Shannu, when you say there's nothing wrong with it, and everyone can choose, and that's not racism or discrimination, would you feel the same way if the situation were reversed?

I mean, if someone advertised rooms to rent for White Westerners only, would that be okay? (And I have seen some ads here that say a room to rent in a villa "with Westerners", which I think is more or less the same thing.)

Or would you be crying racism?

What about the 'Garvey's/is their admissions policy racist' thread?

You can't on the one hand say that it's okay to advertise a room for rent for Keralite Indians/Philippinos only, and then cry racism when a European club only wants to admit Europeans.

You can't have it both ways I'm afraid.

Either advertising or admissions on the basis of nationality/colour of skin are discriminatory, or they're not.

I think that when all these people who advertise rooms for rent on the basis of nationality/colour of skin or whatever encounter a different situation where they feel as though they are a victim of discrimination (such as admissions to clubs, admissions to shopping malls, both of which have been raised on QatarLiving as examples of racism and discrimination against Indians/Philippinos), they should reflect on their own discriminatory attitudes.