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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Why? Because I don't think race should have ever been brought into the topic in the first place.

And you are mistaken. I was sarcastically commenting that I should remind the black lifeguards that they aren't supposed to know how to swim because according to some folks, that's gospel truth.

It's unfortunate that some people can't acknowledge a story like this without resorting to racist stereotypes that attempt to show some superiority in other groups.

This story is tragic because two families suffered terrible losses with multiple children dying. Those children didn't die because they were swimming while black. Those children died because they did not know how to swim and as far as I know, not knowing how to swim and being white or brown or blue doesn't give anyone an advantage on the survivability of that situation.

I would like it if people kept their racist comments to themselves but I'm sure there's a lesson in patience for me here, somewhere and I just failed it miserably. :D

113 posted on 08/03/2010 1:27:40 PM PDT by TNdandelion
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To: TNdandelion
I'm sorry that it offends your delicate sensibilities when I and others have spoken the truth. There are many people on this thread, and other threads about this story, that acknowledge that a large percentage of southern black children don't know how to swim. It has even been confirmed by at least one black FReeper on this thread.

There is nothing racist about it ... I am attributing no superiority of my race over someone else's.

You are free to disagree, but get off the race card.

114 posted on 08/03/2010 1:58:12 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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