Valley Swim Club-Huntingdon Valley: Are Racism Allegations Fair?

You are obviously of the preferred complexion (caucasion) and have never been subjected to racism, subtle or blatent.  Please don't throw out that tired reverse discrimination bull, if you do, then keep in mind that minorities get a taste of discrimination throughout their lifetime.

For you to infer that people who believe the word complexion had anything to do with racism are ignorant is unbelievable as well as naive.

You can not convince me or others that the yahoo who made the statement was using the word complexion in the context of  a point of view or general attitude or inclination. You had to look complexion up in order to "prove" that the statement in and of itself is not racist. If that's all you need, so be it.

Believe me, when someone calls me a nigger I know got damn well they are not using it in the context of being miserly or stingy. 

do you seriously expect people to believe that BS that you tryin to dish out!!?? that is the most ignorant explanation that i have heard thus far! like that other person said, you MUST be white because only someone of the same kind as those racist bastards at that club would say such a weak cop out because no one in their right mind could have a logical explanation for what that man said. it was BLATANT racism; he can't get around that. but now he is desperately trying to take back what he said probably by having people like you write ridiculous crap like that. its an insult to my intelligence and everyone elses so i would suggest that you keep anything like that to yourself!!

I summize that the autors of this clubs statement did not look to the internet to define their usage of this word when they used it. Hence, it was delivered as received... to convey "race". Nor did the members present requesting the expulsion look to the internet to deliver their words of hate to young children of differing skin tone... no they just dug down deep within the history of intolerance born and cultivated within their anglo ancestory to deliver the slurs that these young children had to hear. Your spin on this story bears the republican moniker and delusions.

Don't play that funky music white boy.

Commenting about the size of the pool as an explaination for why this situation occured is not relative because the club was well aware of the size and complexion of the children when the contract was issued, and it should be considered a breech of contract with racism as a definite factor.

Buddy:

Why don't you do your research - people were overheard making statements, they took their kids out of the water. Why is it so hard to believe when only a few decades ago, good old white blooded americans would pack a picnic basket and head to the park for the day's lynching. That happened buddy. Get with the program!

Give  me a  freaking  break.   if  it  walks  like a  duck  talks  like a  duck  looks  like a  duck it is  a  duck.    Are  you that  naive?

There is a saying: When you are in a hole, the first thing you should do is to stop digging.

This club will have a chance to survive and perhaps settle out of court if it admists its mistake, apologizes and bans memebers who were found to be making racial remarks.

BTW the website for this club in now down. WTF??

If  this is a matter of over population of this "not as big as you think pool", why have members of the Valley Club invitied the kids back (have they added a new wing?).  I hate to group everyone at the Valley Club as a racist, but this was an racist act (h** they were kids), no matter how you sugar coat it.  How can you call the racist slur's to children a misunderstand?  I'm sure in someones (heck maybe yours) world the the use of slurs is a everyday thing, these thing were used against kids who did nothing more than show up at a pool (with the fee paid for) for a few hours of fun.  You say the the club members were "misunderstood" and that they were not "racist nor arrogant", well what would you like to call it today?

Hey Jase,

If the pool had reached its maximum capacity, then why is the "club" extending and invitation for the camp to return???  Hmm?  I can answer that!  Are you ready for this??  The answer is because now the world knows they are out right racists!  And now they remembered we are in the year 2009 and realized they made an oopsie!  Yep!  That's the answer. (smile)  So now, of course, it's a matter of "saving face." 

 But hey, at least their ancestors would be mighty proud of those racists...you know, the yeoman farmers.  Remember them?  The were the poor white farmers who didn't have a pot-to-piss-in (chamber pots...look it up), and were the lowest on the socio-economic totem pole.  This in turn made them suck ups to the upper class- you know...straight up butt kissers!  (Similar to what some of you do today).  At any rate, they were so low in class, they said "Hey ya'll, we need somebody else to be lower than us so we can feel better about ourselves.  So let's agree to slavery.  Then we can feel better about our miserable, uneducated (dumb-as-a-rock), poor-hygiene-having selves." 

Now when these descendants of yeoman farmers (racists in America today) see someone of another complexion contrary to their own doing better than themselves, they start hating on a sista' or brotha'.  But guess what?  The opportunity is there for them as well as it has been for my  and my fellow beautifully toasted brothers and sisters of all shades..  That means those yeoman farmer descendants who choose not to seized the blessing are lazy.  So now...whose the nigger???  By definition...your people in this case?  So sad, too bad...have a nice day!

Being white I have witnessed racism toward minorities. Today it is seldom as overt as this case. People may not admit it out load as much as they use to but you know when someone is racist.

I have noticed that the people who are racist don't stop there. When no minority groups are present they start in on where you went to school, what your parents do, how much money you have, what church you go to, what political party you support. These people never stop competing, comparing, and hating. These are the root causes in my opinion. (Competing)Some people are so competitive that everything they do or have must be better than someone else. (Comparing) They can not accept people who are different from themselves. If someone if different, then something must be wrong with that person. (Hating) They are consumed by "hate", if it's not one reason it's another. Openly hating someone for their race is frowned upon in our society, but hating someone for there political beliefs is acceptable and practiced daily on talk-radio.

And so buddy, you've spoken to all the white folks I take it? That's a real general and ignorant statement and if you were to put that in an essay for school you'd get marked down on making general unfounded statements. There is research to prove that many people everywhere have racist views and I am sure some of them live in your neighbourhood.