Discrimination

Today I posted an ad for a new room-mate on Craigslist. Well Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free advertisements. People here usually prefer going through Craigslist while searching for housing etc. Anyways, so I posted the ad on craigslist with the subject line: "Female room-mate wanted for 2 BD Apt."

The craigslist refused to publish the ad on the grounds that it has discriminatory preferences . It actually told me:

Stating a discriminatory preference in a housing post is illegal, is prohibited on craigslist, and can be expensive:

• you can be fined more than $10,000 for each discriminatory ad, plus damages in court, plus loss of license if you are a professional

• avoid phrases which could be interpreted as discriminating by race/color/origin (e.g. 'hispanic area'), religion (e.g. 'christian home'), age / familial status (e.g. 'no kids'), disability, or sexual orientation

• the words you choose can cost you - get the facts and avoid being prosecuted under fair housing law

I hope no one sues me if I refuse to have a male room-mate! Being politically correct is the buzz word of this era, isn't it? Funny World....