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Nye Bevan

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49. Quite possibly a simple screw-up.

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 12:33 AM

Jan 2013

The English sign refers to the "playground" (i.e. where the swings and slides are) and the Spanish sign to the "field" (like a baseball or soccer field). Quite possibly they make English and Spanish signs for playgrounds (stating that parental supervision is required) as well as English and Spanish signs for fields (saying that a permit is needed). And someone screwed up and paired an English "playground" sign with a Spanish "field" sign.

Lots of speculation on this over on Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/05/1176645/-Outrage-in-Delaware

A few people there also suspect a photoshop, but (as is usually the case) incompetence is the most likely explanation. Enough people are bilingual that it is impossible to believe that someone would think they could get away with such blatant racism.

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This Is TRULY Outrageous & It REALLY Pisses Me Off! [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

Good lord. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #1

For the record, Delaware is not in "The South". aikoaiko Jan 2013 #2

Respectfully... ReRe Jan 2013 #5

They are so sensitive RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #9

I don't think anyone will confuse "southern Delaware" with "the south" n/t Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #6

Only if you lived there for the past 50 years. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #14

Bazinga! Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #113

And also, for the record, Delaware was a slave state but declined to secede. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #19

Technically it is...at least according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #29

It is the Mid-Atlantic Region of the state LynneSin Jan 2013 #53

there is racism everywhere riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #34

We're pretty nice people in the San Francisco Bay Area lunatica Jan 2013 #66

Yes, it's true!!! RevStPatrick Jan 2013 #68

I can't speak for the cops but I can for my co-workers and neighbors lunatica Jan 2013 #69

never been to San francisco riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #84

I would be scared to live in a red small town lunatica Jan 2013 #96

then you don't want to move Brainstormy Jan 2013 #104

Welcome to DU, Brainstormy! calimary Jan 2013 #111

Yet there are plenty of "whites only" places in California. hunter Jan 2013 #86

Cal is like 80% Asian but we have lots tblue Jan 2013 #95

Lower, slower Delaware. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #40

You'll see those oval bumperstickers with LSD in them LynneSin Jan 2013 #54

I grew up in Delaware, outside of Wilmington, very near the Mason/Dixon Line randr Jan 2013 #80

Thank you! nt raccoon Jan 2013 #87

Well, yes it is. Papanui54 Jan 2013 #89

White potato pie. kwassa Jan 2013 #125

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #3

WTF? Are the people responsible for this subject to civil or criminal 20score Jan 2013 #4

OH My God! Someone should sue for violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #7

Racism really is alive and well, how sick is that! arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #8

Just ask Obama. loudsue Jan 2013 #77

I truly believed (naively so) that post the inauguration of arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #102

That's been my experience, too. loudsue Jan 2013 #110

How could I have overlooked the role that arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #114

Jes�s! nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #10

lol! nt darkangel218 Jan 2013 #25

K&R ReRe Jan 2013 #11

kick WashingtonConsensus Jan 2013 #36

Holy shit. n/t Butterbean Jan 2013 #12

Google translate: krispos42 Jan 2013 #13

And the sign in the OP is no more grammatical than Google's translation. Igel Jan 2013 #57

In short The Wizard Jan 2013 #59

Millford had better lawyer up. JEB Jan 2013 #15

Makes me furious too Lifelong Protester Jan 2013 #16

Me too........ socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #74

K&R & Shared. patrice Jan 2013 #17

They'll just say it was an error in translation siligut Jan 2013 #18

Hopefully just a bad translation. Separation Jan 2013 #20

Is that where... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #26

No,...the melons.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #45

well it's subjective. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #47

It's the Meat Aisle. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #115

no way ibegurpard Jan 2013 #56

Cleanup in Aisle 7 !! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #61

You can see more signs like that RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #75

"Orientals"??? CreekDog Jan 2013 #88

Ok, I guess I haven't had enough coffee RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #93

"Asian" is probably a start CreekDog Jan 2013 #97

Thanks for that. RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #123

i saw "hometown" as Brooklyn CreekDog Jan 2013 #124

That's what it says, no two ways about it Tab Jan 2013 #21

And the part that bothers me is Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #22

