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Originally Posted by Kevin
I'd think though that business would be pretty bad for a club openly discriminating against blacks. No one wants to be associated with that. That's probably part of why the private club has done a 180 on its decision. No doubt many members cancelled their memberships over this incident and would continue to do so until something was done (I would).
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This almost goes back to what I was saying earlier. What institution in their right mind in today's society would allow archaic rules like this to be set in place, whether written or not?
Yes, to a degree they may have a 'right' to serve whomever they want, but all the same, it's outdated thinking that is perpetuated because the people involved let it be so.
What becomes interesting is not the color of people who are or aren't allowed to utilize the facility, it's the color of what keeps this place open.
Green.
To a point, one can say that the club didn't want to be seen as racist, thus the quick 180 as you mentioned.
Furthermore, being seen as such could also open the club for retaliation such as...lawsuits which could affect their bottom line should they lose their case or once people catch wind that they are being dragged into court because of this type of thinking.
I won't assume that's what going on but, in today's society when shyte like this occurs, you don't have to always protest, just threaten a person's pockets.