However, some of my husband's classmates are ridiculously sheltered and ignorant, having no concept of intellectual, class, or cultural diversity. If you went to Harvard or Yale, you'd be chumming up with a bunch of libertopians who honestly believe that poor people choose to be poor. Elite colleges are really monocultures, and monocultures have a tendency to produce weird biases in thinking..Akil: If I could go back I think I would have tried to be a stronger player by being true to myself and reaching out to my friends. I remember some guys asking me if I was gay and even telling me that me saying I was gay really wouldn't change anything, but my fear back then, almost 10 years ago, took over completely. Knowing that I had an ally before they sat me down would have been huge because at least I would have known who I could have confided in..

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