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And another project skews into the digital manifestation of an HOA [1]. May the next generation put an end to this madness.

[1] Home Owners Association, for those outside the U.S. and unfamiliar with the term.



I feel like your comparison is unfair to HOAs.


Are you saying that the Ruby community is trying to ban Black people? Where did you get that idea? What exactly is your point?

https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/homeowners-...

>When homeowners associations were first created, they helped keep Black people out of the neighborhood. They're still doing it today.

>Homeowners associations exploded in popularity in the 1960s as suburb development was booming.

>Some HOAs used racist deeds and covenants to bar Black buyers from purchasing homes.

>Today, HOAs are majority white and Asian, and Black homeowners say they experience targeted discrimination and harassment by their HOAs.


No, but it seems they want to ban non-Americans. These CoCs are very hard to understand for anyone not familiar with US politics.


Without being aware of the fact that they were originally meant to and still do discriminate against Black Americans who were brought to this country against their will in chains to be slaves?

I still don't see the parallel with the Ruby community. I'm American and quite familiar with American politics, and I still don't see the point. The Ruby community has certainly had its sexism problems [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7], but are you saying it was also formed with the intent of banning Black people? Please explain.

[1] https://martinfowler.com/bliki/SmutOnRails.html

[2] https://codahale.com/ruby-and-male-privilege/

[3] http://devandpencil.herokuapp.com/blog/2013/10/09/being-an-a...

[4] https://python-list.python.narkive.com/ja3ig3ln/sexism-in-th...

[5] http://blog.ian.gent/2013/10/the-petrie-multiplier-why-attac...

[6] https://www.cloudcity.io/blog/2013/11/06/an-open-letter-to-t...

[7] https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_incidents


You are the only one talking about black people and completely missing the point. HOA = Petty people on power trips.


I think he's referring to the idea of petty HOA politics where motivated power hungry people drown others out and selectively apply rules to make others miserable.




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