If the story is accurate, this is the sort of thing conservatives should condemn, loudly...private club or not.
If true, this stinks.
You don’t think private clubs should be able to exclude people because of their race?
Excuse me, condemn a private club for deciding who it allows to be members or use its facilities? I think not.
I don’t have to agree with someones decisions, but a private club has every right to decide who can and who cannot be members or use their facilities by any criteria they choose.
Biggots want to form a club and hang amongst themselves and call themselves the KKK that’s fine as long as they aren’t physically assaulting other folks. Mentally ill folks want to form a club and hang out amongst themselves and call it a gay bath house.. as long as they aren’t assaulting other folks, they are free to do so.
I don’t agree with a lot of folks decisions, but I’m not going to condemn them for it, their club, their decision. If you aren’t a member of the club, then frankly its none of your damned business or concern either.
“If true, this stinks.”
I tend to believe the black parents. This is not really unusual. In most cases it is the white parents that DO instill racism in their children. And seeing that this was an elite Swim Club it does not surprise me at all. Just my opinion.
I have a childhood that gave me the experiences to see this type of racism. Lived in Princeton and most of my childhood friends were black as Princeton Elementary was predominently black. We moved to Arlington, VA and it was like entering a totally racist “movie” for me. It was the first day that the junior high was allowing black kids into the school and my blonde haired, blue-eyed, History teacher, Mr. Harper wore a red KKK band on his upper arm over his shirt and he was only “suspended” for 3 days. He taught us a totaly different Civil War History (the South shall rise again, etc) and at dinner my parents were flabbergasted when I told them my daily experiences at school. I have seen much racism around the world as my father was a high ranking naval officer and we lived all over the world.
For people to think that this does not still exist is a bit naive on their part.
Conservatives should find out the political persuasion of those who run the club.