Debate Flares After Black College Students Seek A Non-White Roommate

[Humanist_Activist]

168. I'm sorry, that rings false to me, I mean, yes, with effort, anyone can choose to only...

interact with those of their perceived race, but its not completely effortless, not even for white people.

I mean, I guess its possible if you lived in extremely rural areas that have hardly any non-white people in them, hell, there are a few states like that, but for the majority of white people? I don't think so. Even I, who was raised in one of the whitest counties in Missouri still had everyday interactions with POC growing up, both in school and, later on at work.

Granted, since then I've moved closer to the city, but it never really registered with me that this is significant unless someone brings it up. Though, back when I was a security guard, I was the only white person at that post, out of 9 people(3 per shift). They called me their token and we used to laugh about that, we also hung out a lot after work. But, from my first job out of high school to today, never had a job where I didn't have to interact with POC on some level or another. Where I'm currently employed both my supervisor and manager are POC, and women as well, and frankly, I forget about the significance of that.

If I were to try to restrict my social and professional activities so I didn't have to interact with any POC, I guess it would have been possible, but I would have shut out most employment prospects, most social prospects(including dating) and even family members, I have a niece and nephew who are POC.

The question is, I guess, isn't how many white people don't interact with POC, but how many interact on any level beyond being acquaintances. But the same could be said about POC choosing to not attempt to know any white people as well.