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LittleGirl

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23. My mid-20s cousin posted this on facebook yesterday

Wed Jul 30, 2014, 08:04 PM

Jul 2014

Her husband is Navy and they are being reassigned to Maryland and decided to rent their house in Jacksonville FL to a couple instead of trying to sell it. The lady of the couple spoke to my cousin yesterday and said that the first house they were going to rent was really nice. They submitted the application and got approved so she sent her son over to get a good look at it because she was out of town for a couple of weeks. The son told her that she needed to find another house to rent because this previous owners did not rent to BLACK people.

My cousin who grew up in northern Alabama was left speechless. She couldn't believe in 2014 that racism was that bad. She was so shocked that discrimination was still happening and so openly. I told her it was illegal but those owners were selecting the renters and would not hire a management company to manage it. I guess they can get away with it until they get reported.

I don't know if the renters will report those people or not.

Edit: This couple is retired with grown children and grandchildren.

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I'm over 60 and I have never seen such racism [View all] wilt the stilt Jul 2014 OP

It's always been there, but sometimes it hides out in a few ... surrealAmerican Jul 2014 #1

Sorry, but I think it was hidden very carefully. sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #2

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #51

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2014 #57

... napkinz Jul 2014 #3

I didn't figure it getting this bad gwheezie Jul 2014 #4

Me either...I thought Obama's election signaled a real change, and whathehell Jul 2014 #39

It did signal a real change... jmondine Jul 2014 #50

Yes, the scab was removed in 2008. Boomerproud Jul 2014 #5

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #21

That was my impression as well bhikkhu Jul 2014 #35

Anything in particular that spurred this post? Or just a general observation? BillZBubb Jul 2014 #6

I am over 60 and I saw people passing for white to get into apartments and to get jobs n NYC. hollysmom Jul 2014 #7

I'm a Georgia native, and I have never witnessed this level of racist hatred. onehandle Jul 2014 #8

I agree, but..... Glitterati Jul 2014 #9

It used to be , just the way it is. maindawg Jul 2014 #32

Trust me: the darker you are, the more they hate. And they'll pit the brown people Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #60

and a sad commentary barbtries Jul 2014 #10

The only thing different is the scab is off and the infection of racism is able to be be seen. appleannie1 Jul 2014 #11

Maybe there is some hope sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #12

Yep! Agree! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #59

Wait until we elect a woman. TNNurse Jul 2014 #13

Oh yeah, I think there will be a lot of overlap IronLionZion Jul 2014 #26

They're practicing on Wendy Davis KatyMan Jul 2014 #46

AMEN AND AMEN!!! uponit7771 Jul 2014 #58

Likewise with me, but I did see some deplorable racism when I was younger. The difference world wide wally Jul 2014 #14

+1 freshwest Jul 2014 #54

Meh... toddwv Jul 2014 #15

The lesson is: We could make the Right self-destruct Shankapotomus Jul 2014 #16

Scratch the surface of the GOP, and all matter of evilness oozes out. Against blacks. Against women. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #17

Against, against--so true! So many sensible conservatives have left what the GOP has become. Hortensis Jul 2014 #24

It never went away, but The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #18

I think they DID creat this moster. Rove and co. wanted to napi21 Jul 2014 #34

You're both right, of course. The Greatly-Shrunk Old Party has lost most of Hortensis Jul 2014 #49

There was an actual KKK lynching in 1981. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #19

There have been similar "lynchings," recently -- Zimmerman, Michael Dunn, etc. Hoyt Jul 2014 #28

Over racism by one of the two most powerful political parties that run our country. ieoeja Jul 2014 #47

I'm bumping 60 myself, and I agree 100%! ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author savalez Jul 2014 #22

My mid-20s cousin posted this on facebook yesterday LittleGirl Jul 2014 #23

I am enjoying it. savalez Jul 2014 #25

That's the reason so many right/white wingers are arming up and promoting hatred. Hoyt Jul 2014 #27

Talked to my Mom and Sister today gelsdorf Jul 2014 #29

I live in Pittsburgh, too, and in many ways it is… Efilroft Sul Jul 2014 #45

the election activated the sleeper cells easychoice Jul 2014 #30

I'm over 60 too,and it's worse than the sixties NastyRiffraff Jul 2014 #31

I agree. Skidmore Jul 2014 #33

Agreed! mdbl Jul 2014 #38

Plus a million. Hard to do with the media as it is, though. Life was better when it *was* liberal. freshwest Jul 2014 #53

Remember, not all republicans are racists skydive forever Jul 2014 #36

Same there, wilt. I am just amazed at the amount of racism the President is subjected to japple Jul 2014 #37

Yeah, no kidding. calimary Jul 2014 #40

American racial hate always has been right under the surface, culturally heaven05 Jul 2014 #41

I'm middle aged and grew up in the midwest - TBF Jul 2014 #42

being raciist is the new cool dembotoz Jul 2014 #43

a tad OT but MrScorpio goes hammer and tongs after 'em on Discussionist steve2470 Jul 2014 #44

Number 42 vssmith Jul 2014 #48

Wake up white people. Wellstone ruled Jul 2014 #52

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I had thought we as a country had gotten past the sixties. I've RKP5637 Jul 2014 #55

Why are you surprised? What did you think was gonna happen? johnlucas Jul 2014 #56

All of those racist cockroaches were running around freely in the dark, until Obama's election..... DrewFlorida Jul 2014 #61

I have been shocked at how many people i never knew were that way redstatebluegirl Jul 2014 #62