@ Brandie : Please be less rude. Seing discrimation everywhere is not good. A picture :
- Can make a better interaction. Shall I recall, again, that a lot of hosts accept to offer their homes with pleasure, but with the fundamental and not negociable right to decide who comes in it ?
- Even more relevant, and it happened to me dozens of times with requests without pictures, you can't see if the person is a man or woman, especially with all the names in languages which are not yours. In open spaces, or even countries, you have the right (confirmed by Airbnb) not to accept everyone. Asking then if the person is a man or a woman and then declining is the best way to have troubles, beleive me. No time nor wish for me in my life.
Finally, talking about discrimation, what do you think about the fact that hosts offering their homes can't see the pictures of the guests before accepting, but guests still can see the host pictures, or in case it hasn't, choose another listing ? How can we tolerate this, please...