Leaving aside that the numbers don’t bear that out (about 25 million non-white people in poverty, vs. 18.8 million white, according to the census) AND that the raw “there are more poor white people” argument would be bullshit anyway in view of the nearly tripled poverty rate among blacks and hispanics vs. white poverty rates, is anybody making the claim that there are no poor white people in America? NO.

What we’re pointing out here is an incredibly tone-deaf statement made by a company (nay, industry) whose employees and culture of commodifying everything are actively displacing already-marginalized groups in the Bay Area. In the context of San Francisco especially, the statement that white people (but not hispanic, black, etc.) can buy anything — apartments, houses, public parking, leisure activities, whole neighborhoods — is kind of an undercurrent feeling these days. See the referenced video of white, transplanted tech bros literally buying a soccer field out from local non-white youths? That’s what would make it funny to see the ad defaced.

Are there other jokes/statistical realities we need to explain for you? Or are you just racist?

Work with the system — get fucked — get educated — fuck the system.

b/w

These companies really know their target market.