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MikeWaters · 07-14-2008, 03:42 PM

It was a lot of fun. My son, who is normally a little scared in swimming pools, ran straight in and had a blast.

One thing I noticed however--the crowd there (and it was large) was probably 95% black and hispanic.

At $6 for adults and $5 for kids, it's not exactly super cheap, on the other hand compared to the six-flags type water parks, it is very cheap.

But it goes back to one of the fundamental tenets of American society: living around each other is one thing. Bathing and swimming in the same water is another thing.

Yet another example of white flight.

Another example, the super-Walmart not far from me is overwhelmingly black and hispanic among both customers and employees. I suggested to one of my 16 yr old scouts that he get a job, and maybe he should apply there. "Those are jobs for blacks and Mexicans," he says, apparently oblivious to his 17yr old Mexican-American friend sitting next to him.

Voluntary racial segregation is an interesting thing. And I see it all the time.

SeattleUte · 07-14-2008, 05:01 PM

Oh brother. I'm not going to call anyone a racist just because they don't go to a wave pool. I don't blame them.

MikeWaters · 07-14-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Oh brother. I'm not going to call anyone a racist just because they don't go to a wave pool. I don't blame them.

the whites self-segregate to pools they know whites dominantly attend.

I had an LDS friend growing up, whose parents instructed him not to attend one of the public pools, because he could diseases from the negroes.

venomous viper · 07-14-2008, 05:12 PM

this is a test

MikeWaters · 07-14-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by venomous viper

this is a test

I hear you are banned until July 14, 2108 at 9:35am on CB.

That means Jefe's great grandson, in his old age, might lift it. Assuming your cryogenic chamber never loses power.

First they came for Jay Santos, and I did nothing.

Then they came for MikeWaters, and I did nothing.

Then they came for Venomous Viper, and I did nothing.

When they came for me, there was no one to protest.

Archaea · 07-14-2008, 05:34 PM

I haven't visited a public pool in years for public swim. Are you stating that people attend pools by residential region or by race solely?

MikeWaters · 07-14-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

I haven't visited a public pool in years for public swim. Are you stating that people attend pools by residential region or by race solely?

both.

venomous viper · 07-14-2008, 05:38 PM

you gotta read the reson and the post that got me banned. Ridiculous and childish..

Archaea · 07-14-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

both.

What makes you believe that?

SeattleUte · 07-14-2008, 05:47 PM

You said earlier that hispanics won't vote for Obama. But they will swim with blacks? What's to stop blacks and hispanics from visiting white infested pools?

Just asking.

07-14-2008, 03:42 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Went to a wave pool with the family for the first time It was a lot of fun. My son, who is normally a little scared in swimming pools, ran straight in and had a blast. One thing I noticed however--the crowd there (and it was large) was probably 95% black and hispanic. At $6 for adults and $5 for kids, it's not exactly super cheap, on the other hand compared to the six-flags type water parks, it is very cheap. But it goes back to one of the fundamental tenets of American society: living around each other is one thing. Bathing and swimming in the same water is another thing. Yet another example of white flight. Another example, the super-Walmart not far from me is overwhelmingly black and hispanic among both customers and employees. I suggested to one of my 16 yr old scouts that he get a job, and maybe he should apply there. "Those are jobs for blacks and Mexicans," he says, apparently oblivious to his 17yr old Mexican-American friend sitting next to him. Voluntary racial segregation is an interesting thing. And I see it all the time.

07-14-2008, 05:01 PM	#2
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Oh brother. I'm not going to call anyone a racist just because they don't go to a wave pool. I don't blame them. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

07-14-2008, 05:34 PM	#6
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I haven't visited a public pool in years for public swim. Are you stating that people attend pools by residential region or by race solely? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

07-14-2008, 05:47 PM	#10
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	You said earlier that hispanics won't vote for Obama. But they will swim with blacks? What's to stop blacks and hispanics from visiting white infested pools? Just asking. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

07-14-2008, 05:12 PM	#4
venomous viper Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cancun, AZ, TX and CA. Posts: 191	this is a test

07-14-2008, 05:38 PM	#8
venomous viper Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cancun, AZ, TX and CA. Posts: 191	you gotta read the reson and the post that got me banned. Ridiculous and childish..