[Giantone]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

Access to swimming pools is disproportionate. But I view swimming as a country club sport like tennis, hockey .. so its not "racist" imo, its just inherently baked into the american apple pie that the haves have and dont haves dont have.

Getting public pools into poor areas would be a great thing. Give the kids some happiness, something to do.

To be poor as a kid is to be bored out of your mind. I grew up on flour + water = milk, going to bed before the sun went down and now I know why, we didnt have food so my mom put us to be bed early hoping wed go to sleep. Sleeping youre not hungry.

When I lived in Baltimore City it was nice driving by the public pool and seeing kids laughing and having fun. Then one summer it never got filled or opened .. and it remained closed for years after.

Theres just as many dirt poor white kids in West Virginia without food as there are black kids in east baltimore.

Focus on the poor and the kids.

get free school lunches and have it go 365, in summer as well.

I understand your sentiment ,I would like to add that there are plenty of poor white and black children that grew up near an Ocean or Lake or river and went swimming or enjoyed the water.