Roommate Rants on Yik Yak | i’m supposed to room with three other people next year but i just found out one of them has very interesting political beliefs and it’s making me second guess living with them. how much of an asshole would i be if i backed out 🥲or am i being too dramatic

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i’m supposed to room with three other people next year but i just found out one of them has very interesting political beliefs and it’s making me second guess living with them. how much of an asshole would i be if i backed out 🥲or am i being too dramatic

Anonymous 16w

I’ll say it in the nicest way possible, yes. If someone has a different political belief than you and you can’t handle it, then you shouldn’t live with anyone at all. This goes for everyone on either side, and does not count people who are extremist because that I can understand not wanting to be around. People have opposing views, it happens, that’s life. Even if they own an item of that belief as long as it’s not in the common space then who cares? You don’t see them backing out w/your beliefs

Anonymous 16w

Yeah honestly… that’s fair. I am Hispanic and I could never live with a maga republican hearing them chant how my family and I deserve to get thrown into a concentration camp solely because of where we were born!

Anonymous 16w

You have to be a bit more specific about what their beliefs are compared to yours, and what you mean by interesting. I know that (at least in the US) “political beliefs” could be something simple or a human rights issue. Is it silly or is it something that completely trashes your right to exist? Is it something that this person talks about a lot, or do they keep it to themselves and you heard through someone else? If you both don’t really talk about it I don’t see an issue.

Anonymous 16w

i don’t think you’d be an asshole/dramatic for backing out. tbh, ppl back out for less. plus everyone talks like politics aren’t deeply rooted in moral issues and human rights these days when in reality it is. i think being able to “handle it” is great if you want to. i personally wouldn’t want to, and i don’t think that makes me or you a bad person. your dorm/suite/apt should be your safe space and if you’re worried abt it being disrupted then i don’t see why it’s bad to reconsider

Anonymous 16w

Living with Trumpies was one of the weirdest experiences of my life

Anonymous 16w

I’m chill with both sides but I know I dude who has a confederate flag in his dorm and is a part of the Florida kkk. I can’t room with that guy

Anonymous 16w

if it truly bothers you and will disturb ur peace knowing their political views, then i say better to back out now than to go through with it and end up being miserable bc that would be worse for everyone. however, it is entirely possible for ppl with differing politics to live together. me and my roommates all have different views but we all respect each other and can actually have very civil conversations about politics. we also get along for numerous other reasons outside of politics…

Anonymous 16w

Protect your peace. Everyone w these long ass paragraphs. Just do what you know will make you happy. Believe me when I say that dealing with the same issue on a constant basis builds resentment. If you don’t wanna deal with it then don’t 🙅‍♀️

Anonymous

#1 16w

I’m sorry if this seems rude, but it’s a harsh truth that I think a lot of people need to hear on both sides of the political spectrum. There are specific cases where yes I could understand how you would be uncomfortable. But if someone simply has a belief and they don’t shove it in your face, then it shouldn’t matter.

Anonymous

#1 16w

(even if they do shove it in your face a little bit, they might not even realize they’re doing it so make sure you fully expressed to them that you don’t want to talk about it. I have had friends who grew up in a very different political climate, and didn’t even realize that they were pushing it in my face until I brought it up, and then we found a different way to have conversations to make it work)

Anonymous

#4 16w

What if they were quiet republican tho? Like I’m liberal but I live with a republican. We just don’t talk about it to each other and avoid the news on the common area TV

Anonymous 16w

While I agree with with the general idea of this sentiment, maybe don’t call them your people. That is a bit dehumanizing towards others. That kind of behavior is why many liberals do not like louder Republicans.

Anonymous

#1 16w

I think you missed the point of them said “maga” because that inherently implies they are a “loud republican”. It wasn’t the quiet ones that stormed the capital🤷‍♀️ Also you can be a legal immigrant or not an immigrant at all and still have empathy for deportees

Anonymous

#5 16w

I mean, I’ve met MAGA people who just don’t talk politics with others and there were ones who didn’t participate in the storming…

Anonymous

#1 16w

Okay, sorry, let me use some smaller ideas. Let’s say you’re blonde. And one of your roommates thinks that any blonde person is the next person and should shot on sight. Now, they aren’t very “loud” about that opinion, they don’t talk about it or join any movements but you do know that this is a belief they have. As a blonde person, would you feel comfortable living around someone like that? Does that make sense where basic empathy comes in or should I make it even simpler

Anonymous

#5 16w

I mean I do live with someone who doesn’t support LGBTQ and is against it but they don’t mind me and my gf so long as we’re not overtly lewd infront of them.

Anonymous

#6 16w

i understand that some ppl can be silent abt their politics, while others are loud. some are extremists, some are not. some differences in beliefs you can absolutely live with and some you just can’t. if you reevaluate this situation and realize that this is a big enough difference that you just aren’t comfortable with, then i think you’d be making the mature decision by backing out.

Anonymous

#1 16w

I agree with #5 and I think the hypothetical scenario is a great way to put things into perspective. You being able to live with someone who is anti-LGBTQ is great as long as you’re happy, safe and healthy! No one is saying you cant or shouldn’t. But I don’t think I or anyone else is immature/dramatic/an asshole for deciding not to pay to share a space/appliances w someone who does not support their rights. You can handle it, while others would be uncomfortable and I think that’s okay.

Anonymous 16w

There’s a difference in “my people” and “your people”

Anonymous

#1 16w

Like, the way in which people say those words.

Anonymous

#9 16w

OK, I could see this. I would put this person in the extremist category, and I agree that it might be impossible to live with an extremist with opposing views.

Anonymous

#10 16w

which helps for sure.

Anonymous

#1 16w

i have republican friends too, but maga aren’t known for being “quiet” about their views

Anonymous

#11 16w

OK, am I the only one who knows Trump supporters that don’t shove it in your face? Because almost every single one that I’ve met will not talk about it unless someone else brings it up. And even then, they are very reserved in what they say.

Anonymous

#1 16w

It’s almost like they know they have shit view lmao

Anonymous

#1 16w

damn i should introduce you to my family then… it’s their whole personality

Anonymous

#5 16w

I don’t know if that’s fair to say when anyone with opposing views to literally anything can say that. They can say that about our views, if my view is very even slightly from yours, I could say it. People within the same community say that about each other. I think everyone just sees views not the exact same as their own as shit lol