Thursday, July 09, 2009

Swim Club Says it Didn't Discriminate

This is the response on the website of the apparently bigoted swim club that didn't allow black and Latino kids from a summer camp swim at their pool:
The Valley Club is deeply troubled by the recent allegations of racism which are completely untrue.
We had originally agreed to invite the camps to use our facility, knowing full well that the children from the camps were from multi-ethnic backgrounds. Unfortunately, we quickly learned that we underestimated the capacity of our facilities and realized that we could not accommodate the number of children from these camps. All funds were returned to the camps and we will re-evaluate the issue at a later date to determine whether it can be feasible in the future.

Our Valley Club deplores discrimination in any form, as is evidenced by our multi-ethnic and diverse membership. Whatever comments may or may not have been made by an individual member is an opinion not shared by The Valley Club Board.
Pity The Valley Club, the president (what an arse), and its members. Think of the lesson that the adults taught all those white children. There needs to be some sort of school for bigots, where they could go and learn. Catch up with the rest of the world, folks. We're tired of your stupidity: