Too tan

A man named Barack Hussein Obama is the president of the United States. The first lady is the daughter of a working class couple from the south side of Chicago. Derek Jeter, who is just now stepping up to the plate, is the top vote getter for the AL All Star Team. Gays and lesbians are getting married in more and more states (box turtles may be next).

Surely we are living in a golden age of tolerance and understanding.

Surely not.

"They just kicked us out. And we were about to go. Had our swim things and everything," said camper Simer Burwell.

The explanation they got was either dishearteningly honest or poorly worded.

"There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club," John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.

Via DH Riley.