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07-13-2009, 05:07 PM
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But as a person of color, you don't know if is NOT true... How come my family has to be judged to join a recreational facility? How come my career interactions have to come into play when requesting joining? It could be anything and it could be honed into race...
You are right, true, not everything is about race... At the same time, people of color who want to join these locations are not thinking that their race would be a factor in their joining, either...
But something as a blatant disregard to taking nearly ~$2000 of an inner city's organization's money where they find a way swim is not the time to have "hissy fit" about the activity. As, I understand it, if some of the club members felt that way about children, they needed to voice their opinions to the owners well beyond taking the contracted money rather than say it directly to the children...
I have been kicked out of a pool because I was Black in Alabama in the early 1980's. So I actually do know how these kids feel. And for someone like me to enjoy the water like I do, like a fish, it was painful to have to undergo that humiliation as a child.
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Doesn't every family have to go through an application process, including interview and reference letters for most country/yacht/social clubs? I thought that was the normal process???
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07-13-2009, 05:11 PM
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Doesn't every family have to go through an application process, including interview and reference letters for most country/yacht/social clubs? I thought that was the normal process???
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Why in the United States? I know the ability to pay is questioned because you do have groundkeeping/docking/mooring fees. But as far as references for country/yacht, I am not a member, and I would not want to be a member. But, some people of family are due to their professional statures.
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07-13-2009, 05:20 PM
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Why in the United States? I know the ability to pay is questioned because you do have groundkeeping/docking/mooring fees. But as far as references for country/yacht, I am not a member, and I would not want to be a member. But, some people of family are due to their professional statures.
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But it's not only about the ability to pay. It's about fit as well. Do you want Britney Spears as a member in a club (well, back in her crazy days, anyway)? Britney may be in the spotlight, but there are people LIKE her who aren't. And yes, someone can write a bad ref letter for you.
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07-13-2009, 05:27 PM
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But it's not only about the ability to pay. It's about fit as well. Do you want Britney Spears as a member in a club (well, back in her crazy days, anyway)? Britney may be in the spotlight, but there are people LIKE her who aren't. And yes, someone can write a bad ref letter for you.
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Apples meet Oranges...
I am sorry, I am unable to connect those dots. What does this have to do joining a country/yacht club?
I've already said I am not a member of one. So what can I add to their membership process?
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07-13-2009, 05:31 PM
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Apples meet Oranges...
I am sorry, I am unable to connect those dots. What does this have to do joining a country/yacht club?
I've already said I am not a member of one. So what can I add to their membership process?
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So you're saying that clubs should take anyone, as long as they can pay?
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07-13-2009, 05:36 PM
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So you're saying that clubs should take anyone, as long as they can pay?
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LOL! Seriously, you'd think I wrote Holy Biblical scripture with all that inference added!
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07-13-2009, 05:34 PM
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But it's not only about the ability to pay. It's about fit as well. Do you want Britney Spears as a member in a club (well, back in her crazy days, anyway)? Britney may be in the spotlight, but there are people LIKE her who aren't. And yes, someone can write a bad ref letter for you.
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And it just so happens that NO black people "fit?" LMAO right.
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07-13-2009, 05:38 PM
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And it just so happens that NO black people "fit?" LMAO right.
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You don't know that...and what if no black people seek membership?
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