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These White People Just Made An App For Avoiding Black Neighborhoods
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:26 pm
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Someone please stop the crazy white people. In yet another example of racist appery, the white entrepreneurs above just made another app to help white folks ensure they never end up in a place where there are…well…non-white folks.
SketchFactor, helps users avoid “sketchy” neighborhoods, and by ‘sketchy’ they mean ‘poor and non-white’. Yet, far from being condemned as racists by the tech community, grinning Caucasian c0-founders, Allison McGuire and Daniel Herrington are finalists in a $20,000 startup contest!
The pair must have heard it on the grapevine (see what I did there?) that some disquiet about their app exists, because they headed it off at the pass on their blog. While inviting their fellow white people to share “sketchy” stories about strangers they spot (translation: warn white folks there are black folks about) – they remind us all that the purpose is not, repeat, not racist:
Who we’re not: racists, bigots, sexists. Any discriminatory posts will be deleted.
So, don’t say black, say ‘ghetto’ or ‘urban’ – and you’re all good.
But this isn’t even the first app on the market to perform this black-dodging. Back in September 2013, Gawker reported on another app titled ‘GhettoTracker’ – like SketchFactor, the images representing users and good areas were white, the bad, Black and Latino.
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Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:29 pm to Phat Phil
Could possibly lead to a reduction in crime rate?
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:30 pm to Phat Phil
Nothing wrong here.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:38 pm to Phat Phil
I thought that's what railroad tracks were for.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:40 pm to Phat Phil
Wait, white people don't live in sketchy neighborhoods? I'll be damned.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:40 pm to Phat Phil
I have no issue with this
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:42 pm to Phat Phil
If you need an app to tell you you're in a sketchy neighborhood, you're likely too dumb to be wealthy enough to warrant any attention from the sketches.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 6:55 pm to PrivatePublic
Kinda how I see it. Seems like a useless app for the most part.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:01 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
I'll say this, due to scattered housing and a lot of downtown revitalization in the past decade or so you can pretty easily roll from a really nice area into the hood within a block or two without much warning here. Especially downtown by the Yum Center which has hosted NCAA Tournament games and major events. Being a local you know what areas are bad but I could see someone having no clue what they're rolling into until they've rolled into it if they're not.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:07 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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I have no issue with this
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:09 pm to BluegrassBelle
I dont need an app to tell me what areas to avoid......im perfectly capable of spotting black people in the vicinity.
Smart phone schmart phone.
Smart phone schmart phone.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:12 pm to Phat Phil
Whitepeopleavoid.com > blackpeoplemeet.com
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:13 pm to AUbused
I'm guessing this is geared towards people from outa town. It'd have been a nice app for my New Orleans trip this spring.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:18 pm to Phat Phil
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White People Just Made An App For Avoiding Black Neighborhoods
Fine by me as that means they will stop driving in my neighborhood looking for dope. Do all rich white folks just think every person in my neighborhood is a dope dealer? They need a White People Neighborhood App instead as I need a new TV and bling.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:20 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Being a local you know what areas are bad but I could see someone having no clue what they're rolling into until they've rolled into it if they're not.
The main neighborhood to avoid in Louisville is the one just past the old Alzelea's and Doll's. Nothing but riff raff in that neighborhood.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 7:23 pm to Cheese Grits
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Fine by me as that means they will stop driving in my neighborhood looking for dope. Do all rich white folks just think every person in my neighborhood is a dope dealer? They need a White People Neighborhood App instead as I need a new TV and bling.
dopefinder
Actually, that could work. Sell the app for $50, and map out all the walgreens
Posted on 8/12/14 at 8:07 pm to Phat Phil
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y ‘sketchy’ they mean ‘poor and non-white’
I doubt that is in their mission statement. There are plenty of sketchy white neighborhoods around as well. Did Jemele Hill write this article?
Posted on 8/12/14 at 8:08 pm to cubsfan5150
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Nothing wrong here.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 8:24 pm to Phat Phil
The article is more racist than the app. The creators can't help where crime occurs.
But I saw where the writer was part of Occupy London...tells me about all I need to know.
But I saw where the writer was part of Occupy London...tells me about all I need to know.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 8:30 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
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I have no issue with this
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