| It's sad to see the stereotypes float around about UVa. So what that UVa is majority white...so is the rest of USA. So what that racial incidents have happened here...they have elsewhere. You cannot escape fact, and fact is that racism exists everywhere. But worrying about this and trying to figure out if UVA is racist is absurd. Many students, past and present, and parents, have admitted racism does exist at UVa, but in VERY VERY small, rare doses. And, it usually happens between a few kids, not against an entire race. People here are known to express their views and take advantage of their first amendment (*cough* CavDaily...but I think their stuff is funny, like it's meant to be) but in positive, thought-prevoking ways. There are bad apples here and there, but if you can't trust us students/alumni enough when we say we live here daily and never see racism (I haven't, this entire year), then maybe you should reconsider schools. I would love for anyone to join us Hoos, but know that we will give you the respect you deserve, and expect the same.
And I agree, these threads are getting old. Why should we constantly have to defend what we know is true? One major incident in the past has smeared UVa, a school that happens to represent VA's racial balance very well. It's a shame people hold on to the negatives... |