Tom Austin wrote:
> I recently read a story on CNN
> http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/philly.pool/index.html
> 
> The story is about how a group of black kids were 'expelled' from a pool 
> because of race.
> 
> 
> An interesting quote is:
> "He said two other day-care centers, neither of which included minority 
> children, had previously been similarly disinvited."
> 
> So, two groups of kids had been 'disinvited' with no loud complaining. 
> As soon as the exact thing happens to a racial minority, it becomes a 
> problem.
> 
> I don't know if the action was racially motivated or not - I'm not 
> judging that.  But it is amazing how people jump to say this is racially 
> motivated.
> 
> Just look at the quote:
> "But Duesler told two Philadelphia television stations that the children 
> had changed "the complexion" and "atmosphere" of the club."
> 
> While I can see how this could be a racially charged statement, it could 
> easily apply to ANY group of people and not be racially charged.
> 
> 
> Even with the bias of the article I can see plenty of evidence that the 
> incident may not have been racially motivated.
> 
> 
> I guess people should be sensitive to things like this because it was 
> such a big problem in the past, and continues to be problem today.  But 
> at times it seems that it goes a little too far.
> 
> I wish people would take the time to understand the facts before passing 
> judgment.  IMHO much in this article points towards people making snap 
> judgments without taking time to try to understand what really happened. 
>  Black group - kicked out by white people - something must be wrong.
> 
Actually, got a better one for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqbL9-HzxH4

Didn't know that Italians and Irish where "different species"... Even 
the women in the room asked him if he wasn't suffering from a mental 
disorder himself, and given that his is Fox News... lol

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