Okay, so maybe I wasn't banned. And fine, so maybe I'm not necessarily a real mermaid, but I have a tail and everything! (This is not sponsored in any way, but LuBella's carries Sun Tail mermaid tails in great colors for great prices. Go check 'em out!) Nevertheless, for us in the mermaid community, indoor pools should be our refuge. We have to wait all year for the weather to warm up, and even then, going to the beach isn't exactly an everyday thing for those of us more than 100 miles inland, and we can't exactly barge into our friend's personal backyard pools whenever we darn well feel like it. Lakes and rivers would be ideal, except for the fact that urban freshwater systems are so polluted with chemicals and bacteria that we run the risk of contracting some brain-eating amoeba in the summertime. So, what better way to enjoy the water year-round than at a place like the Natatorium? Unfortunately, because they deem it a "safety hazard", mermaid tails are not allowed. I mean, I guess I can understand that... If you're 12 and under! Not an adept swimmer that can easily swim below and on the surface in at least 10 feet of water and come up for air with a quick flick of the tail. It's not like mine is a 30-pound silicone one (although, I would looove to own that one day, preferably in Coral/Orange from Mernation). All that comprises mine is a simple monofin with swimsuit fabric pulled over my legs. Who's to say I don't swim better with my legs stuck together? I do, by the way... Always have, ever since I was little. Maybe I was always meant to be a mermaid~ ;)
Honestly, this whole thing has put me in a mood. I am so calling discrimination against finfolk. Just because we have fins and they don't? Really. Seriously, I'm thinking of writing a petition to let mermaids and mermen over a certain reasonable age use their tails at the Natatorium. I've already signed one for the YMCA. Get the word out, my Texas pod!
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AuthorMy name is Dani Slaughter. I am a university student from San Antonio, musing about what I see and how I see it. Archives
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