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Title: ‘Super Racist’ Water Safety Poster Prompts American Red Cross Apology
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Yahoo
URL Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/super-ra ... r-safety-poster-155438909.html
Published: Jun 27, 2016
Author: Time
Post Date: 2016-06-28 11:26:30 by Deckard
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Views: 694
Comments: 9
The American Red Cross on Monday apologized for a water safety poster many have deemed racist after it depicted mostly minority children doing “not cool” things in a public swimming pool. The poster — titled “Be Cool, Follow the Rules” — shows more than a dozen cartoon children playing in a pool. It points out five instances in which children are engaging in “not cool” activities, like running around the edge of the pool, pushing their peers into the water and diving. Four of the fictional rule-breakers are either black or Hispanic children. “We deeply apologize for any misunderstanding, as it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone,” the Red Cross said in a statement. “As one of the nation’s oldest and largest humanitarian organizations, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do, every day.” The nonprofit humanitarian group said it has removed the poster from its website and Swim App, discontinued its production and ordered all swimming facilities displaying the controversial poster to take it down. “We are currently in the process of completing a formal agreement with a diversity advocacy organization for their guidance moving forward,” it said. A photo of the poster made its round on Twitter, where it was flagged to the Red Cross. It had been spotted in at least two locations in Colorado, NBC News reports. The Red Cross declined to say how many of those posters had been placed in swimming facilities nationwide.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
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So, diving from a diving board is "Not Cool" or only if you're black? Does anybody else get the impression that people moving into adulthood, and creating junk like this, are retarded due to government 'skools'?
Why even have a diving board if diving isn't allowed. Also, one of the lifeguards is black - can't say that is racist. Looks to me as if that blond chick on the far left is about to do something Not Cool. What special kind of retard creates and/or approves crap like this?
Probably someone with a Master's Degree in child psychology. I'm sure numerous studies were done, along with focus groups to determine the appropriate way to reach the dumbed-down school kids with this message. Seems to me that represents the current crime ratio. I don't see a problem here, other than some people being uncomfortable with the truth.
One of the white kids is labeled 'not cool'.
If we are including as many races as possible, then from the upper left: eastern European chasing a Latino kid; Caucasian kid walking with a glass bottle; Caucasian girl about to do what the Hispanic kid is already doing wrong; middle Eastern kid either drowning or yelling; black girl rough housing(pushing) a white girl. Seem pretty evenly distributed to me. Maybe the racist who brought this crap up think otherwise, but they are idiots. ***If we really want to be great again, go ask Uncle Sam to get back on our side of the border, get out of our wallets, get out of our papers and property, get out of our bodies, and get out of our way.*** “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
You're not supposed to go off the board until the previous diver is out of the way.
Looks like he released a floater in the pool, behind him? Definitely NOT cool. Probably a Young Republican.
#2. To: Hank Rearden (#1)
So, diving from a diving board is "Not Cool" or only if you're black?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#3. To: Deckard (#2)
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#4. To: Hank Rearden (#3)
What special kind of retard creates and/or approves crap like this?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#5. To: Deckard (#0)
"Four (of the five) of the fictional rule-breakers are either black or Hispanic children."
#6. To: Deckard (#0)
#7. To: Time@yahoo.com, Deckard, retards@RedCross (#0)
#8. To: Hank Rearden (#1)
So, diving from a diving board is "Not Cool" or only if you're black?
#9. To: TheFireBert (#7)
middle Eastern kid either drowning or yelling;
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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