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==Whites only==
 
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:{{See also|White supremacy}}
 
:{{See also|White supremacy}}
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is a [[systemic racism|systemic racist]] who is a member of an all-white beach club in which his wife is a major shareholder.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/democrat-gets-cornered-over-being-a-member-of-all-white-private-elite-club/</ref><ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/06/21/sen-sheldon-whitehouses-office-says-beach-club-has-had-members-of-color-doesnt-explain-why-he-said-theyre-still-working-on-it/</ref>  Black Lives Matter gave Whitehorse an ultimatum to cut all ties with Spouting Rock Beach Association, also known as Bailey's Beach — or it will make his life miserable, according to [[ABC]] affiliate WLNE.<ref>https://www.abc6.com/possible-protests-against-sen-whitehouse-coming-blm-r-i-member-says/</ref>  “We’ll go to his club, we’ll go to his office, we’ll go to his home — wherever we need to go,” one of the chapter’s directors vowed.  BLM insisted Whitehouse’s denial was not enough to stop planned protests.  “If he thinks we’re just going to forget about it, if he thinks that it’s going to get swept under the rug — it’s not.”  
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is a [[systemic racism|systemic racist]] who is a member of an all-white beach club in which his wife is a major shareholder.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/democrat-gets-cornered-over-being-a-member-of-all-white-private-elite-club/</ref><ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/06/21/sen-sheldon-whitehouses-office-says-beach-club-has-had-members-of-color-doesnt-explain-why-he-said-theyre-still-working-on-it/</ref>  [[Black Lives Matter]] gave Whitehorse an ultimatum to cut all ties with Spouting Rock Beach Association, also known as Bailey's Beach — or it will make his life miserable, according to [[ABC]] affiliate WLNE.<ref>https://www.abc6.com/possible-protests-against-sen-whitehouse-coming-blm-r-i-member-says/</ref>  “We’ll go to his club, we’ll go to his office, we’ll go to his home — wherever we need to go,” one of the chapter’s directors vowed.  BLM insisted Whitehouse’s denial was not enough to stop planned protests.  “If he thinks we’re just going to forget about it, if he thinks that it’s going to get swept under the rug — it’s not.”  
    
“This club is a proven racist club with exclusive ties to supremacy and exclusion, and that’s something that’s not gonna be tolerated by me, by my associates, my affiliates or my organization,” the spokesman said.  BLM did not buy Whitehorse's claim that the club was on “the right side of pushing for improvements.” Bailey’s Beach Club is an elite private beach and club.  The BLM spokesman said, “you know what type of black people he brings in.”<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/blm-gives-senator-a-deal-to-cut-ties-with-all-white-country-club/</ref>
 
“This club is a proven racist club with exclusive ties to supremacy and exclusion, and that’s something that’s not gonna be tolerated by me, by my associates, my affiliates or my organization,” the spokesman said.  BLM did not buy Whitehorse's claim that the club was on “the right side of pushing for improvements.” Bailey’s Beach Club is an elite private beach and club.  The BLM spokesman said, “you know what type of black people he brings in.”<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/blm-gives-senator-a-deal-to-cut-ties-with-all-white-country-club/</ref>
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