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Rivendell Bicycle Works, based in Walnut Creek, Calif., is offering the discount not because they are “a nice thing to do, but because they’re owed,” Grant Petersen, Rivendell’s president and founder, wrote in a post explaining the new policy.
I don't see what the hub bub is, black people have been getting free bicycles for years.
Oops, but wait! The cheapest bike in the store is probably $2000.
clambo saysOops, but wait! The cheapest bike in the store is probably $2000.
The bikes are over-priced yuppie/hipster bikes. They are steel frame - something I'd expect to get in the 1980's - maybe even in the 1970s.
The bikes are over-priced yuppie/hipster bikes. They are steel frame - something I'd expect to get in the 1980's - maybe even in the 1970s.
1,000% illegal. Have fun with that lawsuit Gandolf.
What is the exact law they are breaking?
Any lawyers about?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title II—public accommodations
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce
FuckCCP89 saysCivil Rights Act of 1964Title II—public accommodations
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce
Maybe it depend on whether they have interstate commerce.
I identify as Black, Bro. Please gimme my discount.
I identify as Black, Bro. Please gimme my discount.
If you cannot refuse to bake a cake for gay people (which was stupid in my opinion) I'm not sure how this would be much different. You simply cannot sell a product based on skin color and change the price for that person.
But in retail, one well-regarded bicycle brand led by an industry legend is innovating a more direct approach to address racial inequality: reparations in the form of a 45% discount for Black customers.
Rivendell Bicycle Works, based in Walnut Creek, Calif., is offering the discount not because they are “a nice thing to do, but because they’re owed,” Grant Petersen, Rivendell’s president and founder, wrote in a post explaining the new policy.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-bike-company-offers-black-customers-reparations-in-the-form-of-a-discount-192612058.html