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The future of private clubs.....
Jul. 16th, 2009 01:47 amBy now, many of you have heard about that swim club in/near Philadelphia, PA that initially accepted, and then refused, children from a local day camp because they were black. While the pool has invited them back, the day camp has declined to take them up on their offer. I've also heard talk of a potential lawsuit.
What concerns me is that the swim club is a private club, and few of the news outlets have mentioned that fact. While I personally wouldn't be a member of such a club, I think they have the right to determine their membership criteria as they see fit. And personally, I hope the club votes to change their membership criteria, although the attitude I 've seen conveyed by club members via the media makes me think this won't happen.
( I'm gonna put on my 'Devil's Advocate' hat for this one. )
What concerns me is that the swim club is a private club, and few of the news outlets have mentioned that fact. While I personally wouldn't be a member of such a club, I think they have the right to determine their membership criteria as they see fit. And personally, I hope the club votes to change their membership criteria, although the attitude I 've seen conveyed by club members via the media makes me think this won't happen.
( I'm gonna put on my 'Devil's Advocate' hat for this one. )
