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Dr. Raven the Science Maven@ravenscimaven.bsky.social |
While attempting to purchase a condo, I learned that the seller did not want to sell a home to me because I am Black. You can read the full article in The New York Times, written by Debra Kamin, with photos by Erin Schaff here: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/r...
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Larry Wayne
@larryranting.bsky.social
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Shortly before I was born, my parents were denied the sale of a house because they were Jewish. The seller had agreed, but the homeowner's association blocked the sale. That was almost sixty years ago. It's amazing and sad to me that this type of thing still happens.
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Pithy Galore
@sempersincerus.bsky.social
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Anyone should be proud to be selling to two such accomplished people. I think it's obvious that the upgrade the home needed most and finally received was upgraded owners.
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WhatsDonSmoking
@whatsdonsmoking.bsky.social
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Read this earlier today. So sorry you had to deal with this.
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Autistic Information Retrieval Service
@cryogaijin.bsky.social
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All I can say is that I would love to have you as a neighbor!
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Lexi the Squirrel
@lexizone.bsky.social
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Wish I could say I was surprised, but whiteness never surprises me anymore. Good luck with everything!
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
@wrigleyfield.bsky.social
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The agents on both sides have an obligation to make this right, one way or another. It’s their responsibility to understand your civil rights & protect you. The seller should pay the repairs, but whether or not she will, her agent, & if they won’t, your agent should eat this cost
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Carol Roper
@unrulywomenfiction.bsky.social
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“Well after the Civil Rights movement, after Covid, after George Floyd, you would think society isn’t still thinking this way. But in 2024, they still are.”Dr. Ronald Gamble Jr
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Джейсон Семерко Jason Semerko 🇺🇦
@jasonsemerko.bsky.social
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Racist people are dumb
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Shane Snoke
@1snoke.bsky.social
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I'm glad you made it over here from Twitter, but hate that I found out because of this awful story. Enjoy your new home, live that beach life!
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Cuntace Owens
@duaadiddy.bsky.social
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Racism brain rot runs so deep that a seller was willing to forgo payment to ensure a black person doesn’t get to live in a home that the seller no longer even wants
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rick
@rickehling.bsky.social
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Still hoping you own the block.
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LaReyne
@lareyne.bsky.social
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Nobody should have to deal with this.
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Ellie Margolis
@elliemargolis.bsky.social
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I’m so sorry this happened to you.
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Lauren McKenzie [free 🇵🇸]
@themckenziest.gay
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So lovely to see you and absolutely horrified at the reason. I’m so sorry you were put through this. 💜
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🌻 ☮️ ᗪIᗩᑎOᗰIGᕼTY ☮️ 🌻
@blopeep.bsky.social
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I'm so sorry and absolutely infuriated that this happened to you. I hope your upcoming move and new condo bring you years of happiness.
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Erica Friedman
@okazu.bsky.social
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This is one of the few articles I have ever read in the NYT that asks the right question "How are you not tolerating this?" Good luck on closing quickly!
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Memento mori (Fotunatly)
@mementomori12.bsky.social
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Damm, that seller doesn't deserve your money
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Margot Sibley 25
@margotsibley25.bsky.social
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Rotten! And SB prosecuted.
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HudsonRiverCroc
@hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social
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%^^#}%^^# outrageous… but it still happens across the country
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Alicia
@irishknit.bsky.social
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Red lines and the good ol boy network strikes again. Jim Crowe was not killed by The Civil Rights Act, he needs to be eradicated permanently this time. The thing is, reading this, I would love to have this couple as neighbors.
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Jenna Beet
@jennabeet.bsky.social
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I'm so sorry this happened! I love seeing you & your partner being a science power couple though 🥰
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SFliberal FFS
@sfliberal.bsky.social
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Either I buy your house or I buy the block...so good!
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depressivehacks.eth
@depressivehacks.bsky.social
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Hoping you get through this with minimal additional issues. Unbelievable...
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Julie - TrexPushups
@trexpushups.bsky.social
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I hope you can give them some serious consequences
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AndyK250.gb
@andyk250.bsky.social
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I know this isn't the main thing to fixate on here (or maybe it is), but I'm really trying to understand the motivations behind telling you how the seller was feeling about the sale vs. putting the seller in her place and finalizing the sale.
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Fred Nurk
@f2r3e5d4.bsky.social
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Mike the Mad Biologist
@mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
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📌
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Zeroisanumber
@zeroisanumber.bsky.social
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Gotta say, doc, this is not the write-up that I hoped to see about you in the NYT. Best of luck making that racist old fuck eat shit.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil
@gwensnyder.bsky.social
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I'm so sorry you went through this bullshit. What an awful experience, I can't imagine.
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Super Saiga
@supersaiga.bsky.social
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Oh my God. This is dizzying to read. It must have felt like a gut punch. I'm so sorry
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bibliotequetress
@bibliotequetress.bsky.social
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Best of luck in your case, and if it's this broad, I hope you sue her until she begs for mercy
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“It is so vital to preserve our heritage for the generations to come” my ass
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John ✦°
@johnchavez.io
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I just can't even imagine what you felt when your broker said those words to you. This is exactly why people should never accept the "be color-blind approach" and why DEI is important.
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@aimless-melissa.bsky.social
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Dumb question, but can you not sue the agent (or his employer) for the cost of any repairs due to encouraging you to remove the inspection contingency? Perhaps they can in turn sue the seller to recoup some of their loss, but it seems like they need to learn a lesson here too
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Kat Benatar
@feliskathryn.bsky.social
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just wow. i’m so sorry you had to go thru that 💖
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Jennifer Petitt
@jenniferpetitt.bsky.social
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Wishing you the best! I hope you enjoy your new home soon!
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RobSample.bsky.social
@robsample.bsky.social
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Well at the very least it sounds like your transaction may be going through. I hope so. And I hope you can put all of this behind you. On another note you and Dr. Gamble sound like an amazing power couple! Go STEM!
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Pppatticake
@pppatticake.bsky.social
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Appalling. The worst people live too long causing too much unnecessary grief and trauma for everyone else, I’m so sorry this happened to you during what should have been a transaction of joy
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David Worthington
@daveworthington.bsky.social
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As you move in, you might want a ceremony to exorcize that bad juju
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Dr Jasmine Janes
@jazjanes.bsky.social
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Geez. That’s awful.
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Michael Z. 🔭🐰⚾️🌪️
@fizzixrat.bsky.social
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So terrible that this ever went on, let alone still in this day and age. I am really sorry that you have experienced this. Glad you have fought for your rights. (But you shouldn’t have had to!)
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Casey Wagner
@cannibal.holiday
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You should get the house for free. The seller shouldn't get one damn cent.
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Thomas A Lewis
@djtomdog.bsky.social
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this is absolutely bonkers, I’m so sorry you had to experience this
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RainSurname
@rainsurname.bsky.social
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This is a hell of a post to make me realize you're here on Bluesky now.
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Ellen Henak
@ehenak.bsky.social
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How horrible! So glad you got the condo nevertheless
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Eileen Clancy
@clancyny.bsky.social
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Such a travesty! So unfair. I'm very sorry this happened. Every realtor involved should lose their license for participating in this. The law is strict and and they are taught the penalties. End segregation now!
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Sebastian Castellanos
@jscastellanos.bsky.social
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This is insane. What a terrible thing to go through.
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