<p>Somehow I feel worse for your roommate, who most likely doesn’t care what race you are, at this point.</p>
<p>I can’t help but think this is a joke thread, but if it isn’t…</p>
<p>Black people don’t go to college (generally speaking, of course) so you’ll be hard-pressed to find a less melanin-deficient roommate. I suggest you just suck it up and deal with the situation–who knows, you might even like each other. (If not, here’s Al’s contact info:
National Action Network
Crisis Department
106 W. 145th Street
Harlem, New York 10039
(212) 690-3070)</p>
<p>Best of luck to yinz.</p>
<p>I knew all those people at HBCUs were just government-engineered evil robot designed to take over Antartic in a secret mission to enslave groundhogs and build a new underground cyber-city. </p>
<p>I so knew it.</p>
<p>I am white and for the summer I got a guatemalan roommate and a black roommate. We are now roomies4life. give it a chance. diversity is awesome! </p>
<p>this year I had two asian roommates and me. that was kind of sad cuz they related to themselves more than me-but eh i had some good times and now i know that i love asian stuff =]</p>
<p>stuffwhitepeople like is hilarious</p>
<p>but honestly white people are pretty chill, I kinda wanted a hispanic roommate too but that was unlikely and I’m fine with rooming with 3 random white girls, people are actually kinda the same throughout races</p>
<p>You should drop out of the university, i mean heaven forbid that you would have to share a room with a white person maybe 8-15 hours a day. Dropping out of college is the only solution to your “dilemna”
In all seriousness, the university would be better off without students that have such petty thinking, so seriously- drop out.</p>
<p>I’m convinced OP is a ■■■■■…</p>
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That would not be okay. As a college student you are expected to not show any discriminiation base on race, sexual orientation, religion, etc… You should try to work on your personal issue so there is less or no tension when school starts.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don’t think the OP is being a ■■■■■. I think they are being serious. And in that case, chill out OP. You might end up getting along.</p>
<p>I’ve had three white roommates, one black roommate, and one Asian roommate so far. With the exception of the black roommate (how ironic) due to respect issues, I’ve gotten along with all of them. For all you know, your roommate could be bffs with other blacks as well.</p>
<p>I’d worry more about whether your roommate is a slob or disrespectful, not about the fact that she is white and you are black. There is no need to switch roommates because of that. If you have a problem with that, which I think is silly, then you really shouldn’t have done a random roommate pairing. You will not always (sometimes never) get someone who is like you when you do random assignments.</p>
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<p>Na, OP just ■■■■■■■ all over y’all boyz, bruh.</p>
<p>wow…this is blatant racism. If the OP were a white person saying this about a black person, people would be in an uproar. This is exactly the same kind of discrimination. Really, it ain’t nothin’ but a skin color. It’s like saying you only wanna room with a redhead.</p>
<p>I’m not going to say this is racist, I am black, and I have a pretty even friend list of white people to black people, so I am very comfortable around anyone. But not everyone is, so I don’t really consider it racist when one of my black friends talk about my white friends, or one of my white friends talk about my black friends. Its gonna happen, and some people (a lot more than you think, depending on where you live) do care what race a person is.
Sure the college is way more than likely not to grant her this, but I would not consider not being as comfortable around another race as you are your own race racist. I live in the South and in the south this is very common for all races, but I don’t view that as racist, just normal. But then again, maybe I’m sorta strange…</p>
<p>Then apparently racism is “normal” in the South? I don’t understand what difference it makes. My roommate was hispanic. Who cares?</p>
<p>Maybe I said it was normal in the south, but I didn’t say I think it should be this way. You might not care, she or he might not care. But some people do think that way, and by just calling them out on it as racist isn’t going to help the problem. Sometimes you have to roll with the punches, people will think what they think should be thought. I don’t go around calling people racist, its just the way some people think, and you have to move on, because if people made a fit every time someone said something remotely racist, this would be a world of people having huge fits all the time.</p>
<p>OP, this will hopefully be a growing experience for you!! smh!!</p>
<p>"Maybe I said it was normal in the south, but I didn’t say I think it should be this way. You might not care, she or he might not care. But some people do think that way, and by just calling them out on it as racist isn’t going to help the problem. Sometimes you have to roll with the punches, people will think what they think should be thought. I don’t go around calling people racist, its just the way some people think, and you have to move on, because if people made a fit every time someone said something remotely racist, this would be a world of people having huge fits all the time. "</p>
<p>And if we lived in a world where nobody ever said anything, people would go around being racist jerks all the time without ever having to worry about being called on it. How is that preferable? Society should have expectations for itself.</p>
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<p>I’m black, and I honestly wouldn’t care either way. I usually just laugh at stuff like this on the internet.</p>
<p>If this isn’t a joke, then just wait until you’re allowed to apply to switch rooms. Then make sure you put ‘she is white’ down as your reason.</p>
<p>I don’t care which race it is saying this kind of thing, it’s just disgusting.</p>
<p>Oh, and I live in the South and I’m perfectly content with being around any race. Some of us have open minds and know not to judge someone until we, you know, actually get to know them.</p>
<p>I hope the OP is a ■■■■■. If not…I can understand the notion of being more comfortable among people of your own race, I really can. It’s natural and there’s actually a lot of interesting research about it. That being said, it’s completely ridiculous to take one look at your roommate and say “oh no, she’s white, she’ll hate me.” It’s equally bizarre to assume she instantly shares your assumptions.</p>
<p>In the United States approximately 12% of the population is black. This means that, unless you attend a HBCU, you are statistically extremely likely to end up with a roommate who is not black.</p>
<p>I live in the South (Alabama. beat that!) and well this thinking is pretty common. That doesn’t justify it at all, but yeah. It seems that some people are just more comfortable with their own race because they have similar backgrounds, interests, blahhh. That really translates across any race, but hey, it’s what people think of. Oh, and the South isn’t full of redneck bigots. We’ve got some open minded people here too. I (unjustly?) blame older generations that pass down the hate and then the younger for being stupid and not trying to think differently. But anyways…
I’m mixed, korean and black, and a lot of my friends are white. My random roommate is white. Does it matter? Hell naw. Just view them as freakin’ people. If your roommie’s a donk, then you have reason to complain. But you haven’t met the girl yet. It’s like pre-judging before you even judge. No point.</p>