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Old 06-28-2016, 07:23 PM  
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Are you offended by the racist Red Cross swimming poster?
White kids = Cool

Kids of color = Not cool




http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/28/health...y-poster-trnd/


The Red Cross is apologizing after a poster depicting pool safety rules was circulated on Twitter and flamed for being "super racist."

The poster, which shows a crowd of cartoon children committing an array of poolside do's and dont's, was spotted at the Salida Pool and Recreation Department in Salida, Colorado.
A Twitter user put a picture of the poster online, where people debated whether it was, in fact, offensive or not.

"Be Cool, Follow the Rules," the poster in question advises.
Below that, a number of children are swimming in the pool or at the edge of the pool.
Arrows point to certain children, indicating "not cool" behavior with a red arrow and "cool" behavior with a green arrow.
It just so happens that the two children exhibiting "cool" behavior are white. A blonde girl in a blue bathing suit smiles as she is about to step onto the diving board.
The majority of the kids being "not cool" are children of color. One is pushing another child into the water, another is running and a third seemingly diving into the pool.
Those who found the poster questionable took issue with the fact that children of color were doing dangerous activities, while all of the acceptable, "cool" activities were depicted with lighter-skinned people.

Another woman tweeted at the Red Cross,saying the poster was an example of institutional racism.

Though there were those that thought the interpretation was a bit of an overreach, the Red Cross swiftly apologized, replying to the original tweet and later issuing a statement.
"We deeply apologize for any misunderstanding, as it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone. 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," it wrote on its website.

The organization also said it has removed the image from its website and app, and has requested the poster be removed from aquatic facilities. The Salida Rec Center also tweeted that it had removed the poster and "didn't scrutinize it like we should have."
The poster was originally part of the Red Cross' 2014 "Aquatics Centennial Campaign."
"We are focusing on areas with higher-than-average drowning rates and participants who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to take swim lessons," the Red Cross wrote.
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Old 06-29-2016, 09:44 AM   #46
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Old 06-29-2016, 09:50 AM   #47
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When I want to know if something is racist, the first place I think of to look for feedback is a forum full of middle-aged white dudes.
Who do you normally look for when you need someone to tell you how to feel about things?
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Old 06-29-2016, 09:55 AM   #48
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Old 06-29-2016, 10:07 AM   #49
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When I want to know if something is racist, the first place I think of to look for feedback is a forum full of middle-aged white dudes.
Considering they are supposed to be the source of all racism, what better barometer could you find?
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Old 06-29-2016, 10:17 AM   #50
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Considering they are supposed to be the source of all racism, what better barometer could you find?

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Old 06-29-2016, 10:30 AM   #51
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Old 06-29-2016, 10:31 AM   #52
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I find the Indian woman sitting on the edge of the pool to be kind of attractive. If I was single and a cartoon I would probably ask her out.

(I'm assuming that she's Indian and not Hispanic because there's no negative labeling on her.)
She's like 12 yrs old. You're going to cartoon prison man. You'll get put in a cell with the Tasmanian Devil and end up as his milk toast bitch for the next 10 years.
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Old 06-29-2016, 10:51 AM   #53
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This country's level of suckness and stupidity and being offended all the time has grown exponentially worse since bike helmet wearing pussyman Obama took office.
Congratulation, you're a stupid **** who watches too much Faux News.


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Old 06-29-2016, 11:07 AM   #54
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I think it's very racist.
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Old 06-29-2016, 11:14 AM   #55
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Racist? I think that's a little over the top. Inappropriate? Definitely.

Let's break this down: There are 19 people in this depiction, nine of which appear to be Caucasian and ten that appear to be people of color.

Four people of color are deemed "Not Cool". That's 21% of the people in the illustration. One Caucasian is deemed "Not Cool", which is 5% of the people in the illustration.

Two people are deemed "Cool", both of which happen to be Caucasian or 11% of the people shown in the illustration while zero, or 0%, of the people of color are deemed "Cool".

I don't suspect there was intent, prejudice or racism on behalf of the Red Cross but IMO, someone should have noted that according to this illustration, Caucasians are generally "Cool" while people of color are generally "Not Cool".
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Old 06-29-2016, 11:21 AM   #56
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Ha.. pretty good!

It was a bit stupid not to notice that the only cool kids were white kids in the picture, honestly. Someone associated with the poster probably should have caught that.

Obviously, I'm not offended.. but it is a bit insensitive in a time when everyone appears to be uber-sensitive.
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not really, but I can see why it's questioned. a poor choice by the illustrator.
This is about where I am at. Obviously it's silly to bother being offended by this when there's much bigger problems in the world, but the illustrator surely could have spread the uncoolness around a bit. Probably was an oversight, but an easy one to see and fix in order to avoid silly backlash.
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Old 06-29-2016, 11:22 AM   #57
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Old 06-29-2016, 11:22 AM   #58
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only kidding. I don't care either way I would never look at it and think anything of it, I look at a lot of vintage signs and things, often, it's something I like. There's a store in China called **gger King, I think that's pretty crazy!
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