Story highlights A Twitter user spotted the poster at his local rec centerThe Red Cross has removed it from all of its online platforms(CNN) The Red Cross is apologizing after a poster depicting pool safety rules was circulated on Twitter and flamed for being "super racist." A Twitter user put a picture of the poster online, where people debated whether it was, in fact, offensive or not. Hey, @RedCross, send a new pool poster to @SalidaRec bc the current one they have w your name on it is super racist pic.twitter.com/TY8MmFB3Qk — John Sawyer (@JSawyer330) June 21, 2016"Be Cool, Follow the Rules," the poster in question advises. The poster, which shows a crowd of cartoon children committing an array of poolside do's and dont's, was spotted at the Salida Pool and Recreation Department in Salida, Colorado. Below that, a number of children are swimming in the pool or at the edge of the pool.
Source: CNN June 28, 2016 13:41 UTC