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Are you shitting me? Apartment Fliers Advise Black Residents to Keep Quiet
I thought this had to be a horrible, unfunny joke--only it's not. Still not known is if some racist tenant made it up, or some idiot in the office of the complex.
http://news.yahoo.com/apartment-flyers-advise-black-residents-keep-quiet-202122830.html
A new poster had appeared on two different elevators in Toscana Apartments. The start of the message is innocuous enough, asking residents to be mindful of their neighbors by turning down their TVs and stereos in the evening hours.
But the second half—in bold text—is flagrantly racist: “We also would like to remind our African-American residents to keep conversation volume down and reduce music levels between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.”
The offending image picked up speed on social media, with some questioning whether the image had been doctored. An Instagram user and tenant,who identifies herself as “TT” under the handle @teyent_theequeenb, posted an incriminating video of the poster, deflating accusations of it having been photoshopped.
And while the poster seemingly exists, that doesn’t mean the real estate company is responsible.
Equity Residential, a national company that owns Toscana Apartments along with properties in roughly a dozen states across the country, has denied any association.
“Neither Equity Residential nor Toscana Apartments created or posted this flier. We are outraged by its content and are actively investigating its source,” the company posted on Facebook.....
But the second half—in bold text—is flagrantly racist: “We also would like to remind our African-American residents to keep conversation volume down and reduce music levels between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.”
The offending image picked up speed on social media, with some questioning whether the image had been doctored. An Instagram user and tenant,who identifies herself as “TT” under the handle @teyent_theequeenb, posted an incriminating video of the poster, deflating accusations of it having been photoshopped.
And while the poster seemingly exists, that doesn’t mean the real estate company is responsible.
Equity Residential, a national company that owns Toscana Apartments along with properties in roughly a dozen states across the country, has denied any association.
“Neither Equity Residential nor Toscana Apartments created or posted this flier. We are outraged by its content and are actively investigating its source,” the company posted on Facebook.....
Much more at link....
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In Tustin. 
Got called every name in the book.
