Posted on 02/11/2017 10:07:02 AM PST by markomalley
"Open-minded" liberals in Washington, D.C., are barring Trump supporters from applying to rent apartments online.
Since the presidential election numerous listings have appeared on Craigslist, Reddit, and other sites written by woke vegetarian liberals, who are open to renters of any gender identity, but write-off anyone with opposing political beliefs.
"Alcohol, pets and meat products are not allowed in the house," said one liberal woman seeking a roommate near Georgetown, quoted in the New York Times. "Neither are Trump supporters."
"Roommates Wanted. Trump Supporters Need Not Apply," the Times reports, arguing that anti-Trump rental policies are legal despite political affiliation being a protected trait under D.C. law.
The Times says anti-Trump housing listings are a "small act of defiance in an area that heavily favored Hillary Clinton." Only 4 percent of D.C. voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump.
Liberals say they are open to any "gender identity" or "non-identity"—with the exception of identifying as conservative.
"[T]wo women in their 20s were searching for a roommate to take over a lavender-colored room in their Columbia Heights apartment for $550," the Times reported. "The women detailed their love of happy hours, a ‘good Netflix sesh,' pho and tacos."
"We're open to any age/gender identity/non-identity," the liberal women said. "So long as you didn't vote for Trump."
Another self-described "open-minded" liberal couple said they could not accept a Trump supporter to fill an open room in their house.
"If you're racist, sexist, homophobic or a Trump supporter please don't respond," the posting said. "We won't get along."
Another listing by a liberal woman in the Columbia Heights neighborhood reads: "Trump supporters this is not the house for you (no, seriously)."
The Times reports that political views are "not protected under the Fair Housing Act," and quotes a lawyer who says discriminating against Trump supporters is "like saying you don't want any nonsmokers."
The D.C. Office of Human Rights, however, prohibits discrimination against "political affiliation" in housing, employment, public accommodations, and educational institutions.
"Political affiliation: belonging to or supporting a political party" is listed as a protected trait in D.C.
"The D.C. Office of Human Rights enforces the D.C. Human Rights Act, which makes discrimination illegal based on 19 protected traits for people that live, visit or work in the District of Columbia," the office said. "The D.C. Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations and educational institutions [emphasis in original]."
The Office of Human Rights did not immediately respond to request for comment on whether barring Trump supporters from renting would violate the law.
Liberals have shut their doors to Trump voters before. Some D.C. residents took their Airbnb listings for inauguration week down after Trump won the election.
"I have a visceral reaction to the thought of having a Trump supporter in my house," said one person who had planned to rent out a room during the inauguration. "No amount of money could make me change my mind. It's about moral principles."
The only conservative quoted in the Times piece said he would live with anyone, regardless of their political beliefs.
So they’re looking for other unemployed/unemployable, slacker gamer dopers?
Now THERE is someone you can REALLY count on to pay their rent on time and in cash!
*SNORT*
Yet another reason I now live on 160 acres, far, far away from these morons.
Currently my boyfriend’s brother is staying in the basement. He’s a quiet gamer who mostly keeps to himself.
But, of course.
My guess is most such ads are posted to an online website.
The host or Webmaster can always say ‘We didn’t realize it was there. Our team of editors is constantly at work eliminating inappropriate ads as soon as they are discovered.” In other words, the same kinds of lies that allow Twitter to display Black Lives Matter, or Anarchist videos showing racial violence.
As I said before, conservatives need a few such websites of our own. I also noticed that it seems the liberal women are worse (more bitter, more petty, more eager to physically and idealogicaly segregate themselves) than the liberal men.
One can't help but wonder about at what point certain functions of government will operate from outside of DC.
Move in, never leave home. Play Rush, Sean, Levin and Savage on the radio all day long. Fox News and Fox Business on TV. Flags and bibles everywhere. Gun magazines too. Wear a generic red baseball cap and speak fondly of St. Louis.
Of course, these losers are not worth the trouble. But if a conservative landlord ever banned Obama supporters we all know what would happen.
These kinds of ads have been run for many years in liberal cities.
"That eliminates 99+% of Trump supporters anyway."
And Trump supporters probably make up 99.9% of those moving to Washington to take jobs with the Trump administration, and 0.00% of the Obama appointees who are now without a paycheck.
So good luck to 'em! They can save $500 to pay their mortgage by dining on instant ramen noodles every night.
What is “420 Friendly?”
Violation of Fair Housing Act. Cha-ching!
LOLOLOLOLOl
#DraintheSwamp
These uppity DC dwellers all work for government, where else?
Pot Smoking
Likes to smoke weed.
a federal crime
Of course it would, as is this.
That people want like-minded roommates is not particularly newsworthy or controversial.
It’s legal - We just need to counter with ads saying ‘no Hillary backers’..
I forget we live in modern times every so often.
“conservatives need a few such websites of our own”
Fake online classifieds placed in key urban areas might be fun,too.:)
Send those ads to ISIs...
Discrimination is only when gay wedding cakes by definition...
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