2015 #41

I think that the Wine Train Terms and Conditions are relatively non-descriptive. David__77 Aug 2015 #43

It doesn't help that wine, naturally, releases inhibitions. joshcryer Aug 2015 #51

Yeah David__77 Aug 2015 #52

Read the followups, they were given shit about being too loud before they had a single glass CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #54

I have, and a lot of the people were against the ejection. joshcryer Aug 2015 #55

The smart ass little shit in me wants to libnnc Aug 2015 #47

The attitude of the staff on that train LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #58

Holy Rohrschach test. redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #56

That's how we roll here. Captain Stern Aug 2015 #60

And this is by far the most interesting, but sadly, not surprising... Mr_Jefferson_24 Aug 2015 #63

Hence, the company taking full responsibility and issuing an unqualified apology yesterday afternoon LanternWaste Aug 2015 #66

So would your "apology equals culpability" logic... Mr_Jefferson_24 Aug 2015 #67

Thanks. You're braver than I am Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #69