Swimming Club "Only College Graduated Women Under 45" Controversy
Sep 02, 2024
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According to Chinese outlet Modern Express and Hong Kong outlet South China Morning Post, the 2049 International Swimming and Diving Training Center in Jiangsu Province recently announced eligibility for new members on its local information app.
The condition is that a woman under the age of 45 with a bachelor's degree must pay 576 yuan (about 110,000 won) as a membership fee.
In an interview with the media, the center explained that "Because educated people have high IQ and personal qualities and understand social order."
"There are no locks in the locker in the club's dressing room," one official said. "If we recruit qualified people, we can keep our members' belongings safe."," he said.
The club, which opened in 2017, is said to offer women-only group swimming and diving classes and receive one-on-one lessons from male instructors.
Netizens say "Can't I swim without a bachelor's degree?", "High education doesn't mean better moral quality", "Age limits aren't a problem?" It is showing a critical response such as.
One legal expert pointed out that the club's actions appear to violate the law on the protection of consumers' rights and interests.
Eventually, the local authorities informed the club to delete the membership regulations, asking them to "make the regulations appropriately without causing misunderstanding."
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