Am I racist?

>>17915805
What? No, anon.
You were walking alone at night in a dangerous city, anyone would be cautious of anything.
If you're asking yourself that question in the first place I don't think you are.

>>17915805
Considering crime is disproportionally high for African-Americans and where you live has a "rather high" crime rate. Then no, obviously not. It's a healthy caution.

No. I'm mexican and I'm always on my toes when some shady looking hispanic or black person is walking towards me, but that's because I grew up in a ghetto where robberies were frequent. I would do the same to white people if I lived in some shitty trailer park.

You might feel as if you subconsciously see every black person as a criminal, but you're just going into fight mode due to them having a high crime rate.

>>17915805
OP
i live in chesterfield
i carry on gun with me when i walk around here...

>>17915834
> African Americans
Just call them niggers you leftist pussy.

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>>17915805
You were just being reasonable.

>>17915928

There are a lot of great African American people but you'll never know because you're so clouded with hate and fear.

Okay, well if you saw a bunch of young white males would you be more scared than two old ladies? If so are you ageist (against young people) and misandrist (against males)? No, because it's just fucking common sense.

In fairness, I don't think even the most ridiculous leftists would say that's racist. Posts like >>17915934 don't help.

>>17915805
>Am I racist?
If you have to ask, the most likely answer is almost YES.

>But am I racist for thinking that? It's not the first time.
Slightly but it was more of stereotyping than HANG NIGGERS type of racism, which is still pretty bad.

>>17915890
>when some shady looking hispanic or black person
"Shady looking" is the key that separates dumb stereotyping with basic caution. Now if the main factor for them looking "shady" was due "looking too brown" it's pretty clear cut idiocy. If there was some better indicator, it's basic reasoning.

>>17915969
So being scared of males if you're a chick is common sense due males committing most rapes and crimes generally?

>>17915969
>implying that being nervous around niggers is common sense

You essentially just repeated my meme (>>17915934)

>>17915805
>crime rate is rather high
you are not racist but justifiably wary if you are walking alone and saw two guys no matter their color in their early 20's coming towards you unless they were queers.

>>17915805
They didn't do anything because you had your guard up and were cautious. Most hoodnigs work like wolves. Theyll attack in large packs if the target is a threat or in small duos but only if they can clearly catch the target off guard. Otherwise if the pack numbers are too low and the target looks aware, they'll back off

>>17915805
Of course not. If you saw a wild boar or a bear on the other side of the road, you'd be properly cautious but not instigate anything. It's literally the same thing.

>>17915805
Here's the thing about racism: almost EVERYONE in the Western world is racist to a certain degree. You, me, everyone. The way people are portrayed in movies, TV and in the news, the fact that most people tend to congregate in and socialise with groups of people of their own race, and virtually every other aspect of our culture gives us these impressions and opinions of groups of people that are almost never based on any actual experience or reliable information, and which may sometimes have a basis in fact, but just as often don't. It doesn't always manifest in acts of violence, but this knee-jerk reaction you had is most certainly an example of it.

So yes, you are racist, a little bit at least. But here's the good news! You have nothing to feel guilty about. You (along with everyone else) are a product of your culture and your environment, and this shit is forced down our throats every damn day. And the fact that you are aware of your own emotional reactions and their lack of basis in fact means that you can challenge yourself to re-think your assumptions & biases. You will never be 100% not racist - no one is - but you can work on being as anti-racist as you can.

>>17915974
Whenever you are not in a safe place, I imagine so. That'd probably be absurd in the vast majority of settings, just like with the avoiding black people issue.

>>17915805

i dont think so.

if two nerdy looking steve urkels approached you, you'd be fine. if two really aggressive white guys approached you, you'd be nervous.

you probably are more hasty to judge black men based on their body type and clothes than you would white man but it doesnt make you racist, at least not in the way you think.

dont get me wrong im a believer that we all deserve and equal chance and should do our ebst to be accepting of other cultures and races.

but its okay to have instincts that say different.

men are meant to kill one another over disagreements. its normal. we act like its not, but its normal. its okay to admit that you want to kill someone sometimes. its not okay to do it.

so its okay to admit that you have some racist tendencies, but its not okay to say, bar someone from a job just because they're black.

>>17915805
Black guy here. I live in the south. I was at my majority-black church a few Sundays ago and a person I'd never seen before -- a small-framed white man with unkempt brown hair and a hoodie -- came in and sat in one of the pews in the back.

My first thought was "oh shit, here we go" and started thinking about the best way to react if he pulls a gun and starts shooting.

I wasn't the only one thinking it either apparently, afterwards I heard some old ladies talking about the exact same thing.

Are we racist?

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>>17915805
No it's perfectly normal and you probably got lucky.

>t. also in St. Louis

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>>17915971
I think their demeanor and the way they dress would be other indicators. But I don't think it's "clear cut idiocy" to make associations with skin color as well especially if you have had personal experiences.

>>17915805
A little bit, yeah.

>>17915902
Popo for st louis county here. You're a pussy, leave your gun at home. West of 270 the most dangerous black man you're likely to meet might be a clerk at that fucking palacial westco shopping mall.

>>17917430
>>17915805
No.

Alternative reply: who the fuck cares.

Don't feel bad for your subconscious. It might help you someday, even if what you think is not PC.

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Also, those of you calling the OP a racist, fuck you. Live here for a year, then tell me you don't give black men who are unknown to you a wider berth than you used too, particularly when in north county or the city. Even law abiding black men here are more on guard around other black men here.

Except you chesterfield guy. You're ridiculous, there are no black people in your neighborhood also no one who makes below a middle class wage (except at your gas stations, malls and taco bells but they're all wearing nametags). In north county we had a term for problems that are inconsequential (dogs barking too loud, rude neighbor). We call them chesterfield problems.

Amazing how many st louis people are on /adv/.

>>17917430
Nope. If something is out of the ordinary, you're justified in being wary of it. Now if you walked up to him and said, "we don't like your kind around here cracker." Then yeah, that'd be a bit racist.

>>17917455
>I think their demeanor and the way they dress would be other indicators.
Yes, these are actual ones. Though pic related look more like faggots into fashion.

>But I don't think it's "clear cut idiocy" to make associations with skin color as well especially if you have had personal experiences.
It is, personal experiences or not. If you got raped by dudes wearing white shirts twice, paying attention to their shirt color to avoid rapes would be fucking retarded. As would be paying attention to their skin color.

That said, it's still pretty human behavior and not particularly malicious, just dumb.

Yes you're racist, I'm racist, there's nothing wrong with being racist