Bingo. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #46

Racist much? ladym55 Jan 2013 #23

I wonder how many English-only reading Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #24

I wonder who issues the permit and what it says? caseymoz Jan 2013 #27

Sick! ZX86 Jan 2013 #28

America! America! God shed his grace on thee! And crown thy good with brotherhood...... AlinPA Jan 2013 #30

Just make them look like MEEEEEEEEE BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #50

Worthy of TW3 and Mr. Lehrer! RVN VET Jan 2013 #85

glad to oblige! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #107

So, I expect this sign will be taken down immediately... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #31

all I can do is k and r here--and express my outrage. just disgusting niyad Jan 2013 #32

You know, I'm not surprised rightsideout Jan 2013 #33

I'm not too surprised, either, rightsideout. mike dub Jan 2013 #37

Modern day pool segregation.... Disgusting.... Firebrand Gary Jan 2013 #35

How can a town/city get away with putting up a sign like that? They should be sued class action, DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author maindawg Jan 2013 #39

+1 Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #41

The sign was mass produced. Who made the things? Out them! freshwest Jan 2013 #42

It may not have been mass produced. RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #78

Okay, professionally. What I'm getting at is who paid to have these made up and set up at the park? freshwest Jan 2013 #83

It was more than likely RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #94

Done with tax dollars, in any case, unless this is a private park? Since I'm not there, IDK. freshwest Jan 2013 #99

Whoa! What the fuck!?!? Iggo Jan 2013 #43

Are we sure this is real ? joesdaughter Jan 2013 #44

The white edges around the sign do smell of Photoshop Kennah Jan 2013 #60

The sign is real (the OP link has been updated with more pics) pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #64

Funny, even though I know enough Spanish to read that, tavalon Jan 2013 #48

Quite possibly a simple screw-up. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #49

always heaven05 Jan 2013 #71

"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #76

yeah heaven05 Jan 2013 #91

See post 82 (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #92

I note that no one at all was playing there when the picture was taken. n/t Old Union Guy Jan 2013 #51

There is a person teach1st Jan 2013 #55

These are the people that put Christine "I'm not a Witch" O'Donnell on the ballot LynneSin Jan 2013 #52

It's ungrammatical. Igel Jan 2013 #58

It doesn't say 'permiso de padre' lunatica Jan 2013 #65

What? kamron Jan 2013 #62

I was even angry at the English version. woo me with science Jan 2013 #63

Is the drinking fountian 'whites only'? marble falls Jan 2013 #67

yep heaven05 Jan 2013 #72

this heaven05 Jan 2013 #70

Outrageous and deserving of the legal actions that will surely follow. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #73

Oh, my. I guess they think nobody understands Spanish. MineralMan Jan 2013 #79

Wow TuxedoKat Jan 2013 #81

It seems that my guess yesterday (post 49) was correct and that this was a simple screw-up. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #82

Thank you sammytko Jan 2013 #90

incompetence heaven05 Jan 2013 #98

So how do you explain the English language sign that is an exact translation Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #100

look heaven05 Jan 2013 #101

If your theory was correct, wouldn't the colors of the signs be different? jeff47 Jan 2013 #105

Perhaps the sign was made with the wrong background color, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #108

Or they knew exactly what it said jeff47 Jan 2013 #122

All it takes is to not know Spanish. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #127

Um...no actually it takes a lot more than not knowing Spanish jeff47 Jan 2013 #128

"Play at your own risk" Javaman Jan 2013 #103

From the Kos story, here's a sign where it says the same thing in English and Spanish rocktivity Jan 2013 #106

Or more likely just grabbed the Spanish "field" sign instead of the Spanish "playground" sign (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #109

The playground signs are the same color, different from the field signs. Bolo Boffin Jan 2013 #130

Empty field TUgradstudent Jan 2013 #112

kick Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #116

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #117

"Real" Americans spoke neither English nor Spanish arcane1 Jan 2013 #119

Troll se ha ido pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #120

I'm shocked. Shocked, I say! arcane1 Jan 2013 #121

Totally fake. Look at the relative sizes of the sign and the equipment behind it. jmowreader Jan 2013 #118

UPDATE: School superintendent removes signs pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #126

Followup article on the issue... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #129