I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone say "You shouldn't go to an HBCU because the world isn't all black and you need to learn to associate with other races"
so yea, like the title asks...are you comfortable around other races? or do you just tolerate them because you HAVE to?
well, i went to a really diverse high school in teh land of diversity...berkeley california. i used to think that races acted noticably different just based on their race....but being at an hbcu changed my view of this completely.. it semms like its more about your economic standing and your background than your race alone. This was a shock for me...since i was from a prodominantly poor and black envirnment to be confronted by black people that talked and acted and dressed and thought in ways which were previously characteristics of white people to me. And also...i feel like im more comfortable around other races because being comfortable around black peoeple and understanding them is complex...its seems like there are an endless amount of facters that go into black social interactions that seem to prepare me for any situatu=ion with any race......but hey, what to i know?............ :???:
Well, to answer my own question...Honestly, I'm damn near tired of black people right now....I've been in the racial majority since elementary school (I was in Louisiana before then...ALL white) so I'm suffering from negro **** right about now...I still love my people BUT I think I need to be around some other races...I have so much to say about this but I'm not going to say it on here because it may offend some people...If I don't experience some diversity SOON (in every sense of the word) I'm seriously going to go insane...
what i find interesting is that
Blacks are supposed to be fine with being the only Black amongst a bunch of whites
yet whites aren't and shouldn't be around a bunch of Blacks
that's hella true. i haven't heard anyone make the argument that going to a predominantly white school prohibits someone from succeeding in the workforce/life. i think the argument that HBCU's won't prepare you for real world interactions is a valid argument but also one that seeks to take a step backwards and not a step forwards. college shouldn't be training you to seek out race as the defining factor in your interactions with people. anyway, i'm cool with other races but i get uncomfortable around people who feel as though they have to appropriate stereotypes from other races in order to feel validated or important. i get uncomfortable around people who see me only for my skin and whether or not i fit how a black person is supposed to be.
i do feel semi uncomfortable around whites...not enough 2 cause me not 2 be able 2 work but idk guess btwn hs and college we've grown apart
i would blame school for that tho...cuz hampton is different than a big state univ. ...esp a white one lol
sometimes when i am around white people i feel uncomfortable when there are "ghetto" black people around. Other than that, I am comfortable around all races. however, going to an hbcu that is in an urban area and then coming home is awkward...it used to feel awkward to go for 3months and not see white people.
i do feel semi uncomfortable around whites...not enough 2 cause me not 2 be able 2 work but idk guess btwn hs and college we've grown apart
i would blame school for that tho...cuz hampton is different than a big state univ. ...esp a white one lol
