City Recruits Minority Lifeguards Even If They Can t Swim - Fox Nation
You just cant make this shit up. So...a city council member said their public pools have a lot of black and hispanic kids but most of their lifeguards are white....and "we dont like that"
Basically. ..these lifeguards come from affluent suburbs with strong school swimming programs. Why?? Well....because a water lifeguard just may need to be....A STRONG ******* SWIMMER.
But...rest easy all you fans of diversity and affirmative action.
The city said black and hispanic lifeguard candidates will still get hired even they "DONT NNECESSARILY PASS" the swim test.
Translation: "Dont necessarily pass the swim test" also means FAILED the swim test.
Just....wow. This is the mental disease running through our nation. Whats next? Diversify USMC snipers...even if you cant shoot?
As a diversity issue, how about simply keeping the mostly white lifeguards and forcing the non-white pool users to get used to that reality?
If I'm in distress in the water (not likely being former Navy, certified diver, and all but officially certified in lifesaving myself,) I can promise I could give a shit what color my rescuer is. So if people have a problem with the best swimmers being white, tough. Want the best, or the most diverse when your lifespan is suddenly measured in seconds?
As an aside, being a great swimmer doesn't mean shit for lifesaving. Try holding those qualficiation bricks which while only weighing about 10 pounds suddenly incapacitate one of your arms and you suddenly realize a lifetime of swimming well doesn't mean anything any more.