Not to give this a pass, but I can see how this can get shoved lower and lower on the to-do list. Especially since there isn't a lot of murder happening on the docks (that we know of).
I borrowed a cigarette from Hugh Hefner's driver/bodyguard in 1969; he smoked menthol too/also - and was white, huge and looked like a gangster but was pretty friendly (I worked at the mansion in Chicago for a couple days helping change summer carpet for winter carpet)
No but there was a gawd-awful limerick about under the desk BJs by (fuck, I can't remember but he was a cartoonist for the mag). I was lifting one of the desk that had all the drawers on one side - I lifted the lite side too quickly and separated the desktop from the drawers we quickly moved to a different part of the mansion and played innocent.BTB, there was/is a bar located next to the pool that had a window that looked directly into the pool at the underwater level. if I remember correctly, it also had a higher view into the sauna grotto (nah, that can't be right but there was a fireman's pole down into the bar).
I'm late to the party on this article. I work in a very liberal plaintiff's law firm. These people are often more outraged than me when it comes to most social issues. But if you take a closer look at their lives you still see how very white they are. There a little to no POCs in their immediate or even acquaintance circles.
This is really just a perfect example of white privilege. I'm really not surprised the good senator wouldn't have noticed an absence of POCs in his club. They really honest to goodness don't think about these things.
Same here, I guess I'm a "late boomer". I've had to go to events at those places, particularly on the West Coast, and like you, they were entirely foreign and unattractive.
He means there are Asian people. All the non-racists around always trot out Asians to prove how not prejudiced they are. (Full disclosure--I was married to a Chinese-American for 40 years; we were everybody's pet demonstration of their non-racism.)
Now that Mrs. Whitehouse is one of the biggest shareholders of this club, she can flex a bit and have them implement a policy to help diversify the membership. Maybe they can actively recruit instead of just waiting for white people to die. Now that it’s been pointed out, they should be willing to revamp their club to indicate that they appreciate and desire diversity.
I think if there are no restrictive policies on the books, it can be hard to prove that the lack of racial diversity in that club, in that location, is intentional, even if the people who run admissions are doing it with unspoken policy. It’s not at all far fetched to suspect they think of such a practice as ‘tradition’ rather than racism, because… rich old white people, at a private club, in New England.
Instead of seeing the random focus on Whitehouse’s commitment to fight racism as a negative, imagine it might become an opportunity for him or his wife to champion a special cause in the niche area of old, wealthy, elitist, beach clubs in New England. Not sure how much impact it makes in the grand scheme of things, but it still matters that change happens.
Usually down to the high tide line. Can't stop people walking the tidal zone, but you can make them feel unwelcome. Judging by my youth on Cape Cod. Isn't that general in the States?
Sins of the Father?
100%.
Not to give this a pass, but I can see how this can get shoved lower and lower on the to-do list. Especially since there isn't a lot of murder happening on the docks (that we know of).
My image of young black guys was pretty much watching them playing football etc. on television. I had no idea they were supposed to be "threatening."
I borrowed a cigarette from Hugh Hefner's driver/bodyguard in 1969; he smoked menthol too/also - and was white, huge and looked like a gangster but was pretty friendly (I worked at the mansion in Chicago for a couple days helping change summer carpet for winter carpet)
Were there knee burns on the carpets?
No but there was a gawd-awful limerick about under the desk BJs by (fuck, I can't remember but he was a cartoonist for the mag). I was lifting one of the desk that had all the drawers on one side - I lifted the lite side too quickly and separated the desktop from the drawers we quickly moved to a different part of the mansion and played innocent.BTB, there was/is a bar located next to the pool that had a window that looked directly into the pool at the underwater level. if I remember correctly, it also had a higher view into the sauna grotto (nah, that can't be right but there was a fireman's pole down into the bar).
I'm late to the party on this article. I work in a very liberal plaintiff's law firm. These people are often more outraged than me when it comes to most social issues. But if you take a closer look at their lives you still see how very white they are. There a little to no POCs in their immediate or even acquaintance circles.
This is really just a perfect example of white privilege. I'm really not surprised the good senator wouldn't have noticed an absence of POCs in his club. They really honest to goodness don't think about these things.
...well, no. But I am also capable of understanding that "golf" and "everything" are two distinct concepts.
Best movie set in Rhode Island.
Fight me.
Same here, I guess I'm a "late boomer". I've had to go to events at those places, particularly on the West Coast, and like you, they were entirely foreign and unattractive.
"Crocker's Pets."
Newports are menthol cigarettes and Black folks smoke menthols so isn't that practically the same thing?
He means there are Asian people. All the non-racists around always trot out Asians to prove how not prejudiced they are. (Full disclosure--I was married to a Chinese-American for 40 years; we were everybody's pet demonstration of their non-racism.)
Now that Mrs. Whitehouse is one of the biggest shareholders of this club, she can flex a bit and have them implement a policy to help diversify the membership. Maybe they can actively recruit instead of just waiting for white people to die. Now that it’s been pointed out, they should be willing to revamp their club to indicate that they appreciate and desire diversity.
I think if there are no restrictive policies on the books, it can be hard to prove that the lack of racial diversity in that club, in that location, is intentional, even if the people who run admissions are doing it with unspoken policy. It’s not at all far fetched to suspect they think of such a practice as ‘tradition’ rather than racism, because… rich old white people, at a private club, in New England.
Instead of seeing the random focus on Whitehouse’s commitment to fight racism as a negative, imagine it might become an opportunity for him or his wife to champion a special cause in the niche area of old, wealthy, elitist, beach clubs in New England. Not sure how much impact it makes in the grand scheme of things, but it still matters that change happens.
Usually down to the high tide line. Can't stop people walking the tidal zone, but you can make them feel unwelcome. Judging by my youth on Cape Cod. Isn't that general in the States?