Private Pool Bans Minority Campers

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

And just how, exactly, do you know this? You seem to know a lot about what other people think/know. Especially when it comes to racism. And people you don't know.

Well, its all in the inference. One might infer that because the club has no black members and a situation like this happens that the members are racist or have racially discriminatory beliefs. One might also infer that the club management knows its members very well and that management would recognize the general sentiment of the members and thus know that they are racist.

I disagree in that the person who contracted with the day camp did not realize the extent to which the members were racist. If the person did why would they contract with a minority day-camp? If you know your members do not like rap music why would you agree to let 50 Cent practice his music at your club? You wouldn't. To contract with a group of people who would upset your membership would be jeopardizing your business and making your members unhappy. And members should always be happy.


And for people who believe that private clubs should be allowed to discriminate based on race....thats a bunch of bull.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

And for people who believe that private clubs should be allowed to discriminate based on race....thats a bunch of bull.

I think we're mixing two issues here.

I think, personally, that private clubs absolutely should never actually discriminate on the basis of race.

However, given the laws of the United States and the Bill of Rights (and their application to private institutions), I can't come to any conclusion other than that private clubs are legally allowed to discriminate on the basis of race in certain situations. Since I think the ramifications of changes to the law to eliminate this would be sweeping and overwhelmingly negative, it's an unfortunate reality we have to live with.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

private clubs are legally allowed to discriminate on the basis of race

this is what i'm under the assumption of as well.