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Pa. to investigate pool discrimination allegations

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State officials will investigate accusations of racial discrimination against a suburban Philadelphia swim club that allegedly reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water.

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Wiley Post

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Club president John Duesler quipped the children "fundamentally changed the atmosphere" of the pool. Well, that's one way of putting it. In another article club officials were quoted as saying the black kids "changed the complexion" of the pool! A freudian slip no doubt more telling of white member's true feelings. Shame on them.
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“There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club,” John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.

Well, isn’t he right? I mean, no one wants to hear rap music while in a country club nor do they want to worry about their possessions suddenly sprouting legs and walking out the front gate. Nor do they want to worry about the safety of their 12 year old daughters being threatened.
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You can be glad that your surounded by people who dont judge for what is not your fault. i know one thing for sure, twice one of my properties got broken into. I guess what they did not know was that i had a surveillence camera and unless my camera is blind, i guess a black guy painted his self white and must have done the same thing in the court room. So much for black people walking out with your stuff. White pople think just think they won't get caught
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“There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club,” John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.
Well, isn’t he right? I mean, no one wants to hear rap music while in a country club nor do they want to worry about their possessions suddenly sprouting legs and walking out the front gate. Nor do they want to worry about the safety of their 12 year old daughters being threatened.
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Wow children in swimsuits. Alex this is like Christmas to you. Too bad none of them were hurt that would make your day.

Poor DallASS Alex. A failure at life he needs to use people of different races as a reason for his unfulfilled life. If we could get rid of the immigrants I would be a success. Poor little DallASS alex says.
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Let me see if I can use my evil, Little, closeted gay, racist, white, child molesting brain to figure out what really happened-a pack of rude, loud, foulmouthed blacks from Northeast Killadelphia invaded a calm, peaceful private club pool. Within minutes of blacks showing up at the pool, the whites had already had enough of the noise and wisely pulled their children out of the pool and left.
Someone better call the NAACP!
NIMBY

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Jul 10, 2009
 
Looks to me like a money grubbing, east coast, conservative country club saw an opportunity to make some $. What a shame racism is still alive. If the WASPS feel that threatened they need counseling too. I'm embarrassed.
Leroy J

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I had to laugh though. I would’ve paid to have been there and watched all the White kids leaving the pool as the blacks got in and the looks on the baby- momma, baby-daddy faces. Would’ve been priceless.
No, there were probably no baby-daddys there. Just the mommas.
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Leroy J wrote:
No, there were probably no baby-daddys there. Just the mommas.
"baby daddys"

hey "man"..."far out"..."homie". ..

you really speak the kids lingo, "dude"!
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city hall Ted wrote:
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While I don't approve of your racist language, I think you make a good point. It IS a matter of hygiene. White = clean , physically and morally. From France south and east, people get increasingly oilier, swarthier, greasier, slimier, wilier (as in Wily Oriental Gentleman ) and darker, of course. This also corresponds to a weakening of character. The Nordic is honest, honorable and heroic; the French are surrender ****, so too the Italians, and it only gets worse the further south and east you get. The East Asians have only a light coating of grease, but enough to signify a moral turpitude as evidenced by their incredible cruelty.
As you get farther south, the grease gets thicker and darker until you get to the N egro, who is completely saturated, and whose grease has baked in the sun and set hard, like the old caked-on grease that you might find behind the stove; hence the N egro, though lowest in moral fiber, is less wily and devious, because his oil doesn’t flow any more ( metaphorically speaking of course), and he can actually be led to productive work under the supervision of the enlightened Nordic. The others are treacherous and best avoided.
‘Why’ is for the scientists to figure out, but the basic principle is that the less pigment in skin, the better the character. That is the source of the superiority of the Nordic.
I hope that was clear.
You should post that on TheDanburyDan blog, Teddy-o.
Leroys Cousin

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Leroy J wrote:
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No, there were probably no baby-daddys there. Just the mommas.
NO, just the grandmas!
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sad to hear all this racism going on,,,, i have had blacks in my pool and guess what? nothing changes...the water is still crystl clear.
Leroy J

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NO, just the grandmas!
Word up Cuz! Right on!
C Heston

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You had a thought? I doubt it.
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I thought that m'onkeys couldn't swim.
Tony

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so right wrote:
You can be glad that your surounded by people who dont judge for what is not your fault. i know one thing for sure, twice one of my properties got broken into. I guess what they did not know was that i had a surveillence camera and unless my camera is blind, i guess a black guy painted his self white and must have done the same thing in the court room. So much for black people walking out with your stuff. White pople think just think they won't get caught
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Maybe it was Michael Jackson who broke into your place.
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Jul 10, 2009
 
Who the babys Daddy? Its still not changing no matter what the leaders say. You dont have to pay for them ..Welfare will do that. Baby Daddy go "Tap " somethin else then move on. Great system.
The Real Reason

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Jul 10, 2009
 
here is the real reason why the club member's wanted these kids out of their pool:

http://martynemko.blogspot.com/2009/06/white-...
Fenole

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Jul 10, 2009
 
I lived in Philly and Chicago, in primarily black neighborhoods, and can tell you it is was an experience I'll never forget.Black kids in large groups are extremely loud and hard to control.Once on a visit to the Field Museum, I kept hearing very LOUD yelling and laughing that would pause then start up again. This went on for about an hour. Then I witnessed the museum security guards escorting about 25 or 30
Black kids and 3 adults out the front door. Later I was told it was a school field trip gone bad because of rowdy behavior.
I wonder if they sued the Field Museum.
Eug

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Jul 10, 2009
 
To bring in 65 kids into a pool is crazy. I don't know how many pools this club has, but it must have been overwhelming, especially the noise level. Sounds like either the camp director did not disclose fully the number of kids or the private club did not pay attention to what was being said.
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Eug wrote:
To bring in 65 kids into a pool is crazy. I don't know how many pools this club has, but it must have been overwhelming, especially the noise level. Sounds like either the camp director did not disclose fully the number of kids or the private club did not pay attention to what was being said.
I agree. The pool in question is actually kind of small but cozy and two lifeguards for 60+ kids and several adults seems inadequate especially if the stereotype that most Blacks kids can't swim rings true. Since the kids are from the inner city it's very plausible the situation physically and culturally was a little too much for this place too handle. Also I can't believe the club would let these kids come in if they knew what they were getting into and I don't believe this inner city camping group told the pool the truth about the number of kids. Either way the pool is on the hook if one of the kids gets injured and they're on the hook for the perceived racism. The one thing that will come out of this episode is the opposite of what everyone expects....more racism and bigotry not less since no private club in their right mind will get caught in this trap even if they're historically receptive to such endeavors
Holly M

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I hope the Reverends Sharpton and Jackson looks into this. This is so wrong.
Eug

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Holly M wrote:
I hope the Reverends Sharpton and Jackson looks into this. This is so wrong.
I'd like it if someone would look into their "Reverend" status, is it from a valid source?
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