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Patrick Elliott wrote:
> 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"...
I watched the video. He did not say that they were. Since the word
"species" only came out of his mouth once, I'd be inclined to say that
it came out because he couldn't think of the word he actually wanted.
Regards,
John
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