<p>logic and malibu:</p>
<p>I really do believe this was a case of discrimination. It went beyond just not wanting to hang out with someone. With that mentality, you can say that any racist “just doesn’t want to hang out with someone who is______.”</p>
<p>The group of friends that D’s roomate became part of was 100% Asian. They spent almost every waking hour together. The only time my D saw her roomate was late at night when she came back to the room to sleep. I think D’s dorm was avoided for hanging out. Most of the others in the group had Asian roomates.</p>
<p>This was someone who had been part of a group of friends of different religions and races in high school. When she was back at home druing breaks she acted as thought everything was fine. This summer she is working at an Asian camp and has only seen D and her friends one time.</p>
<p>Yes, she has the right to be with only Asians. One can say that whites have the right to stay with only whites, etc, etc. But obvioulsy it doesn’t do much to reduce racial prejudice especially in a school that is very multi-cultural. Needless to say, they are not roomates next year. D’s roomate is in a suite of all Asians.</p>