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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A college can look diverse on paper but the actual social life on campus can be very segregated by race, class, etc. [/quote]

Yes, and having “safe spaces” for POC, in my view, is not a bad thing. For many of these students, going to college might be their first time attending school that is majority White (and / or Asian). Self-segrating, gives these students a path into integrating into the bigger society. I am a POC, but I grew up in mostly white middle class town. Most of my friends in college were white, because we shared common experiences growing up. [/quote]

Self segregating helps one integrate? How exactly? That's the exact opposite of integration.[/quote]

holy clueless privilege batman[/quote]

Separate, but equal. Is that what you want? [/quote]

Back when “separate but equal” was law, POC didn’t have a choice. Now POC have the option to stay with their own, if they choose to do so. I believe all institutions do offer activities that are inclusive. Even non-Black students sometimes join the Black Student Union, and I think that is fabulous. When institutions have historically catered to White men, I think the creation of organizations that cater towards POC and women (although we are the majority on most campuses) give them a sense of belonging and even safety sometimes. It might be a pathway to integrating to  more white-dominated fields. [/quote]

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