It’s pathetic that you think your contribution to racial equality is bleating, “racist!” like a brainless sheep when anyone threatens your fragile identity. And what exactly have you done to dismantle the racist infrastructure? How is your landlording contributing to improving the lives of the marginalized? What % of your units are below market rate? How many are rented to humans who served prison time due to systemic racism and injustice? I’ll bet it’s ZERO for both, because you probably pride yourself on the “vetting” you perform on your applicants and taking that risk might mean a lower profit, right?. I wonder how your “vetting” would stand up to a Fair Housing Act audit.

Try doing some actual work to improve equity and access for people who don’t have that humongous silver spoon in their mouth like you do, then get back to me. Maybe I’ll invest in your initiative(s) once you demonstrate that you want to be part of the solution rather than exacerbating the hate and racism you seem to lovingly embrace.

Microbrewery, maybe.

On second thought, nah. If they make the beer, surely they can pour the beer. Part of the microbrewery experience is asking questions of the 18 year old pouring the beer, knowing full well that they know far more about practically every sort of weed than the beers they serve.

And if not, I’d rather they just put cans in refrigerator if they want me to serve myself. Or even better, let me pour my own on the honor system.

Present the evidence for your assertion. You won’t, because you can’t. And you knew that the first time you brought racism into the discussion.

It’s so easy and safe to call someone a racist (especially behind an anonymous internet user name), because one doesn’t really have to back it up if it’s interpreted as an opinion. It’s a strategy taken straight from the “white supremacist playbook”. This tactic is often used as an attempt to diffuse the momentum of anti-hate and equality initiatives while providing a thinly-veiled defense of white identity.

This has me questioning your motive for being so inflammatory. I had hoped you were simply being careless with your words, but after all of these non-stop replies calling me a racist it appears there may be more to your objectives than I had first assumed. Go ahead, let it out.

Just one person’s opinion: I’m not a fan at all of the self-pour taps, and even less of a fan when I’m in the middle of an activity such as duck pin bowling.

However, I could be swayed if the beer is priced right…

And definitely not planning on going before 7:00 pm.

Really?!? After enjoying the experience so much in NYC, I was hoping Richmond might have a bar where I - more often than not - would somewhat regret spending my time and money solely because of the bar staff. Alas, after years of bar hopping from place to place with friendly and cheery staff, I gave up looking for a place with consistently cranky bartenders who take it out on the patrons.

This gives me hope.

/s

It’s a singular, non-possessive Jasper. The Jasper.

Jefferson.

You are making me really think about things. You may be right and I should probably remove my horrible existence from the earth. Thanks for the nudge, it’s just what I needed.

Your schools failed you. Insult and observation do not mean the same thing. Edit: And you should look up the definition of the word, “literally”. It literally doesn’t mean what you think it does.

I didn’t really expect you to read the linked article, but here’s a passage which almost seems as if it was based on your reactions:

“If you identify as white, acknowledging your white racial identity and its privileges is a crucial step to help end racism. Facing your whiteness is hard and can result in feelings of guilt, sadness, confusion, defensiveness, or fear. Dr. Robin DiAngelo coined the term white fragility to describe these feelings as "a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves." Since white people "live in a social environment that insulates them from race-based stress," whites are rarely challenged and have less of a tolerance to race-based stress.

The feelings associated with white fragility often derail conversations about race and serve to support white supremacy. While these feelings are natural human reactions, staying stuck in any of them hurts the process of creating a more equitable society. The defensiveness, guilt, or denial gets in the way of addressing the racism experienced by people of color.“

Interesting that you took that as an insult rather than an observation of the air of your opinion being superior to that of Black people. This is one of the key aspects of the concept of whiteness.

Thank you providing a real world example with your accusations of racism.

WTF does that even mean? There is the $150,000, and there is the opinion one has about how it should be spent. The opinion might be racist. Math is unemotional and unopinionated.

Your opinion is VERY white because it completely disregards the opinions and position which Black people may hold about this. It’s completely dismissive of others’ points of view.

Did we learn nothing from the past several years?

I’d be fine with that. Even better, not a person.

You think it’s a waste of money. How white of you. This is the same argument many white people used to preserve the statues.

Others who are black may have a different opinion and may not think it’s a waste of money, but correcting something that is very wrong.

John B Cary owned slaves, fought for slavery, and was an architect of the Lost Cause. No school should be named after someone like that even if they lived like a saint after doing those things.

That would be akin to asking the SPCA to name a facility after Michael Vick. In some venues, there should never be a “but look at what he did after…”

Imagine you are a black child and you are attending John B Cary Elementary school. At some point, you’re going to learn about google and find out that you are going to a school named in honor of a guy who was an enslaver and one of the architects of the Lost Cause.

Then, off to middle school. Same shit, different location. You’re now attending a school named in honor of James H. Binford, who was a Captain in the Confederate army and served in a division of howitzers which were used to fight to preserve slavery.

$150k isn’t chump change and it could buy a bunch of supplies in the short term. However, renaming the schools sends a clear message that our schools will not honor those who fought to preserve slavery. I think that has much more significant long-term impact on the students, teachers, and families.

You know they don’t hold those assets, they flip them as soon as possible, right? Dumping would imply a liquidation, which I’ve seen no indication of happening. Do you have data?

I’m confused - what inventory of housing does Redfin, Zillow, and Airbnb control or own?

The guy is a business owner trying to make a living, not a trained and paid social worker. That’s not a reasonable expectation given the circumstances.

How is one to determine the good vs the bad?

I can see the downvotes coming, and I understand what you’re saying. But it’s a tough sell to convince the “hungry” that tactics aligned with “eating the rich” are not going to work.

Hanover Ave is fun for people watching, but probably not for early 20s and drinking.

If you can go to GWAR, that’ll be the best Halloween party in Richmond.

I hope Nightmare on Plum Street will be back next year. It was a block party between Main and Cary where Beauvine Burger is. Bands, food, tons of fun. There was too much uncertainty at the beginning of 2022 about COVID for them to spend money to get permits, book bands, etc that for in advance. Next year, plan on that and you’ll have a blast.