Despite having some Hispanic and Jewish members, the member-owned clubs still are virtually all male and all white. And, judging from the comments of club members, there are those who still don't have a problem with that. Given that Dallas is over a quarter African-American, the city's black residents should not have to get passports to join clubs. While they're at it, the clubs should embrace the virtue of self-sufficiency. It is particularly offensive that many of these elite fortresses enjoy government tax breaks, forcing nonwhite Dallas residents to subsidize clubs that shun them.
Diversity is the right thing, but also the smart thing.
That means that those who want to get ahead and stay ahead by doing things like joining country clubs have to be smart enough to look down the road to what the city, state and country will look like 10 or 20 years from now and brave enough to bring the clubs in line with that vision. Inc. All Rights Reserved.