Is the Chevy Chase Club Racist?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, so was the town of Chevy Chase at one point and I would expect, they would be the members.

That’s why they’re taking the name of the founder of the town off the fountain in Chevy Chase Circle.

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Of course they are O.P. And they are sexist too.

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How can an entire club be racist? That question doesn't really make sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m AA and I’ve been there several times with a member. The staff was very nice and friendly (most were white). What I noticed were the white female members were nice but many of the white male members would stare in judgement. I was usually the only AA there. For a wedding it will be fine.

Have you eaten there? Most, if not all of the wait staff are black. Colonial vibe, and not in a good way.

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I am not a member but have been there several times over the last few decades. It is repulsive that they continue to have only black servers, valet etc. I am embarrassed for the club. It is disgraceful and would never be a member. Please teach your children to not be racist.

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Anonymous wrote:How can an entire club be racist? That question doesn't really make sense.

You are naive. It is systematic racism and sexism.

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I stand corrected. Sad on both accounts.

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Anonymous wrote:How can an entire club be racist? That question doesn't really make sense.

You are naive. It is systematic racism and sexism.

I thought someone was going to say "systemic."

Guess I was wrong lol

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Anonymous wrote:I mean of course it's still racist but I'm sure they have some black people and jews now. It's 2018. An Old might hand your wife an empty glass but no one will say anything out loud.

The whole neighborhood is deeply and structurally racist. That was the point of the neighborhood. It's its raison d'etre. Not that long ago! The Old at the wedding will remember. But a lot of the people who live there are perfectly nice.

One day it will be sport to use dogs on those people in CC. I can't wait.

Haha, is it time yet? I can’t wait either.

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Anonymous wrote:Say hi to Brett Kavanaugh- sexist Club too I guess.

Kavanaugh belongs to Columbia not Chevy. Columbia is heavily Catholic. Chevy is more mixed these days, kind of a little sampler of each of the "exotics" (e.g., jewish, black, asian, etc... and YYES, I say this in jest/sarcastically). We do know a few folks of color who are members (men and women). Most are married to a white person. Its very conservative and preppy but not pure white anymore.

Kavanagh definitely belongs to Chevy. He may belong to Columbia too.

No wonder he was deeply in debt. Those membership fees are no joke.

I bet his parents paid the fees. That's often the case with folks who grew up around here and whose parents were members.

Yes, parents and in-laws. He testified to that. NO surprise. He also had a $150K lump sum settlement in 2015 that all federal judges received for due back wages owed. This thread isn't about Kavanaugh. It's about racism at Chevy Chase, which, by the way, stopped in 1976, but by all means go and try to find it if being negative is your life's work.

Hey guys, great news! Racism ended in 1976.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a member at Chevy Chase. It is not in the least racist today. It does have a history when it discriminated against blacks, Jews, etc, but those days are long gone - VERY long gone. It is true that there are few black members at Chevy Chase. My sense is that most of the membership wishes that we had more. I think the current situation reflects the fact that most of the members socialize with like (white) families AND that many black people who could afford the club have no desire to join. I, just one example, asked a black friend if I could propose him, and he was not interested.
One further thought. The idea that the membership at Chevy Chase is dominated by conservatives/Republicans is so false as to be ridiculous. The membership is composed of Democrats and Republicans and liberals and conservatives. If I had to guess, I would say more liberals than conservatives. I am an independent who votes for Democrats 9 times out of 10. Most of the people at the club I discuss politics with have a similar orientation - not all but most.

Gee, I wonder why.

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Anonymous wrote:How is it racist?

There are WASP clubs, Catholic Clubs and Jewish clubs etc. although they no longer just for that group. But memberships are for them.

My favorite one country club I know costs $100k to join. Is that racist.

Try to be literate. I know it’s likely impossible for you, but find a friend or trusted individual who can communicate clearly in the English language.

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Several Supreme Court justices are members there. At least they were when I was a personal trainer there 10 years ago. All those big black SUVs...

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Anonymous wrote:Liberals think everything is racist.

Except them.

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Well this intel is from the eighties. But my sisters boyfriend in high school, his family belonged. She hated going there because she said the waiters and other staff were all african Americans and the kids and teens would treat them terribly and the staff just smiled and put up with it.