Moojii wrote:
Today, December 25th the Oregonian reported that on Sunday, December 23rd in Portland, Oregon a security guard at the Portland DoubleTree racially profiled a black guest and had him removed for trespassing and kicked out of his room at the hotel. When contacted about this, Hilton denied that any of their staff racially profiled guests. However the video of the incident seriously suggests otherwise.
Considering Paizo's extensive history of inclusion in the gaming community and it's standing relationship with the Hilton DoubleTree in Sea-Tac what kind of response does Paizo think is warranted by this incident? I would hate for my money to go towards supporting a corporation (Hilton) that completely disregards basic decency, refuses to acknowledge its mistakes and hires racist security.
-Moojii
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2018/12/portland-hotel-calls-cops-on-bl ack-guest-in-lobby.html
(edited for grammar)
First, let me preface this by saying that I do not work for Hilton or it's affiliates in any way.
I think it's important here to understand the difference between corporate policy and the actions of a few individuals. It wasn't and isn't the Hilton's policy to racially profile their guests. This was an isolated incident involving 2 people that resulted in the firing of those 2 people who did the racial profiling. Hilton has a zero-tolerance policy about discrimination.
Mooji, I completely understand your concerns, and I share them. If this were a case of discrimination as part of a corporate environment (like chik-fil-a discriminating against homosexuals), I would be concerned and probably boycott the place. However, this was not that. I don't think Paizo needs to make a response to this. They could acknowledge that it happened and reassure everyone that Paizocon is an inclusive event and no discrimination will be tolerated.