Discussion: Racism - Part 4

[MagnarTheGreat]

Texas still celebrates Confederate Heroes Day.

NY Times - Texas Pushes to Obscure the State’s History of Slavery and Racism

 

[RockSP]

Eugene Chung says he was called 'not the right minority' during NFL coaching interview (espn.com)

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Texas GOP Passes Bill To Stop Teachers From Talking About Racism | HuffPost

What?

So how will they discuss American history?

Oh they won't. That's the point.

 

[B]

While proving something like this would seem to be difficult, if proven, I'm guessing it "is" a crime.

It would be near impossible to prove because an appraisal is just an opinion. I don't know about the racism angle of the story, but I'm quite sceptical because it's not unusual to see property value/asking price in the same area & even the same street be significantly different.

I believe it is a crime to intentionally under or over value a property for any reason at all. The appraiser would need to be able to justify his thought process when he evaluated the home.

 

[InCali]

It would be near impossible to prove because an appraisal is just an opinion. I don't know about the racism angle of the story, but I'm quite sceptical because it's not unusual to see property value/asking price in the same area & even the same street be significantly different.

I believe it is a crime to intentionally under or over value a property for any reason at all. The appraiser would need to be able to justify his thought process when he evaluated the home.

Yeah. I think the way it could be "proved" would be if those appraisals were way off. I'd like to see the comparables they used on both.

Man, when I see what homes are worth in other parts of the country and then look at a decent home in the LA or Santa Cruz area, my head starts to explode. I bought an old house years ago, fixed it up and am almost embarrassed to say what it's worth now.

Honestly, I've been able to save a fair chunk in my 401K, I have a decent pension from the University of California, but what wealth I have mainly comes from homes I bought when they were semi-affordable.

 

[B]

Yeah. I think the way it could be "proved" would be if those appraisals were way off. I'd like to see the comparables they used on both.

Man, when I see what homes are worth in other parts of the country and then look at a decent home in the LA or Santa Cruz area, my head starts to explode. I bought an old house years ago, fixed it up and am almost embarrassed to say what it's worth now.

Honestly, I've been able to save a fair chunk in my 401K, I have a decent pension from the University of California, but what wealth I have mainly comes from homes I bought when they were semi-affordable.

For it to be proven it would need to be the same appraiser & he would need to have valued comparable properties in the same area with a significant difference between value. However even still, I know from my own area there are houses of similar size located no more than 200m away from my own in the next street along that have been valued at almost double some of the homes that were adjacent to my own that I knew the listed selling prices for.

That certainly seems the only way to get a foothold in the property market nowadays buy a home that needs modernised, renovated or fixed up & try to save money by handling whatever you're capable off yourself. The prices of some of the recently fixed up houses & new builds makes my eyes water.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

‘Central Park Karen’ Sues Ex-Employer for Discrimination

 

[Sithborg]

This is sad.

 

[Teelie]

‘Central Park Karen’ Sues Ex-Employer for Discrimination

I am pretty sure this had nothing to do with race and gender and everything to do with the fact she was literally caught on camera doing it.

 

[InCali]

‘Central Park Karen’ Sues Ex-Employer for Discrimination

It's tough being white. Everyone is always discriminating against you. You can't even call 911 and put someone's life in potential danger anymore. It sucks.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Dark Raven]

It's tough being white. Everyone is always discriminating against you. You can't even call 911 and put someone's life in potential danger anymore. It sucks.

They can't even say any politically incorrect things about non-white people anymore wherever they feel like it and get away with it like before.

 

[Sithborg]

And of course they are doing trucker caps...

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[InCali]

Good.

 

[Sithborg]

Racism to save the NFL money.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Guardian - Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal

The documents also shed light on how Buckingham Palace negotiated controversial clauses – that remain in place to this day – exempting the Queen and her household from laws that prevent race and sex discrimination.

 

[Teelie]

Racism to save the NFL money.

What the actual ****? That kind of bull**** science was discredited well over a century ago.

 

[Sithborg]

The Guardian - Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal

Oh hi Phillip...

What the actual ****? That kind of bull**** science was discredited well over a century ago.

Bias in medicine has persisted, though.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Law and Crime - [Allegheny Democratic] County DA Allegedly Forbade Offering Plea Deals to Clients of Black Attorney Who Called His Office ‘Systematically Racist’

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Well, that's certainly one way to prove him right.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Donner]

In Canadian news:

Residential school remains could reveal how 215 children lived — and died, experts say | National Post

The residential schools are as sickening as it comes. My friend is married to a guy whose father is a priest and taught at one of the schools. To this day, he gets angry when anyone says something bad about them. He legitimately thinks he did nothing wrong.

 

[Sithborg]

We will see. The town people are saying it doesn't apply to them, since the siren is "dedicated to firemen". Let something so racist become so ingrained, they literally cannot understand the origins.

In Canadian news:

Residential school remains could reveal how 215 children lived — and died, experts say | National Post

The residential schools are as sickening as it comes. My friend is married to a guy whose father is a priest and taught at one of the schools. To this day, he gets angry when anyone says something bad about them. He legitimately thinks he did nothing wrong.

Much like the Catholic Church and their sexual predators.

 

[RockSP]