Fantasia
exposed
“racial
profiling”
from
an
Airbnb
host
who
forced
her
family
to
leave
in
the
freezing
rain
at
midnight.
Source:
Gilbert
Flores
/
Getty
On
Sunday,
the
Golden
Globe
nominee
shared
a
story
of
cruelty
and
mistreatment
that
could’ve
come
straight
out
of
her
new
film,
The
Color
Purple.
Fantasia
took
to
social
media
about
the
incident
and
said
the
ordeal
was
not
only
disrespectful
to
her
but
also
to
her
family
“due
to
the
color
of
our
skin.”
After
one
of
the
most
epic
press
runs
for
her
new
film,
the
Broadway
star
took
a
much-needed
break
with
her
family
and
planned
an
epic
sleepover
for
her
son,
Dallas,
for
his
12th
birthday.
Fantasia
booked
the
Airbnb
to
celebrate
and
what
started
as
innocent
family
fun,
turned
into
a
heart-breaking
disappointment.
My
stomach
is
so
uneasy
this
morning
as
I’m
riding
back
to
my
home
in
the
cold
and
rain.
I
don’t
say
much
when
people
do
me
wrong,
but
I
can’t
stay
quiet
on
how
my
family
and
I
were
just
treated
from
a
host
with
@Airbnb
@airbnbhelp
trying
to
kick
my
kids
and
I
out
at
12:00…
—
Fantasia
Taylor
(@TasiasWord)
December
17,
2023
“My
stomach
is
so
uneasy
this
morning
as
I’m
riding
back
to
my
home
in
the
cold
and
rain.
I
don’t
say
much
when
people
do
me
wrong,
but
I
can’t
stay
quiet
on
how
my
family
and
I
were
just
treated
from
a
host
with
@Airbnb
trying
to
kick
my
kids
and
I
out
at
12:00
midnight,”
Fantasia
wrote
on
X
(formerly
Twitter).
“The
host
accused
us
of
having
a
party
with
loud
noises
outdoors
because
they
saw
balloons
being
dropped
off
and
a
game
truck
with
no
generator
in
the
early
part
of
the
day.
The
amount
of
guests
we
reserved
for
are
the
amount
of
guest
who
stayed
the
night.
They
never
said
we
weren’t
allowed
to
have
any
company
over!!”
The
Tony
winner
went
on
to
describe
all
the
amenities
in
the
large
house
that
were
obviously
laid
out
for
hosting
and
entertaining.
“It’s
evident
from
the
sayings
on
the
wall,
to
the
outdoor
fire
pit/jacuzzi
and
a
well
equipped
game
room
in
the
garage/poker
table
that
people
Hosts
parties
and/or
gatherings
here
on
the
lake
often
as
there
were
weights
with
balloon
ribbon
left
in
the
garage
from
a
previous
party
at
the
house,”
she
continued.
If
Fantasia’s
gathering
wasn’t
actually
too
big
or
too
loud
for
what
sounds
like
a
vacation
home,
why
try
to
kick
them
out
in
the
middle
of
the
night?
The
only
reason
the
actress/songstress
could
imagine
is
“racial
profiling.”
“It’s
evident
to
me
this
was
racial
profiling
and
the
treatment
we
received
was
due
to
the
color
of
our
skin.
I
wanted
my
son
to
enjoy
his
friends
(10-12)
year
old
and
make
him
feel
special
as
I
have
been
traveling
for
the
last
35+
days
promoting
a
movie
I
starred
in.
This
time,
I
dare
not
stay
quiet,”
she
wrote.
Check
out
pictures
from
the
birthday
bash
for
Fantasia’s
son
before
an
alleged
rancid
racist
ruined
it
after
the
flip.
How
Fantasia’s
Birthday
Party
For
Her
Son
Started
With
Video
Games,
Painting,
And
A
Bonfire
Source:
Arturo
Holmes
/
Getty
The
activities
were
very
tame
for
a
group
of
eight
kids
and
included
a
video
game
truck
as
well
as
a
bonfire
and
Sonic-themed
“hot-chocolate
Sip
&
Paint.”
Instead
of
letting
everyone
run
wild
around
the
house,
the
singe
also
took
the
kids
to
a
play
zone
with
foam
pits.
“PLEASE
READ:
We
have
lost
our
internal
compass
of
Love!
Love
moves
us
to
deeply
consider,
it
shifts
us
out
of
places
of
sympathy
where
we
can
gain
a
real
understanding
through
empathy.
When
love
is
present,
it
overlooks
your
race,
age,
gender,
profession,
zip
code
and
even
your
past.
This,
is
what
we
teach
our
and
exhibit
before
children,
and
this
is
what
we
wanted
kids
outside
of
our
home
to
experience
as
well,”
she
wrote
on
Instagram.
“Being
abruptly
asked
to
vacate
a
house
(which
proved
to
not
be
a
Home)
on
the
first
night
while
a
diverse
group
of
technologically
&
robotically
Inclined
group
of
kids
(one
is
a
pianist)
were
winding
down
to
sleep
was
unthinkable.
Gaining
and
understanding
wasn’t
the
desire,
while
we
were
being
screened
on
various
Ring
cameras,
the
happiness
and
“character”
of
the
kids
present
also
wasn’t
considered,”
she
continued.
According
to
Fantasia,
after
an
eventful
day,
everyone
was
ready
for
bed
in
their
PJs
but
the
host
called
to
evict
them
in
the
middle
of
the
night.
Fantasia’s
family
and
guests
were
barely
allowed
to
stay
the
night,
leaving
in
the
freezing
rain
at
6
a.m.
“Right
after
a
hot-chocolate
Sip
&
Paint,
without
warning,
we
were
asked
to
leave.
So,
at
6a,
in
the
freezing
rain,
with
sleepy
kids,
we
loaded
up
4
vehicles,
respectfully
cleaned
and
organized
everything
back
to
its
original
place
and
we
left.
Logistically,
some
of
the
children
had
to
be
immediately
taken
home,
with
one
stating
they
didn’t
want
to
go
home.
I
didn’t
deserve
to
look
or
feel
like
I
let
my
son
and
the
other
kids
down.”
Airbnb’s
customer
service
page
responded
on
X
Sunday
morning,
stating
that
the
company
“does
not
condone
discrimination
in
any
way”
but
by
then,
the
damage
had
already
been
done
to
Fantasia’s
family
and
friends.
Other
comments
stated
that
“getting
assistance
is
next
to
impossible
and
“if
a
host
decides
without
proof
you
violated
the
terms
they
can
basically
put
you
out
only
for
you
to
later
have
to
[prove]
you
were
right.”
Yikes!
Hopefully,
this
unfortunate
situation
with
a
high-profile
Black
family
will
lead
to
better
protection
for
everyone
using
the
company.
What
do
YOU
think
about
Fantasia’s
AirBNB
fiasco?
