Well. I wouldn't be so fast to condemn them, but only if they altered their functionality to do things other than report Racism.
Personally, if I were to use Yelp (I don't) and saw a "Accused of Racism" flag, I certainly wouldn't go through the handwringing outlined in the excerpt.
If I DID use Yelp (I don't) and saw an organization accused of racism,
I would go out of my way to support that business and patronize it under the assumption that nearly all modern accusations of racism are from Leftists, and therefore baseless. Those incidents that are not baseless are likely individual actions or behaviors, and as such, likely not condoned by the owners.
However, if Yahoo incorporated the following reporting functionality into their program, I would DEFINITELY consider using it:
- General Leftist Behavior
- Virtue Signaling
- Affiliation with or support of Terrorist/Marxist Organizations
- Fails to protect patrons from Leftist aggressors
- Overt support of Leftist causes or candidates
- Allows employees to politically harangue customers
- Is a hangout for Leftists
- Displays offensive or Leftist material on the premises
I would find this most useful. If I saw any of these things flagged, I would immediately look for another place to take my business to.
In actuality, they could expand this further, to flag things in a positive way:
- Supports 2nd Amendment Rights
- Supports US Military and Law Enforcement
- Protects patrons from Leftist aggressors so they can dine in peace
- Overt support of Conservative causes or candidates
- Prohibits employees from politically haranguing customers
- Is a hangout for Conservatives
- Displays patriotic or American themed material on the premises
See, if Yelp or any of these Tech giants were intelligent, they would allow this to be driven both ways. That way they could be even-handed, and customers could choose appropriately. Instead, they choose to drive away customers. Of course, these businesses are the ones that suffer, not Yelp.
This is a very interesting reply - and one I agree with — any business in todays world is going to be labeled — it’s what the LEFT loves - but only their labels... your write-up encompasses all of it — and is a fair play for all...
If PRO-MILITARY - PRO 2A - that’s a place I would go... because the company inside such an establishment would be respectful and less tolerant of idiot child play... especially what is seen from the LEFT of late...