For Whites Only

For Sale

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Up until now I've considered the place I live as one of, at the very least, racial tolerance. I'm not so naive to think that everyone around here would be unbiased, but I haven't seen any signs of out-right hatred towards someone else based on race. No KKK spray painted anywhere, no Nazi swastikas, no neighborhood buzz about hate-mongers living among us, and up until about a week ago no signs stating "For Whites Only." Well my world has been brought into a new light.

A person who owns a house in my neighborhood is selling his home, reasons unknown. The sign planted in his front yard states, "For Whites Only." It disgusts me to the core. Someone who lives around here is so racist that he (I'm assuming its a man, but that may be wrong as well) wouldn't even accept money from a mexican, black, indian, asian, or anybody not white (does that include jews?) for his house. The thought of someone of a different color living in a house he would no longer live in, see, or own makes him so ill that he has the audacity to state "For Whites Only" on his for sale sign.

Its a racist world we live in, and I've come to realize that no neighborhoods are immune to people who will declare their hatred without fear. I think somebody needs to drive up in the middle of the night with a can of spraypaint. Oh, maybe a mess of white superly-open gay guys to tour his wonderful house. I'm torn between wanting him out of the neighborhood and fearful of the type of person he would agree to sell the house too.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
That is truly disturbing. As I was reading it, I thought, "Well, at least he is moving out of your neighborhood." But your fear of what type of person would buy a house from such a person kinda killed that idea.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
A person who owns a house in my neighborhood is selling his home, reasons unknown. The sign planted in his front yard states, "For Whites Only."


Is that sort of thing even LEGAL any more? Color me naive, but I was under the impression that it wasn't.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Is that sort of thing even LEGAL any more? Color me naive, but I was under the impression that it wasn't.


No, its not as far as I know. But its up anyways and was on the local news. A reporter even called my house looking for a quote. Unfortunately they got my sister who said, "I think its stupid. Its 2004 not 1964. But I guess its his house and he can do what he wants." I fear they'll just use the "He can do what he wants" part if they decide to use her quote. Which will be disturbing.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

You can put stipulations on who you can sell things to, but you have to state it before you put it for sale.  I'm not sure that there is any law that says that you can't say that you won't sell something to a certain race of person.  It seems illegal, but again, it's personal property that is being sold. 

It's questionable if it is legal.  Ethical?  Not at all.

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Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I just saw the sign myself today. No wonder I never saw it before, its a little hard to see if you aren't looking for it. Even if you see the for sale sign, the "For Whites only" part is just a little peice of cardboard. The house is blood red. The odd part is that I swear the place is owned by hispanics. As they are the only people I ever see around the place. As of a year ago at least. I suppose it could have been sold and bought in that time.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Update: My sisters whole quote made it in the paper. It was the closing line on the article. So today the local tv news came to our house looking for an on camera interview with her. But it was declined. Oh, so close to the coveted 15 minutes of fame.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Red Rhino,
What backward people.....they cannot accept those different from them....so do they mind that others do not accept them for their obscene differences.
I have always believed that our outer appearance is inconsequential but it is our attitude and actions that make us who we are and separate the good from the bad. And to discriminate with such shallowness reveals a heart of stone.