{"id":60658,"date":"2020-09-04T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/airbnb-hosts-trashed-for-banning-guests-over-220-pounds\/"},"modified":"2020-09-04T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:35:00","slug":"airbnb-hosts-trashed-for-banning-guests-over-220-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/airbnb-hosts-trashed-for-banning-guests-over-220-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Airbnb hosts trashed for banning guests over 220 pounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Airbnb hosts trashed for banning guests over 220 pounds<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 4, 2020 |<\/span> 3:35pm <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s one way to sidestep much-needed home renovations.<\/p>\n

A pair of Airbnb hosts in the UK are being slammed on social media<\/a> for imposing weight limits on their two-floor medieval cottage, dubbed \u201cBobbit\u2019s Lair,\u201d in Sandwich, Kent.<\/p>\n

According to the listing on the travel<\/a> site, guests weighing over 220 pounds (100 kilograms) are not permitted to stay in their two-bedroom townhome. The 15th-century beams, they claim, cannot support the poundage, adding that prospective guests with \u201ceating disorders\u201d need not app<\/a>ly.<\/p>\n

At \u00a3199 ($265) per night, Bobbit\u2019s Lair currently boasts a four-star rating (out of five) based on three reviews so far. The roughly 600-year-old home also has a \u201cmodern\u201d kitchen and hot tub.<\/p>\n

Self-proclaimed fat activist Lindsay McGlone was among the first to spot the egregious mandate and shared it with her 16,900 Instagram followers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI shared the listing because the people who wrote it need to be held accountable because it\u2019s extremely damaging and I wanted it removed,\u201d McGlone, 22, told Kennedy News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecifying a certain weight is fat-phobic, as it\u2019s discriminating against people who have a larger body,\u201d she continued. \u201cThey\u2019re saying they don\u2019t want fat people in their vicinity, and they don\u2019t want to take fat people\u2019s money.\u201d<\/p>\n

The listing was reportedly edited to remove any mention of an \u201ceating disorder,\u201d although it kept the weight restriction. Later, the listing was removed from Airbnb\u2019s site altogether.<\/p>\n

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Today, the listing has returned, but without any indication of weight preference.<\/p>\n

Hosts Marcus and Zsu gave Kennedy News a statement via email, which attempted to elaborate on their controversial demand: \u201cWe had someone ask about the bath size then how wide was he [sic] doors were. We said \u2018not suitable for disabled guests.\u2019 Then the penny dropped once they booked we had to cancel as the cottage could of [sic] got seriously damaged during \u2018their\u2019 stay. Understand the pictures are wide angle, bigger than average people are NOT ALLOWED TO STAY!\u201d<\/p>\n

McGlone added that she believed the hosts may have been acting on some \u201cinternalized fat phobia\u201d and were \u201ctrying to justify it\u201d by using the old home as a scapegoat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t take away from the fact that they\u2019re still being discriminatory. It\u2019s trying to find a way to justify what they\u2019ve said. It\u2019s absolutely appalling,\u201d said McGlone.<\/p>\n

When Insider reached out to Airbnb for comment, they responded, \u201cAirbnb\u2019s mission is to create a world where everyone can belong anywhere. Discrimination and bias have no place in our community, and we suspended the listing while we addressed the matter raised. We enforce a strict non-discrimination policy and under our Open Doors initiative, if a guest feels they have been discriminated against, we will provide personalized support to ensure they find a place to stay.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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