http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/ Curated News, Gossip, Philadelphia Concert Reviews, Fearless Political Commentary. Plus, the Usual Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll Wed, 02 May 2012 22:23:55 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-168006 NEast Links: Valley Swim Club, new laws, a wedding and more « NEastPhilly.com Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:25:03 +0000 http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-168006 [...] Phawker likened the incident to the nation’s former Jim Crow laws. Jeff Deeney followed up with a second post, calling the Northeast culturally indistinguishable from Huntingdon Valley. [...] [...] Phawker likened the incident to the nation’s former Jim Crow laws. Jeff Deeney followed up with a second post, calling the Northeast culturally indistinguishable from Huntingdon Valley. [...]

]]> http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-167329 DeeDee Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:23:04 +0000 http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-167329 It's really a shame that this whole situation had to turn into a racial thing. Sometimes I think people are too sensitive and tend to read something into a situation that simply does not exist. I took the comment about changing the atmosphere of the swim club to mean that they didn't want the swim club turned into a day camp for kids. As far as accomodating them, I believe them. I believe there are laws as to how many people can be in a public swimming pool and how many lifeguards ae required to be on duty. The club probably wasn't ready to handle it. I heard that the swim club actually tried to make amends by inviting the group back and they refused because they just have to sue them because the children "were scarred for life". Cut me a break. Those children are probably going to be scarred worse by the families raising them if they live through the gang violence in their neighborhoods. It’s really a shame that this whole situation had to turn into a racial thing. Sometimes I think people are too sensitive and tend to read something into a situation that simply does not exist. I took the comment about changing the atmosphere of the swim club to mean that they didn’t want the swim club turned into a day camp for kids. As far as accomodating them, I believe them. I believe there are laws as to how many people can be in a public swimming pool and how many lifeguards ae required to be on duty. The club probably wasn’t ready to handle it. I heard that the swim club actually tried to make amends by inviting the group back and they refused because they just have to sue them because the children “were scarred for life”. Cut me a break. Those children are probably going to be scarred worse by the families raising them if they live through the gang violence in their neighborhoods.

]]> http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-166514 joey Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:52:27 +0000 http://www.phawker.com/2009/07/10/jim-crow-swims-here-valley-swim-club-discrimination-becomes-national-embarrassment/#comment-166514 The blacks always have to pull the race card its time they got over it. The blacks always have to pull the race card its time they got over it.

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