u/Chicago-Emanuel

So, I kept wondering as I watched Single White Female for the first time this week, "How is it legal to advertise for a specific race of roommate?" I figured they would address this in the pod, but since they didn't, I found the very straightforward answer: it's illegal today, it was illegal in 1992, and it's been illegal since 1968. The Fair Housing Act explicitly forbids this kind of racial housing advertising. I guess personal ads just didn't enforce this part of the law? Read more here if you're curious.