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Swim club in racial flap plans to invite camp back

The Montgomery County swim club that sparked a racial furor when it disinvited a Philadelphia day camp of mostly black and Hispanic children last month wants to invite the group back, a club official said today. » Full Story on Philly.com

Isn’t Philadelphia known as the “City of Brotherly Love”? ha, ha The article implies the kids will be let back in, “as long as safety issues, times, and terms could be agreed upon”, i.e. when no white kids are around.

posted Jul 12, 2009 |
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B

This article makes me sick.... Wright, along with mothers of 4 of the children were planning to sue..... nothing new here!

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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comment u say? ok i will comment how sad is this ? so sit down and relax and breathe 123 in 123 out cuz im pissed and have plenty to say about this PEOPLE PEOPLE what r u thinking?? these are Gods little children!!! let them swim with all of Gods children!! my hart is racing to fast now and im shaking why on Gods earth wood anyone want to hurt children honeychild they r busted instead of thinking about saftey they should be thinking bout where they will go when they die for doing such a cruel and heartless and unChristian thing to these little children God help u all ty

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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why? do they want to drown them

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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How long before we see whites start demanding membership in NAACP? While everyone is born equal, it's what you do from that day forward that determines how far you're going in life. For the hard worker to have to dole out to pay for the slacker is what is ruining this country. Kids need to be taught from day one on that if you want something out of life you need to get out and work for it. No where in our Constitution does it say that everything is going to be furnished for you. You're free to work and move up in life just like everyone else...

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Why must everything become a colour issue when we have all the f*****g gays parading around our children. Let the kids swim, they are only children.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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I remember this time when I was like 14 and I had a ticket for a flight and I was the last person to board and since this HUGE man was spilling over into the last open seat, they told me I couldn't board!!!
Man, I regret not suing.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Amazing, the actions of Kids Camps, when trying to "organize" swim privleges for their Day Campers...load 'em up an overwhelm the pool capacity...then claim racism! Sorry, but what else is new for a large group of unsupervised black boys to become annoyingly unruly in their behavior. Their behavior rarely coexists mannerly with white families. Never has before, and unless behaviors change, the situation will never work. Face it Black America...differnces do exist, prejudice exists in all men. Do not force your presence where it is not wanted. You have Black Entertainment, Balck Miss America, Black everything else...build a swmming pool for the camp kids...solve the problem, do not exacerbate the problem.
Good news, it looks as if enough land is availabel nearby for the NAACP to finance a pool of large enough proportions to accomodate all those day campers just fine.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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After all these many years, the discrimination goes on. Its so very sad.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Racial misbehavior is alive and well in Pennsylvania. Blck kids can't behave any better this century than they could back n the 70s.
The "Camp Director" will never accpet an apology, because now she has the T.V. and internet attention, she will play this for all of its possible value. If Al, Jessie and Jeremiah can be brought in she will do it. Just watch. She will play out in court, seek money, ask for extra priveleges, etc, etc. and benefit as much as possible for her "Camp Business".

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Anyone who states racism is not a factor among Balcks in America is equivocating along NAACP party affiliation scripted lines. And anyone who believes racism is not a major factor of how O'Bama became president is naive...even in Ghana, the citizenery is gleeful as O'Bama visits Afica, because O'Bama is a "black" President from America...irrespective of US policy or years on years of economic assistance and attempted assistance in governing the chaotic lifestyle among Africans, suddenly the Ghanas are happy about America due to his race. Well, clearly ignorance remains the same, year on year.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Who's digging up black graves in Chicago? Who's reselling those grave plots to newly dead black folks? Clever Illinois Black business people? Is that in "true Illinois style?" Even Jessie Jackson is amazed, but not saying much, his vocabulary is really so limited to racism and slurred toward whitie, but this is black on black, whoaaa, that is new to Jessie....he can only say "dis is not right." Thank you Jessie.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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i remember going to school during 1972 Texas. Blacks were bussed to the high school; black boys would gather in middle school halls to harass white students. I was attacked several times, cut with a knife, my clothes ripped or stolen, beaten severly, kicked & mauled, finally the police intervened, much to the chagrin of the 'black communty' "interferring with those boy's rights to freedom of speech"....ehhhh? Finally five arrested, tresspassing, weapons charges, and drugs. My personal opinion of black people was changed forever that year. I was just starting 6th grade when I was knifed & mauled by a large group of high school juniors (who were 19 & 20 year olds). I thought school was a safe place but I learned that black people are not safe people. I soon finished my Ph.D. in Mathmatics. I believe my "black-radar" developed during my 6th grade year has saved my life many times.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Tribal mentality.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Kay

This is just sad......making racial comments in front of kids and the white parents grabbing their kids from the pool when they saw the day camp kids coming. I think any sensible person should disassociate themselves with that swim club. And besides that, they still plan on segregating the kids by having them come at certain times when their racist members don't use the pool. It's just disgusting that people still exhibit that behaviour in the so-called "Land of the free". Where's the freedom?

