He then added "Also, we were worried about the buoyancy of watermelons. And that the black would wash off and stain the pool."

Someone needs to tell this guy to shut the fark up.

ooooooooooh you're going to want to take a mulligan on that comment.

/He later clarified: "Not that blacks can't swim, I mean, they're generally athletic people, just that these particular blacks looked like they couldn't swim. Blacks."

it's a pool, not an ice skating rink. The owner should get his stereotypes right.

They see me drownin',
they hatin'.

"Well, I'm sure they can sing and dance really great, but, see, uh, I don't know about the swimming..."

SushiJoe: it's a pool, not an ice skating rink. The owner should get his stereotypes right.

you've never heard the blacks can't swim stereotype?

Wow, I thought the quote was a joke. What a farking idiot.

St-rike two!

I wonder what strike three will be. I predict: either something about not having fried chicken at the concession, or something about how he isn't racist, because there's a black President, so racism is obviously over!

He followed up with, "What I meant to say is that their head pubes would probably clog up the pool filter. That's all. Oh yeah, and then there's that whole having to skim the rapidly-accumulating layer of KFC grease off the top every 15 minutes or so. Did I mention that I'm clinically not supposed to interact with the public in any fashion ever since the Brillo Pad incident?"

mercator_psi: He followed up with, "What I meant to say is that their head pubes would probably clog up the pool filter. That's all. Oh yeah, and then there's that whole having to skim the rapidly-accumulating layer of KFC grease off the top every 15 minutes or so. Did I mention that I'm clinically not supposed to interact with the public in any fashion ever since the Brillo Pad incident?"

I laughed so hard at this my officemates noticed

bobbette: I wonder what strike three will be.

"I'm not racist...my chauffeur is black, my poolboy is Mexican, and my cook is a Chinaman!:

Someone needs to shut this guy up before he causes even more outrage.

He's liable to make it to China with his next comment the way he's digging a hole.

"They aren't allowed to swim here because we require a signature from the father and we all know that none of these kids even know who their dad is. I said that out loud didn't I?"

Good thing he didn't have a monkey named Obama. He'd really be screwed then.

Mudflap and Skids approve.

gopher321: Mudflap and Skids approve.

i wish i had some rotten vegetables.

"look people. we did them a favor. crack is very water soluble."

The Swim Club President continued, "Its a well-known fact that negroids and water just don't mix. I mean, how many colored hockey players are there? none. And champion water-skiiers? no negros. I am just looking out for their safety by denying them access to the pool. If those darkies were in the pool, they'd sink like rocks. THEN who'd have a ton of paperwork to fill out? Me, that's who."

"I don't like to do jokes about stereotypes, but we all know basketball players can't swim very well."

-Daniel Tosh

Between this and a couple other threads, I need a ton of popcorn for this afternoon.

but honestly though, it wouldn't be hard to teach them how to swim, just tell them to try to break dance across the pool. i mean, the breast stroke is basically doing the worm under water.

When I was a kid, one of the public pools required you have a certified "Safe Swimmer" card, in order to swim during "Free Swim" hours, without flotation devices. I'm wondering if that's what they're trying to say.

Of course the only way you could get the not-free card was by taking their not-free lessons.

thomps: the breast stroke is basically doing the worm under water.

That would be the butterfly that's like the worm. But I did LOL at your post :)

Maybe he should have opened with a joke.

Q: What did the kid from Creative Steps Day Camp get for his birthday?

A: My bike.

Sgt Otter: I'm wondering if that's what they're trying to say.

Well the kids were part of a camp and they likely handled things like they did when I was in day camp. If you can't swim, don't go into the deeper water. And the camp counselors help keep on eye on things. To my knowledge, it's an entirely common thing. Accept Mr. Pool President isn't happy with such arrangements.

WhyteRaven74: Accept

Should be Except

WhyteRaven74: Should be Except

Balls to the wall, man!

WhyteRaven74: Well the kids were part of a camp and they likely handled things like they did when I was in day camp. If you can't swim, don't go into the deeper water. And the camp counselors help keep on eye on things. To my knowledge, it's an entirely common thing. Accept Mr. Pool President isn't happy with such arrangements.

so you're advocating sectioning these kids off in a roped off shallow end and posting people in guard towers to keep an eye on them. i hate to tell you, but you might be racist.

You can't make this shat up

He'd do well to learn how to craft an apology that doesn't include an excuse.

"It was just too many kids on top of each other," said Duesler

Translation: "OMG, those dark-skinned savages are simulating coitus in the presence of innocent white children!"

Jeez Louise. He knew the group consisted of a whole lotta kids the day he accepted the check.

alonzinator: Balls to the wall, man!

\m/ \m/

thomps: i hate to tell you, but you might be racist.

*snort* well done, well done!

Any threads on freerepublic.com defending this?

This guy really should've quit while he was behind.

Show me an inner city black kid that can swim.

G'head.

He meant because they were kids, and the shallow end of the pool wasn't big enough for the quantity of children.

But you all are right. He's a racist.

I cannot stop laughing at this story. My god.

"Darkies don't know how to behave, and when they pretend to behave, they get all uppity. This is why we have to take a hard line with these types. They don't even know how to act in a pool. Do you blame us for not wanting them around? I mean look at them!"

LOL, this is hilarious. One of my childhood friends was black and he would always win our races by just a hair, but he is the only black I've ever known to enjoy swimming so much, and excel at it to boot.

I think it's funny you never see blacks in the swimming competitions but they sweep up track like nobody's business. You know there's always a little truth to stereotypes, the swim club president in question is just an asshat though.

Please stop talking and settle out of court already.

robmilmel: "I'm not racist...my chauffeur is black, my poolboy is Mexican, and my cook is a Chinaman an oriental!"

FTFY

This guy is the Mark Sanford of the swimming industry. He's in a hole and just keeps digging

PC LOAD LETTER: "Darkies don't know how to behave, and when they pretend to behave, they get all uppity. This is why we have to take a hard line with these types. They don't even know how to act in a pool. Do you blame us for not wanting them around? I mean look at them!"

Dude,

These are children you are talking about here. Tar Babies is the preferred nomenclature.

Isn't the point of a swim club for kids so that they can learn? So why exclude them if they can't swim well?

sonder: Show me an inner city black kid that can swim.

G'head.

Stereotypes are based on fact, so I don't see a problem with them.

This entire situation has been impossibly hysterical.

thomps: WhyteRaven74: Well the kids were part of a camp and they likely handled things like they did when I was in day camp. If you can't swim, don't go into the deeper water. And the camp counselors help keep on eye on things. To my knowledge, it's an entirely common thing. Accept Mr. Pool President isn't happy with such arrangements.

so you're advocating sectioning these kids off in a roped off shallow end and posting people in guard towers to keep an eye on them. i hate to tell you, but you might be racist.


If only they had some separate pool for them. One that was equal to the regular one.