Poll Fair or Foul

[GNS]

I feel what you're saying, but in all those cases, those perks are given because the business owners believe they will increase business.

If this can be proven to generate business you're with it then?

 

[Englishdude]

Non issue, if u wanna go to the event pay the fee. A hustle is a hustle, more power to them if they can pull it off.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

If this can be proven to generate business you're with it then?

From a business standpoint, yes. From a societal standpoint, no, because I still believe it would create a precedent that would ultimately be bad for us since we're in a weaker position. People always think shit like this is cute when its blacks doing it to whites, but just remember how bad for us that would be if whites started doing it to us. Unless, we really built up our black owned business base fast, we'd be fucked.

 

[NeighborhoodNomad]

Yeah, you're right, they could have worded it in a way that made it seem more like that and maybe avoided some of the backlash. The only problem is that depending on the demographics, the whites may be the smaller group, and perks aren't withheld from the smaller groups.

To answer your other question, whites have always loved black culture and artistry even when they hated black people. It shouldn't be surprising that some would seek to attend such a festival. Hell, they hold these types of festivals in places where there are hardly any blacks. That just shows how much whites are willing to support shit like this. I don't see why any reasonable business person would want to punish part of its customer base. It makes more sense to welcome the whites, take their money, and do something with that money to uplift blacks.

I guess I just view this as a perk for Blackness and P.O.C. and not a punishment for whiteness.

That's the narrative tho. Whiteness is being punished but I don't see it that way. The narrative should be that Blackness and P.O.C are being celebrated not that whiteness is being punished.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I guess I just view this as a perk for Blackness and P.O.C. and not a punishment for whiteness.

That's the narrative tho. Whiteness is being punished but I don't see it that way. The narrative should be that Blackness and P.O.C are being celebrated not that whiteness is being punished.

I think that perspective is fine. If that's what it is, I feel like they could have easily made that stand out more to avoid controversy. As it stands, it just comes off as them treating one race unfairly.

 

[GNS]

but just remember how bad for us that would be if whites started doing it to us

 

[NeighborhoodNomad]

I think that perspective is fine. If that's what it is, I feel like they could have easily made that stand out more to avoid controversy. As it stands, it just comes off as them treating one race unfairly.

Yeah this definitely could've been worded differently but at the end of the day white folks would've complained anyway....

I'm about to make a thread and I'd like your opinion on it.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

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lol You know what I mean. Currently, white people aren't pulling anything blatant like this with pricing. They could hurt us a lot more with these types of practices than we can hurt them.

Yeah this definitely could've been worded differently but at the end of the day white folks would've complained anyway....

I'm about to make a thread and I'd like your opinion on it.

Aight, cool.

 

[DOS_patos]

Nah I don't agree with this shit. Either be black only or be properly inclusive

Did you hear about loan practices in America?
Nah......let em cook.

 

[GNS]

You know what I mean. Currently, white people aren't pulling anything blatant like this with pricing. They could hurt us a lot more with these types of practices than we can hurt them.

I understand the points everyone is making but basically when something like this happens my go-to thought isn't ; well what would happen if whites did this to us. My thoughts are basically we need to do this shit a little slicker and smarter.
People turn a profit taing advantage of us. I don't wanna be them nothing wrong with learning tho

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I understand the points everyone is making but basically when something like this happens my go-to thought isn't ; well what would happen if whites did this to us. My thoughts are basically we need to do this shit a little slicker and smarter.
People turn a profit taing advantage of us. I don't wanna be them nothing wrong with learning tho

Fair enough. If it was done in a slicker way, I'd probably agree you. The blatant nature of what they are doing is the problem to me, and I feel like you have to think about the consequences of opening the doors for whites to do more evil shit because you know that many of them will happily walk through those doors and we're a small force in this country so bad actions have a harsher affect on us.

 

[AP2.5]

fair

most of the reasons im in support of have been posted

but maybe non POC should pay for a POC or something

 

[Race Jones]

Lmao Black ppl are so weak
pay extra if you want to be in a Black space period

 

[Goldie]

:smh:

 

[CeLLar-DooR]

Did you hear about loan practices in America?
Nah......let em cook.

But how does this help?

 

[DOS_patos]

But how does this help?

It doesn't but funny how it looks on a small scale.
Why can't people just be fair.
A few days won't hurt after the centuries of the shit that was done to us.

 

[Disanthrope]

Kinda wack because if them white folks would have done that niggas would have been up in arms

Everything ain't 50/50 like that

 

[Disanthrope]

One of the artists backed out of performing because of this smh

 

[Goldie]

Stand up move

 

[HarryHippie]

Fair


It should be 40 dollars more but I can’t complain too much at 2x more

I love when niggas let they nuts hang