African-americans self segregating at BS

DAndrew
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:57:16 +0000

I like to think that kids tend to take an intuitive approach when it comes to whom to befriend and hang out with. I don’t think most of them are still disliking a peer just because of his/her color or race, but subconsciously they may already have some stereotypes they are not even aware of. On the one hand, cliches and stereotypes die hard (older generations and our media are partly to be blamed…). On the other hand, it takes another level of maturity for teenagers to reach out and embrace diversity and differences, knowing it is an opportunity they can benifit from.