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Blue Bayou Water Park Accused of Racism by KBZE Radio

Recently, Blue Bayou Water Park decided to pull their advertising campaign with KBZE radio station. KBZE is an urban radio station out of New Orleans that has a primarily black listening audience. When KBZE GM Howard Castay inquired about this year's marketing plans, he was told by the marketing...

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Blue Bayou Has Been Racist! Back When They Were Shooting Their Commercial, They Made All The Black Kids Get Off The Ride And Only White Kids Stayed On To Be In The Commercial. Then The Same Person You Are Talking About In The Article, He Preferred That Blacks Not Come To The Water Park Starting Summer Of 2008!

Yeah and no white mayors were invited to the black mayors convention, no white women can compete in the miss black america pageant and no white people are invited to join 100 black men. Where we goin with this? Are you just going to beat this dead horse for another hundred years? I've seen black (lots of them) kids at blue bayou, but i've never seen a white woman in the miss black america pageant. You lose.

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 12:51 PM

white people

white people believed the President of this country who said we needed to go to war to defend ourselves against nuclear war heads in Iran, and Afgan. - where are they???? YET, YOU ALL STILL BELIEVE HE'S THE NEXT BEST THING TO SLICE WHITE BREAD

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So just to make sure we're on the same page here, you also believe anything you hear that someone said someone else said? I've been following this thread from the get go and I still have not seen any proof whatsoever that the park manager actually said what she's accused of saying. Where I come from we don't take anything as truth without proof, especially if it could affect someone's business. It's called slander if its proven to be a falsehood.

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By Sunny on May 30th, 2008, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Sometimes the incompetence of people is stunning....

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wait you mean no black people voted for him. TWICE? Amazing. What does the President have to do with the topic of this anyway? Its a business spending money advertising wherever they want. We've already established that there is no proof that she said what the manager accused her of saying and we've established that the parks visitors are majority black. Where do we go from here? The 13 people that are boycotting the park are happy and everyone going to the park are happy. I wish they would close this thread and let it go just like everything else that people cry racism about.

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 03:46 PM

A vital fact missing from the article is the fact that in the interview, the owner clearly stated they were not interested in the black audience.

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is no comparison. These black agencies were set up because blacks weren't allowed to compete or participate. Now, they may be less necessary but forcing black kids off the slide to shoot a commercial is current.

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By Unregistered on May 30th, 2008, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So racism is ok if the other guy already did it? Jesus, Al Sharpton has blacks so screwed up in the head they say things like this and dont even realize it.

The current Miss Black USA and the current Black Mayors Convention and Black Entertainment Television and United Negro College Fund are not current? I know the 70% black participation at the park is current. Your accusations of removing black kids off of rides and accusations of what the park manager allegedly said have ZERO merit besides the words out of someones mouth. The black racists organizations I spoke of are all real. God forbid Miss White USA would be formed. Instant racism!

Keep in mind that I am not racist by any means, but this attempt to disgrace this business based on hear/say from this manager is the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard. I hope the manager from the radio station doesnt say anything bad about anyone else. His word is obviously etched in stone. He's crying because he lost the business so this is his way of revenge. I am going to go to Blue Bayou this weekend and take some pics of all the black people there having a great time and post the picture here so you can see how stupid you are for believing this. If you are correct and Blue Bayou DOESNT WANT BLACKS, then there should be NONE there this weekend.

Photos to follow.

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By BR Today on May 31st, 2008, 07:59 AM

This is out of control. Until someone submits concrete proof of these accusations, i'll be closing this discussion. I visited the park on memorial day weekend as well and witnessed children of all ages and races having a great time.

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