• Glarrf@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    That was a really interesting read and yet again racism is the foundation of another major part of American society. What a shame we don’t have public pools anymore. Ugh.

  • RicoBerto@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    There is still one where I live, and I read the other day that my town is building another one on the other side of town. So at least some places still have them. I remember spending my whole summer at ours in my hometown, but I haven’t been to my local one in the 10 years I’ve lived here. Not sure how I would go about being comfortable to go by myself as a young adult, though I know no one else there actually cares. Nice read by the way.

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      I spent so much time at our neighborhood pool as a kid. We would get dropped off by a parent and then they’d come pick us up either around dinner time or when a thunderstorm rolled in. Other days, we would go after dinner and stay until it got dark and the pool would close.

      I just looked it up, since my hometown had budget issues a few years ago, and it is now owned by the YMCA.

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    As Whites withdrew from public pools and parks, taxpayer funding and support for pools dwindled. In Cleveland, the city’s recreation budget was cut by 80%.

    Classy bunch.

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    They seem icky and unsanitary like I’m swimming in a public toilet. They were fun as a kid before I started viewing them that way.