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Discrimination Found at Philly Swim Club- Summary

This article is about a Philly swim club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa. that asked a day camp consisting of mostly black and Hispanic children, not to return. Although the club denies the motive behind their decision is related to their race, a black girl who is a part of the camp claims she heard racial comments from members of the club. The representatives of the club have stated that the reason for not allowing the camp to come back is due to the number or kids in the camp, even though a party of over 100 was allowed and no comments were made about them. This incidence arose much attention.

Racism at Philly Pool- Reflection

After reading this article, it seemed unrealistic that the pool rejected the day camp from returning to their facility. It is possible that the reason they did this is in fact because of reasons other than their race. I want to believe that the club had another reason for turning down the day camp from their pool. This is hard to believe, considering the facts seem to back up the theory that their motive for their decision is related to race. After turning down teh camp for the reason that there were too many people, it seems hypocritical that they would allow over 100 people to swim at a party hosted by a plumbing company. This supports the idea that race was a driving factor for why the kids were not allowed in the pool. This article presents the idea that racism is still existant today and although may not seem like a huge problem, it is. I agree that racism is still existant in our society and there will always be people who are racist and discriminate against others. I think that becasue everyone is different, its inevitable for there to be discrimination, but I think that it is still a major part of our society today.