Very aptly put! Gays tend to compare themselves to the Black Struggle of the
60's and nothing could be furthur from the truth! Blacks were exercising their
right for accomodations and equal access. Something all whites took for
granted. Blacks argue that homosexuality for them is a "lifestyle", rather than
the accepted norm, of man and woman as a unified entity. Maynard and Moore
argue that this is not a healthy "norm" for a town ,that is predominantly Black
to swallow. Elections, however are something else! I know all of them and none
of them bother me. If this were a white community, rather than Black, I wonder
how many whites would be up in arms. It doesn't "look" good, or Blacks feel
that they have no control, over who runs their school board. I have no kids in
the system, so I have nothing to say, but I would've probably yanked my kids
out of there. I have two sons, both athletic and straight. One has 5 sons, the
other has 2 daughters. I also have 2 gay nephews, who I love and adore! One is
out of the closet, the other is in denial. I don't have the solution to this
but cooler heads will prevail, I hope. Put yourself in thier place and just
because someone decides to send their kids to private school also says
something about a system so inadequately run! Grade scores were up when Asbury
United ran the board too, they just didn't have professional experience and
made stupid mistakes! A lot of name-calling and disrespect goes on at these
board meetings and I don't participate in that kind of thing. Recall? Maybe,
because the state had no business appointing someone that the black Community
wouldn't accept. Put your white kid in their shoes and tell me better, okay?
Sharon Boone
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Black Beach was real.
There may not have been a sign, there may not have been a law.
The was only the reality that ALL THE BLACKS went to the same beach
while all the whites went where they wanted.
Sometimes prejudice and segregation are not definable.
Here is a for instance. There is a new club in Asbury called "Cruisin".
It's located at what was once upon a time The Student Prince.
Cruisin' is a bar run by and geared toward gay men. Has anyone been
there to get a cold one? I have. I have never ever felt so unwanted
as I felt at Cruisin'. Since I know and respect the manager of the club
I approached him about that discomfort. It seems to me that
if your running a business and a potential customer comes in, the
business would treat that customer in a way that would enhance that
customers
experience, but I was told the opposite is true, by the club's manager.
Cruisin' is a club for gay men, no others are welcome.
Sometimes prejudice and segregation are not definable.
The same person is also running what is easily the nicest club in Asbury
Park, adjacent to Cruisin called The Circuit.
The Circuit is a gay dance club. You would think that opening a major
night club the owners would want to draw from as many segments of the
population as
they possibly could, after all, the night club business is very tough
these days. It wouldn't be all that wise to open a bar that was for
Republicans, or Democrats,
would it?
That Club Paradise and the Gay Community have spearheaded the revival of
Asbury Park is a simple fact.
That a whole new set of rules defining 21st century prejudice and
segregation is rather ironic.
Of course, nothing is written and there are no signs explaining the
rules, Cruisin' did put up a sign to ward off the
guys going to Xotica when it was open.
So, denying that Black Beach existed because no pictures or signs exist
is easy. Prove it? I can't. I can only take the word
of the people who were there, who, similar to me at Cruisin' felt
uncomfortable anywhere but at Black Beach, because they were black.
I do wonder how they knew I wasn't Gay. It must have been my curly hair.
Sometimes prejudice and segregation are not definable.
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