Private Pool Bans Minority Campers

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by wombat

A mob of 150 negroes trashed center city.

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news...text=#comments

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/lo...n_balance.html




This is why we don't let you in the pool.

hey max...there's a whites sale going on over at Kmart...get yourself some new sheets.

[Kevlar281]

Huntingdon Valley Swim Club, the facility that received national criticism after turning away a camp group of 56 minority children, is on the receiving end of a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department. The complaint asks that the club be ordered to cease all discrimination, including a policy put in place after the event in question, which bars all summer camp groups from using the facility. The Justice Department alleges the policy was a result of “racially motivated opposition from Valley Club members” who wanted to prevent that specific group of children from returning. According to media reports, the swim club filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November.

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[DrPhil]

LOL, the camp group policy they enacted makes sense. Maybe the minority camp group just sealed the deal as far as camp groups are concerned.

Anyway, I really hope they weren't just a group of loud, badass kids. Loud, badass kids should get turned away regardless of the racial makeup. We know how kids can get, especially groups of kids.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL, the camp group policy they enacted makes sense. Maybe the minority camp group just sealed the deal as far as camp groups are concerned.

Anyway, I really hope they weren't just a group of loud, badass kids. Loud, badass kids should get turned away regardless of the racial makeup. We know how kids can get, especially groups of kids.

Yep, they should. It's hard to say it was a totally racially motivated ban. Did that enter into the decision? Probably, but I do doubt it was the only reason.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by sako

Why do you think Will Smith's mom sent him to live with his auntie in Bel Air?

Because we needed one of the best sitcoms in TV history. I remember when Will Smith was learning to act, so he mouthed the words to everyone's lines. Remember Tyra Banks and Nia Long?

Remember the episode where they did the "Jump On It?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4qcbmiNmBM

I wish I could find the final episode where the little boy did the dance with them.

You rock, madmax. Thanks for being a cyber shoulder to lean on for this.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Yep, they should. It's hard to say it was a totally racially motivated ban. Did that enter into the decision? Probably, but I do doubt it was the only reason.

Uh...that's all you need for discrimination.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Uh...that's all you need for discrimination.

Hmm, I'm not so sure . . . I think it's best that we wait for a full and accurate reporting of how many of the decision makers' best friends are black before making such a rash decision.

*Tune in next week, for the latest in "Overt Racism is Not The Only Kind of Racial Prejudice" Theater*

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Hmm, I'm not so sure . . . I think it's best that we wait for a full and accurate reporting of how many of the decision makers' best friends are black before making such a rash decision.

*Tune in next week, for the latest in "Overt Racism is Not The Only Kind of Racial Prejudice" Theater*

Is there theme music?

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is there theme music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Uh...that's all you need for discrimination.

Yes and while that doesn't make it ok, it does change the circumstances. They'd still be racist, but it would be comforting to know that there aren't cells of the nation that never made it past the 1950's.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Yes and while that doesn't make it ok, it does change the circumstances. They'd still be racist, but it would be comforting to know that there aren't cells of the nation that never made it past the 1950's.

[Kevlar281]

PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of black and Hispanic children who said they experienced racial discrimination at a swim club in an overwhelmingly white suburb will share proceeds from the sale of the club, which filed for bankruptcy after their allegations, according to a settlement made public Thursday.

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