Six months ago, tech entrepreneur Rohan Gilkes tried to rent a cabin in Idaho over the July 4 weekend, using the website Airbnb. All seemed well, until the host told him her plans had changed: she needed to use the cabin herself. Then a friend of Rohan’s tried to book the same cabin on the same weekend, and his booking was immediately accepted. Rohan’s friend is white; Rohan is black.
半年前,科技创业者罗恩•吉尔克斯(Rohan Gilkes)尝试通过Airbnb网站预订爱达荷州的一间小屋,在美国独立日长周末使用。一切似乎都很顺利,直到房主告诉他,她的计划有变:她自己需要使用那间小屋。之后,罗恩的一个朋友试着在同样时间预订那间小屋,他的预订被迅速接受了。罗恩的朋友是白人;罗恩是黑人。
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