<p>I heard that Ole Miss students occasionally fly confederate flags at sporting events</p>
<p>bob jones university just allowed interracial dating, so you shouldn't go there. Many tiny southern colleges probably have similar issues, but if you stick to more urban colleges I think that you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Is no one questioning the notion of being "interested in interracial dating"?</p>
<p>What does that even mean? Are you just interested in dating whoever seems like they may be right? Why does it go beyond that?</p>
<p>But anyway, I'd just look for racially diverse schools. People rarely act on prejudice to individuals they know, rather, they do so for groups they don't. Remove the unknown aspect and 99% of racism disappears.</p>
<p>You can probably date interracially at pretty much any university nowadays and not have a problem. I absolutely cannot think of a university in the USNWR top 100 where interracial dating would be a big problem.</p>
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<p>I would disregard this statement. I am black and have been accepted to UT after being there several times and I don't think the campus is racist at all. Sure some people might be racist or adverse to interracial dating but who cares. What are the people going to do give you odd looks. </p>
<p>Also it depends on what type of interracial dating you are talking about. Black/white relationships are about the only ones that would be an issue from a historical perspective, and typically there is only obvious racism when the male is black. White males seem to be the only group who actually have physical anger towards this type of thing anyway, so just go to a school with few white males. So barring you are in a black/white relationship and are male there is probably no (or few) problems you will encounter.</p>
<p>go to a school w/ few white males?</p>
<p>a bit of racism in that comment itself...</p>
<p>Well historically it was white males who killed people over interracial dating. I can't think of any other group that did the same.</p>
<p>Oh in actuality that is a racist statement and I apologize. To the OP you should choose a college based on academics.</p>
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<p>So in an inner city if a white guy starts dating a black girl you don't think there will be problems?</p>
<p>Let's be as nice as possible. Let's assume, for example, that the OP is in an interracial relationship in high school, and doesn't want to go to a college where that would be frowned upon. Are there such places? Certainly, at some extremely religiously conservative schools it might be highly unusual, although I don't think it's prohibited anywhere, since Bob Jones changed the rule (and apologized for it!). This is really a matter of campus culture, and it's my impression that youth culture in general has become quite accepting of interracial relationships. I don't think this has anything to do with political conservatism, by the way, at least not for younger people.</p>
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Updated numbers from the Vanderbilt Torch (as of March 17, 2009):</p>
<p>39.6 percent of Vandy students self-identify as Republicans (compared with 43.6 percent in the fall), 35.2 percent as Democrats (the same as the fall), and 25 percent Independent (22 percent in the fall).</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is within 3-4% of the Democrat and Independent averages. "VERY conservative"? Hardly. To the right of center? Yes.</p>
<p> [quote=modestmelody] Is no one questioning the notion of being "interested in interracial dating"?
My cynical side was questioning the availability of dating for the OP, regardless of race. Dating is not the norm at most colleges.</p>
<p>My statements about AA were (as it's already been pointed out) directed at the administrative process within some colleges, not the student body or even the professors. And of course racism exists... but to make the assumption that conservative colleges are automatically racist is absurd. I only addressed that notion because people on here didn't waste any time assuming "well University B is pretty conservative, so it's probably racist..." </p>
<p>The reason I despise AA is... <a href="PARAGRAPH%20DELETED%20BY%20MODERATOR,%20see%20post%20#20">b</a>...** Sorry to high-jack the thread again, that's the last I will speak of this issue. </p>
<p>Regarding Pensacola Christian College, I've only been on campus a couple of times, but I can't remember separate men-women sidewalks... But I did get in trouble once when I was there for a field trip because I accidentally went into the women's elevator. That's right, they have separate men's and women's elevators. Mind you, these particular elevators were in the atrium of a major building, and had glass walls that everyone could see through. They had the same little signs they use to designate men's and women's bathrooms over the door of the elevators haha. So I don't remember anything about separate sidewalks, but it's entirely possible that I just missed it. </p>
<p>Once again, I think the OP's best bet at interracial dating is at large state schools just about anywhere in the country.... perhaps with the exception of schools like Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Iowa State, etc. Not because I think they're racist, but because I believe the overwhelming majority of students are white, so your shot at finding some companion of a different race is quite small. But if you stick to big state schools in the south, northeast, west, urban mid-west schools, and colleges in large urban areas, you won't have any problems.</p>
<p>It is possible to have a respectful discussion about interracial dating without veering off into an opinion-battle over Affirmative Action, which is fully covered on another thread and tends to cause other threads to tank.</p>
<p>Because this thread so far represents a respectful discussion about a topic that includes race, and is within Terms of Service, I am trying to keep it up (see post 20) </p>
<p>Note also that the above poster was also very respectful in conversation and posted within Terms of Service. I deleted one of the paragraphs above simply to keep this thread on topic.</p>
<p>To assist in that, I am changing the thread title from the provocative "Most racist colleges???" to "Interracial Dating: Which Campus?"</p>
<p>The ones with a lot of confederate flags around. But really, the only racism anymore is colleges who admit a black over a white for the sake of "diversity".</p>
<p>Just about all most white-campuses are very accepting of minorities. The minorities at schools in Maine, West VA, etc are very noticeable and stand out but don't trigger any backlash. At best the racists tend to just not talk to them. This is 2009 after all. </p>
<p>One discrimination that definately still exists is homophobia -- just look at how gays are treated at colleges like Hampden-Sydney.</p>
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<p>It depends some of the most affluent elite prep schools are in the inner city, but I assume you mean a reference to predominantly black schools. Sure a student might get a few awkward stares but physical violence is probably not going to happen at all. I mention physical violence but it has the most overt ability to affect a student such as the OP. Stares and other such things are just annoyances. I have never read or seen a story where a white guy was ever beaten or physically harmed for dating a black girl, the inverse can not be said.</p>
<p>The only group that I can actually think of that would ever have the arrogance to physical exert thier own opinions on to others are white males.</p>
<p>Oh the last part of that post should just be ignored, in retrospect it was pretty racist.</p>
<p>I am amazed that somebody begins a thread whose major criteria for selecting a college is "where they can date interracially" and it gets this kind of response.</p>
<p>Woah, the title of my thread changed. I was actually more asking which colleges are the most racist, but same thing I guess.</p>
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<p>I can. Think harder, bub.</p>
<p>As for the OP, if you want more tolerant schools, go to urban and/or elite schools, or better yet, urban elite schools ;)</p>
<p>You can probably list the schools that wouldn't be tolerant to interracial dating on one hand. If you're looking at mainstream institutions (i.e. not BJU, PCC, Evangelical colleges, etc.), then this issue shouldn't factor into your college selection process at all.</p>