is it hard to swim in those pointy hoods?

[threeplusfire]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pool-Boots-Kids-Who-Might-Change-the-Complexion.html?corder=&pg=8

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-kilkenny/philadelphia-private-swim_b_228253.html

Wow. Just wow. So if you're a "private" club, you're allowed to discriminate all you want. Way to Go Valley Swim Club and John Duesler - nothing shows off your superiority like kicking a bunch of kids out of the pool. More like John Douchebag.

Quote:
"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.

Comments

[delchi.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is horrible - however I see two sides to it.

Having a private club, and having a selective membership policy is legal - and IMHO acceptable to a point.

Before anyone rigs up the gallows for me, hear me out.

I agree that disallowing membership based on race, religion , and sexual orientation is wrong. However that does not mean that there should be no private clubs at all , or that selective membership should be made illegal.

There are apartment building, ( and I wanted to live in one in LV ) where there is a minimum age of 50. You need to be 50 yrs old or older to get in. If I'm 50 and living ina building I don't want to share with a pile of drunken 20somethings running wild.

Anyone form the old days of NYC clubbing knows the dress code line, or the people who were turned away form the doors of many a club. If you are running a goth/industrial club you don't want a pile of frat boys walking in demanding van halen and wanting to get some " gothic ass " ( yes this has happened , while I was DJing too. )

The ability to own a private club , and to admit specific people is a right of ownership - and should be allowed, but denying membership based on bias is not, and should not be tolerated.

The person tho said " no minorities " should be instantly fired , and the swim club should make amends. If the policy was to not allow children , I can understand that - adults only no screaming kids runnign about and being .. well kids is understandable. That's why some resorts for singles have a no kids rule. However that's NOT the message that was sent here, and yes they should be held accountable for it.

The concept of a private club is valid, and should be legal - and when it is misused / abused like in this case it should be challenged.

[zombiechu.livejournal.com]

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[bodlon.livejournal.com]

It may be legal, but damn. Racism isn't a good look on anyone.

Some mysterious benefactor needs to drop a nice, new, public pool on that area.