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A homeowner in Goodyear, Arizona is locked in a dispute with his homeowner's association over his practice of distributing free cold water from his driveway.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 257 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Ugh this isn't what HOAs are for!

HOAs are intended to harass and discriminate against black and brown people so that they don't move in, or at least immediately leave.

Not white guys with majestic beards.

He must've been giving water to black or brown people, it's the only justifiable reason.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 91 points 8 months ago (1 children)

HOA's are for people who used to be in positions of perceived power at work but now they're retired and they miss bossing/bitching at people.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're for people who don't feel dominated enough by daddy government so they add another layer.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Maybe HOA members need to be introduced to kink. There’s a safe way to dom, folks!

I wouldn’t be surprised if prudish repression underlies a lot of their decisions too. Oh, the world we could live in if uptight people could simply indulge in powerplay kink now and then.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

HOAs are intended to harass and discriminate against black and brown people so that they don’t move in

Lol I was going to make a joke here about "Redline Homes Inc." - but it turns out there really is such a company, in Oklahoma of course.

[–] Gismonda@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

JFC - of course there is 🤦‍♀️