{"id":5084863,"date":"2016-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/racist-pool-safety-poster-brings-red-cross-apology\/"},"modified":"2016-06-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T04:00:00","slug":"racist-pool-safety-poster-brings-red-cross-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2016\/06\/29\/racist-pool-safety-poster-brings-red-cross-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Racist&#039; Pool Safety Poster Brings Red Cross Apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">The American Red Cross apologized Tuesday amid backlash over a sign it created on swim safety guidelines for children that was perceived as racist, NBCBLK reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">The apology came after a photo circulated of the poster on social media. The poster, which was seen on display at pools in at least two towns in Colorado, read at the top: &#8220;Be Cool, Follow the Rules.&#8221; Below the heading were depictions of children playing. The white children were labeled as behaving &#8220;cool&#8221; while children of color were depicted as misbehaving, or &#8220;not cool,&#8221; for breaking pool safety rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">The Red Cross said it has discontinued the production of the poster and removed it from its website and Swim App.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We deeply apologize for any misunderstanding, as it was absolutely not our intent to offend anyone,&#8221; the organization said. &#8220;As one of the nation&#8217;s oldest and largest humanitarian organizations, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do, every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded cm twitter\"><\/div>\n<p><em>To read full article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/national-international\/Racist-Pool-Safety-Poster-Brings-Red-Cross-Apology-384513341.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CTBrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/national-international\/Racist-Pool-Safety-Poster-Brings-Red-Cross-Apology-384513341.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CTBrand<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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