Steff Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/travel...788/detail.html Study Finds Racism In New Orleans' Bourbon Street Bars POSTED: 8:48 am CDT April 14, 2005 NEW ORLEANS -- Head to New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street any hour of the night or day and you'll find music, booze and a party atmosphere. If you're black, you run a better than even chance of also finding discrimination, harassment and price gouging, according to a new study. A study conducted by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center shows that blacks who go for a drink along Bourbon Street have a 50-50 chance of either having to pay more or being forced into ordering a minimum number of drinks. The study was done in the wake of the death of a black Georgia Southern student who suffocated after a scuffle with white bouncers outside Razzoo Bar and Patio. The organization paired black and white men -- dubbed mystery shoppers -- of the same type, body style, dress and manner, sent them into 28 Bourbon Street bars within minutes of each other to evaluate the treatment they received. In 57 percent of the bars, the black men received less favorable treatment than their white counterparts. In 40 percent of the bars, the black men were charged more for drinks. In 10 percent, they were told there was a drink minimum which they would have to buy, while the white men weren't. In 7 percent of the bars, the black men were told they would have to meet a dress code, while the white men dressed in the same fashion were not. "This is 2005," said Human Relations Commission member Larry Bagneris. "This is not 1964, and this will not be tolerated in the city of New Orleans." Names of the bars in the study were not released. They will be notified of the findings and invited to workshops in May that will stress not only the laws but sensitivity training. "Why all the fuss over a little discrimination in nightclubs and bars?" said Fair Housing Action Center spokeswoman Diana Dunn. "Why? Because we don't want any more young black men killed in the French Quarter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 That's just f***ing wrong! :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:01 PM) That's just f***ing wrong! :headshake I've never been there so I have no idea what it's like.. but this is a good reason not to bother going.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 One of my cousins used to work in New Orleans and mentioned that race relations down there were rather poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Is this also an indictment on a lot of southern cities? I haven't traveled much down there, so I'm curious. YAS, don't attack, i'm just asking because I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:01 PM) I've never been there so I have no idea what it's like.. but this is a good reason not to bother going.. I've never been either. My cousin just got back. I'll have to ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:14 PM) I've never been either. My cousin just got back. I'll have to ask him. IIRC Tex has been there a few times.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I've been down there and I believe some places are that way. Ah, good ole Nawlins, still a good time for a weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:21 PM) IIRC Tex has been there a few times.. Speaking of...where the hell has he been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:26 PM) Speaking of...where the hell has he been? Thought he said new job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:38 PM) Thought he said new job... I must have missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:05 PM) Is this also an indictment on a lot of southern cities? I haven't traveled much down there, so I'm curious. YAS, don't attack, i'm just asking because I don't know. At least people are starting to think about it before saying something. I'm making progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:05 PM) Is this also an indictment on a lot of southern cities? I haven't traveled much down there, so I'm curious. YAS, don't attack, i'm just asking because I don't know. I've been told by friends that reverse racism is particularly bad in Atlanta and North Carolina. That's just their perception, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I was too drunk to remember or notice if they were racist... Ok, what the heck is iirc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 09:14 PM) Ok, what the heck is iirc? If I Recall Correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonxctf Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 as a white guy, I can honestly say that reverse racisim is the biggest joke out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 f***ing retarded, blacks are some of my best freinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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