<p>I’d just like to point out that 60 years ago, a white person not wanting a black roommate was just a “belief”. Anyone who supports the OP would have supported this same idea 60 years ago.</p>
<p>Columbia, what right is this?</p>
<p>As I said, I hope he gets it for his roommate’s sake.</p>
<p>“The OP has every right to not be with a homosexual because of his belief.”</p>
<p>By that logic anyone could change roommates based on their belief on anything. Don’t like redheads? Don’t like vegetarians? Don’t like Asians? Well, then it’s your right to switch! When you sign up for student housing, you acknowledge that you will likely be placed with a roommate, and that roommate will not conform to your idea of normalcy to please you. Either grow up and act like a sensible adult or shelter yourself by getting a single room.</p>
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<p>So you’re an immature homophobe who thinks that gay people randomly hit on anyone they come across and that OMG LOL RUMORS are valid reasons for discrimination. Noted.</p>
<p>The military expects its recruits to deal with sharing barracks space with gay or lesbian soldiers and sailors. I guess you couldn’t handle that. You should probably hide under a blanket all day to avoid the OMG scary gay people who are coming to get you.</p>
<p>@romanigypsyeyes.</p>
<p>Listen, you seem pretty upset in this thread, I don’t know if you’re an activist for gay’s or what but this seems like a very sensitive subject for you. You have to respect people’s opinions on whether or not they want to be with a gay roommate. You can’t just come in here and try to bully some one in to submission. If the guy doesn’t want a gay roommate and wants to change then let him do that. And I don’t care if you think it’s a high school attitude to try to avoid silly rumors about yourself, that could distract your academic life.</p>
<p>I’m not upset. Just disgusted that we’re still at this stage. There’s a difference. I stopped being upset about people who find people like me uncomfortable a long time ago. </p>
<p>I’ll be done now as we’re going nowhere.</p>
<p>Oh wow. The OP is going to UCSC. You’re going to have a tough time. That’s all I’ll say.</p>
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<p>Do we have to respect someone’s opinion if they dont want a poor roommate? Or a roommate with a chronic illness? Or a roommate of a different ethnicity? Like I said, if you don’t want a gay roommate, get a single. Some people need to be sheltered from anyone different than them.</p>
<p>But what happens if you have a gay floor-mate who might see you shirtless in the bathroom? Better change to a different hall. What if you go swimming and there’s a homosexual there? Better choose a new swimming pool. Seriously, you’re sharing a room, not a bed.</p>
<p>“who ‘thinks’ that gay people randomly hit on anyone”.</p>
<p>I don’t ‘think’. if you don’t know me or why I feel this way then why call me names? Don’t call me names. It’s f-cking crazy how all these activists are here, thinking one has to live with some one they don’t want to be with. F-ck that, and i’m no immature little kid. If some one doesn’t want to share rooms with a gay person, don’t insult him for it. It’s his choice, he’s paying for it, he has a say on that. Get the hell out of here with all your bullsh-t.</p>
<p>poor roommate? Or a roommate with a chronic illness? Or a roommate of a different ethnicity?</p>
<p>Irrelevant, and off topic. We’re talking about sexual orientation here.</p>
<p>Poor roommate? Lol, what does that have to do with anything? So irrelevant. We’re talking about gay roommate here, nothing else.</p>
<p>Religions are complicated and Islam has many rules about dress, modesty, diet and behavior that not all westerners comprehend. OP should not have to explain himself. </p>
<p>I just don’t see the point of forcing two incompatible people into sharing a small room together for a long period of time regardless of the reason. I don’t think it is good for either the OP or his room mate. </p>
<p>It does not mean either of them are right, wrong, good, bad, homophobic… whatever. Sharing a tiny living space is not the same as the workplace, classroom, community where people should learn to co exist. </p>
<p>I am also concerned about the gay room mate. I would imagine he is just as worried about how his room mate will accept him. Why not assign him to a room with a room mate who is accepting of him?</p>
<p>And to the race comparison? One can not make any assumptions on the basis of appearance alone. Not wanting to live with someone because they look different is absurd. This is about two people with incompatible belief systems that would make living together uncomfortable.</p>
<p>So if OP has a celibate homosexual roommate, that would be okay with no need to request a change? What about a heterosexual roommate who brings a different girl back to the room for sex every night? No problem?</p>
<p>Woah, Kel. Who’s getting upset, now? Like I said, someone’s ignorance and bigotry is not a viable reason to switch rooms. It doesn’t matter if the person is classist, homophobic, racist, ableist.</p>
<p>Also, OP, what if you switch and you get a closeted gay roommate? Then you wouldn’t have the opportunity to tell him you’re straight.</p>
<p>Everyone needs to CALM DOWN! I know it’s a very touching subject for some people, but I am not homophobic. The fact of the matter is, I would not sleep in the same room with somebody who I might have sexual arousal to… I am straight and as much as I would like to dorm with a girl(What straight guy wouldn’t want to? Come on folks?!) I wouldn’t do it because there is a lot of temptation! Therefore, what gives the right for a homosexual who is also a human being with the same sexual temptations to live in the same room as a straight guy with out his consent??? It makes perfect sense, please try to look at it in this perspective. I am not trying to discriminate in any way possible, my housing application had a “gender-neutral” option, and I didn’t pick it for that same reason.</p>
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<p>So a “belief” against a minority is only okay when it’s against a gay person? Well, you’ve just proven that you’re ignorant and homophobic.</p>
<p>@ZiadoO: If you knew that your female roommate was 100% a lesbian and could never be interested in you, would there still be “a lot of temptation!”? And you’re attracted to every female you see, and have a burning desire to have sex with them? That’s creepy.
Also, like I said, there are a lot of situations in which a gay person could have “temptations” towards you without your consent. Are you going to avoid all of those situations? And you are homophobic. You are treating a minority group worse than you would treat a majority group for the sheer fact that they’re different.</p>
<p>Ziad, so you’re attracted to and want to screw every single woman? Because that’s the only logic which would make it not ok to “risk” living with a gay man.</p>
<p>This is ridiculous. Just because someone’s religious beliefs conflicts with ones sexuality does not make them the KKK or the Muslim Brotherhood. Roman, you really have to look at it from his prospective. It is better for him to get another room if he will feel uncomfortable. JeS stop comparing apples to oranges. You can’t say that someone saying that they don’t want to be with someone who is poor is the same thing.</p>
<p>@roman NO I am not attracted to ever single woman, but if I end up living with a woman that’s a different story. We can’t argue that human nature is unpredictable, am I wrong? I have very strong self control but why put myself in that sort of situation? The obvious solution to living with someone who I might be attracted to is not living with them at all. It’s really that simple, come on… why are we even considering this question. </p>
<p>@columbia thank you, my point exactly!</p>
<p>@Columbia09: A poor roommate is more likely to steal from me. That’s a viable reason to move out if I have a poor roommate? I’m not comparing apples to oranges. I’m comparing one form of discrimination to another form of discrimination. People have used religion to deny different ethnicities rights and to justify feeling uncomfortable around them. Did that make it okay?</p>