Surprise: It's Easier for 'Meredith O'Brien' to Book an Airbnb Than 'Rasheed Jackson'

New research on Airbnb use may not surprise you: users with “black-sounding” names have a harder time booking rooms than users with “white-sounding” names. Great.

Surprise: It's Easier for 'Meredith O'Brien' to Book an Airbnb Than 'Rasheed Jackson'

Popular from Jezebel

8 Things Trump Keeps Saying We 'Have' to Do That We Absolutely Do Not Have to Do

Ask a Publicist: Is Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's Relationship a Total PR Set-Up?

Over 7,000 People Have Donated More Than $200K to Help Send Alton Sterling's Children to College

Black Man Shot and Killed By Police Officer in Minnesota, Aftermath Streamed on Facebook

This Is the Last Thing Japan's Lost Black Hole Satellite Saw Before It Died

The Stuff That Costs More When You're Poor

8 Things Trump Keeps Saying We 'Have' to Do That We Absolutely Do Not Have to Do

Ask a Publicist: Is Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's Relationship a Total PR Set-Up?

Over 7,000 People Have Donated More Than $200K to Help Send Alton Sterling's Children to College