Woman Tweets About Racist Encounter With Airbnb Host

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Yesha Callahan

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June 1, 2016

Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive.

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You’d think by now that racists would have been warned when it comes to using Airbnb, since many hosts have been put on blast recently with the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack.

But that hasn’t stopped one man in North Carolina from letting his racist freak flag fly.

Shani C. Taylor’s friend attempted to make a reservation using Airbnb, but it looks as though Todd Warner of Charlotte, N.C., has an issue with black people.

https://twitter.com/shanictaylor/status/737787525083848704

My friend and classmate here at Kellogg had a hateful and racist encounter with an @Airbnb host. pic.twitter.com/rFHlwqy5sQ
— Shani C. Taylor (@shanictaylor) May 31, 2016

Taylor put Warner on blast—rightly so—and Airbnb did respond:

Hi Shani, Airbnb does not condone discrimination in any way. We take this seriously. We have 1/3
— Airbnb Help (@AirbnbHelp) June 1, 2016

Thank you for your response. Has the account holder been removed?
— Shani C. Taylor (@shanictaylor) June 1, 2016

We have followed up here but cannot share the outcome for privacy reasons. We take this issue seriously 1/2
— Airbnb Help (@AirbnbHelp) June 1, 2016

and do not tolerate discrimination on Airbnb 2/2
— Airbnb Help (@AirbnbHelp) June 1, 2016

Although Airbnb has not confirmed that the account holder has been removed, it’s safe to say that Warner’s racism is on full display for the world to see.

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