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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I'm a head server in a Kentucky Restruant. Blacks come in all the time. Demand Perfect Service..and act like they are the TOP DOG and should be served first..before anyone else. They pull this high and mighty attitude ALL THE TIME. Its sickening. Then when we just do our job and tend to other customers and are not by thier tables at ALL TIMES...suddenly its a race thing and that we are ignoring them cuz they are black.Then insist that money gets taken off thier bill because of it....SOUND LIKE A SNOW JOB??? Of course. Just another way for them to get something for nothing. Cry racism and everyone bows down and kisses thier azzes. GET THE F$%K OVER IT. And thats exactly what this Swim Director is doing. Trying to get something for nothing crying racism. Throw HER in the pool and let the cow drown.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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I'm surprised the ADL hasn't accused the Black and Hispanic children of antisemitism/ Oh, I forgot. Tolerance and affirmative action and equal opportunity laws only are supposed to apply to to goyem

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Ray

Who is it that is segragating themselves? Why that would be the blacks. Negro's can have any number of programs or places to go, specifically for them and ONLY them, yet the white people cannot. It is only called racism if whitey does it.
Integration was forced upon both blacks and whites, for schooling at least, and it is the blacks who can separate themselves and its alright? no that is racism right there. if groups of people want to be with their own then it should be allowed to be so! this is for anyone of any color.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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If theses kids exhibit the typical black "behavior" we have all seen in public, I can understand why they were kicked out.

The pool ALSO has a responsibility to other members who went to the pool for a swim, not pool time at the spider monkey cage at the zoo.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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It seems to me that there must be more to this story. I cannot imagine anyone saying negative words just because they have nothing better to do. Something else happened here, and we are not being told the whole story. So, without the complete facts, I cannot get angry either way. Sorry H8ers, and H8H8ers.

Peace Out, The Compusician

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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When I was a child swimming in a public pool, I remember a terd went floating by. I won't go to a public pool. It was traumatic. Those are the people we need to look out for.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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I am against reverse discrimination. However, what this swim club did was racist in the most vile way. The worst part was that they first let the summer camp pay for the children to come, and when they showed up and it was obvious that the majority of the kids were non-white, THEN the club members made their insensitive remarks and basically ejected them from the pool. If I were the management of the camp, I wouldn't subject the kids to revisiting the site of their embarrassment. I think it would be hard to explain what happened to young children, and their feelings have been hurt. Bottom line, the swim club is at fault, and I SMELL A LAWSUIT!!!

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Well this gives new meaning to "Dropping the kids of at the pool!"

Ok...buzz me down - bad joke!

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Ray

The reason for this precaution is understandable. The background's the camp is referring to may have given reason for such action. However, not all African's & Hispanic's are a cause for concern. I feel that the move was innapropriate but I understand the camps concerns based on reported behavior of such backgrounds. The parent's that want to file a lawsuit against the camp are the one's that need to be blamed or held responsible for such innapropriate behavior by their children. They dont realize and understand that their example and lack of guidance is causing this stereotype about their children and or background. These individuals are the problem with society as a whole. Stop blaming others and take responsibility and then you wont give people a reason to raise doubt about your behavior or your children.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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How can anyone hold the swim club responsible for the racist views of america. American only act as their country has taught them to hate, rape and kill other of other of anothre color. a safety issue is learning to swim in your bath tub because racism in america has cause your community to suffer though 400 years of racism. Hungry, Homeless and deprivied chilldren of color. football and basketball are not the only sports.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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LMFAO seanpw!!! No thumbs down for that one!!! It isn't a racist joke!! Its an Army thing!! The 1st time, and most of the time I hear it, its said by White Sergeants!!!

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Ray

wonder why the mass media hasnt made a big deal of the 3 white people who were battered by about 50 african american youth on the 4th of july.....hmmmmm

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Why has the city not had a publicly owned pool for these children anyway? It seems that either the city or the federal government could have had one built years ago. I don't think that the swim club should be held responsible when the facility was overwhelmed, but then I'm from a whole different time and I live in fly-over country so I probably just don't understand.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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You don't wash your white clothes with the colored clothes. Very simple and we all do this or we risk losing our clothing.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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Yeah Blacks Day Or will it be Black Day at the pool. Come on America I love it! Show the world what were dealing with.... Thank you media, Thank you guys for being the Klans people we say you were all along.

posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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