[Sooth2222]

"Jerry Fincher Hough (born 1935) is the James B. Duke Professor of Political Science at Duke University. Hough has taught at Duke since 1973; he previously taught at the University of Toronto and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he has served as a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. Hough received his A.B., A.M. and PhD from Harvard University."

1.He's 80!

2. By the quality of his writing, I wondered if he was a physical science or engineering professor. I didn't think he could be a liberal arts professor.

3. Putting #1 and #2 together, I wonder if the professor isn't showing early signs of dementia. ("Black-white dating is almost non existent"? Among liberal arts students at a major university? Seriously? It demonstrates rebelliousness and independence to mom and dad as much as a tattoo and has the advantage that it doesn't require plastic surgery at a later date.)

[Gaffer]

By the sound of it, he doesn’t watch much TV nowadays where every sitcom, drama or other venue has to have blacks, pretty white/Hispanic/Asian/girls, mixed couples, homosexuals, and buffoonish white males [in that order].

Liberals and media perpetuate that mix above anything else. Not seeing this daily, of course his perception could be wrong. It does not mean he is ‘demented’. Movies, TV, magazines and newspapers doesn’t mean ubiquity. They mean what they want to portray.

In my little North Georgia city, there are examples of it - but they are sparse and certainly not representative of what one would see in the daily blasts of normalcy perpetuated by media and entertainment.

That said, I certainly understand that all that does exist in places in this country. I’d expect it in urban areas and in blue highly populated states.

[ladyjane]

I wonder if the professor isn't showing early signs of dementia.

The guy is 80 years old. He has nothing left to lose at the academy! He sees the Asians in the library and the homies hanging out. Why not speak the truth.

Duke is located in the middle of Durham - the hometown of Crystal Mangum. Durham is even more corrupt than Baltimore and just as dangerous. The Duke campus is filled with the most deranged liberal faculty who were ready to blame the entire lacrosse team with no evidence.

Why anyone would allow their child to go to Duke is a mystery. Even with a full scholarship it's too dangerous.

[Mr Rogers]

""Black-white dating is almost non existent"? Among liberal arts students at a major university? Seriously?"

The number of black-white couples I've known could be counted with the fingers on one hand, with fingers left over. I couldn't even begin to estimate the number of Hispanic-White or Asian-White couples I've known.