The PG Pool is racist [MD]

[Anonymous]

You sound like a crazy person. The pool is not segregated. And PG county isn’t going to seize the property back to build more low income housing. Getting the property for $10 sounds like a pretty sweet deal by today’s standards, but everything was ridiculously inexpensive back then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound like a crazy person. The pool is not segregated. And PG county isn’t going to seize the property back to build more low income housing. Getting the property for $10 sounds like a pretty sweet deal by today’s standards, but everything was ridiculously inexpensive back then.

Denying historic racism is being racist. I guess it is better to be crazy than racist. The pool was founded for the express purpose of creating a segregated, all white pool. What is the current racial makeup of the pool community? Does it reflect anything close to the current demographics of PG County, which is 60% Black and 15% Latino? if it doesn’t, then the pool still carries today in its membership that history of racial segregation.

[Anonymous]

Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

[Anonymous]

So now we are back to needing to collect racial information on every member in order to let people join. What could possibly go wrong with that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

Nice attempt at the Chewbacca defense to defend the indefensible. Can you answer the question? Does PG Pool membership reflect the demographics of a county that is 60% Black and 15% Latino?

Regardless, the PG Pool needs to pay up. Segregated subsidies of the past demand reparations in the present. The pool owes county taxpayers a lot of money. In addition, the county should start restricting parking at the pool as a part of its climate action plan to get Pool members to take transit due to proximity to the Metro. It’s a further injustice that people from outside of the community are driving in with their cars creating pollution, congestion and traffic violence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

Nice attempt at the Chewbacca defense to defend the indefensible. Can you answer the question? Does PG Pool membership reflect the demographics of a county that is 60% Black and 15% Latino?

Regardless, the PG Pool needs to pay up. Segregated subsidies of the past demand reparations in the present. The pool owes county taxpayers a lot of money. In addition, the county should start restricting parking at the pool as a part of its climate action plan to get Pool members to take transit due to proximity to the Metro. It’s a further injustice that people from outside of the community are driving in with their cars creating pollution, congestion and traffic violence.

Unhinged. Good luck with your crusade against all private pools and clubs across Maryland.

[Anonymous]

PG is basically a dysfunctional county. Why else do so many parents of PG kids commit residency fraud to sneak their kids into DC schools?’! Think about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you build a pool yourself?

Why can't pools desegregate?

It isn't a county pool. What is the association supposed to do, sell more memberships than they can support?

I think it is a bad situation, but I don't see an remedy that will not result in legal action.

If the demand is there I would find a group to invest in a nice newer pool club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PG is basically a dysfunctional county. Why else do so many parents of PG kids commit residency fraud to sneak their kids into DC schools?’! Think about it.

lol., this is a great look: PG Pool members trashing the locals and then shocked when the same locals want to raise their taxes

[Anonymous]

I know someone in MtR who was denied membership to this pool because of his race back in the 1970s. This pool claimed it was "full" at the time. He and his family never bothered to try and sign up again.

I guess he has to wait 10 years to get in today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

Nice attempt at the Chewbacca defense to defend the indefensible. Can you answer the question? Does PG Pool membership reflect the demographics of a county that is 60% Black and 15% Latino?

Regardless, the PG Pool needs to pay up. Segregated subsidies of the past demand reparations in the present. The pool owes county taxpayers a lot of money. In addition, the county should start restricting parking at the pool as a part of its climate action plan to get Pool members to take transit due to proximity to the Metro. It’s a further injustice that people from outside of the community are driving in with their cars creating pollution, congestion and traffic violence.

LOVE this idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

Nice attempt at the Chewbacca defense to defend the indefensible. Can you answer the question? Does PG Pool membership reflect the demographics of a county that is 60% Black and 15% Latino?

Regardless, the PG Pool needs to pay up. Segregated subsidies of the past demand reparations in the present. The pool owes county taxpayers a lot of money. In addition, the county should start restricting parking at the pool as a part of its climate action plan to get Pool members to take transit due to proximity to the Metro. It’s a further injustice that people from outside of the community are driving in with their cars creating pollution, congestion and traffic violence.

LOVE this idea!

So we are going to use climate control to stick it to the rich? Who woulda thunk it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody is denying the racist past of the pool! In fact, all private pools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties were segregated back in the 50s. Those counties didn’t build ANY public pools because they didn’t want to include black people. So you can try to take down every single one of those pools, including Adelphi and Cheverly and probably a bunch in Montgomery, or you can listen to POC who are current members to see if they feel welcomed and included. The PG pool is a lovely and inclusive, not fancy community where all kinds of families swim and socialize.

Nice attempt at the Chewbacca defense to defend the indefensible. Can you answer the question? Does PG Pool membership reflect the demographics of a county that is 60% Black and 15% Latino?

Regardless, the PG Pool needs to pay up. Segregated subsidies of the past demand reparations in the present. The pool owes county taxpayers a lot of money. In addition, the county should start restricting parking at the pool as a part of its climate action plan to get Pool members to take transit due to proximity to the Metro. It’s a further injustice that people from outside of the community are driving in with their cars creating pollution, congestion and traffic violence.

I never call troll but this poster cannot be for real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone in MtR who was denied membership to this pool because of his race back in the 1970s. This pool claimed it was "full" at the time. He and his family never bothered to try and sign up again.

I guess he has to wait 10 years to get in today.

Plenty of people have pointed out he could have tried again any time in the last 40+ years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound like a crazy person. The pool is not segregated. And PG county isn’t going to seize the property back to build more low income housing. Getting the property for $10 sounds like a pretty sweet deal by today’s standards, but everything was ridiculously inexpensive back then.

Denying historic racism is being racist. I guess it is better to be crazy than racist. The pool was founded for the express purpose of creating a segregated, all white pool. What is the current racial makeup of the pool community? Does it reflect anything close to the current demographics of PG County, which is 60% Black and 15% Latino? if it doesn’t, then the pool still carries today in its membership that history of racial segregation.

You sound unhinged and your post reeks of accusations of neo-Mcarthyism except in an SJW sort of way. The pool isn’t “racist”. Not every inch of the world should be seized to build public housing. You should chill the fk out. What the hell is going on in America where there are so many wide eyed cultists on both the left and the right who “know” they are right. This is a pool that’s open to all and you sound like Don Quixote.