ALL WHITE BEACH CLUB

@the411lounge Democratic Sen. #SheldonWhitehouse is under fire over his decades long membership in an “all white” private beach club, as he base himself on being a progressive and prominent critic of “systemic racism,” dismissing membership based on race as “a long tradition in Rhode Island.”

On Friday, the controversy began when Whitehouse (D-RI) was confronted by a GoLocal Providence reporter, who published the video along with an article on Saturday detailing what occurred after asking about the senator’s membership at Newport-based Bailey’s Beach Club, part of the Spouting Rock Beach Association.

The Rhode Island senator, who was first elected in 2006, ultimately dismissed the club’s circumstances, where his wife, Sandra Whitehouse, is one of the three largest shareholders in the club.

After being asked about diversity, Whitehouse (D-RI) responded, “I think the people who are running the place are still working on that and I’m sorry it hasn’t happened yet.”

Asked if such clubs should continue to exist at a time when the country is having a racial reckoning, Whitehouse replied, “It’s a long tradition in Rhode Island, and there are many of them. (New York Post)

#rhodeisland #newyork #thisisamerica

https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com