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When Im in a more "diverse" part of town I feel very unsafe and out of place. Is this natural?
It all depends on which part of town you're talking about. The rough side can be dangerous for anyone. The "better" side of town should be safe for anyone.
Actually it's prejudiced, not racist. If, after determining they were perfectly safe, they still chose to feel unsafe, that would be racist.
Oh snap! I would have to agree. I think I understand if a person is uncomfortable in a so called bad part of town, but if the person is uncomfortable around people only because of their skin color then I would call that racist.
For example I'm Caucasian, but I'd still be uncomfortable in a trailer park full of weird, scary rednecks. I think it's more about class, and if people look like they might be trouble or start shit than it is about race. When I was living in Montgomery I worked on air at an Urban radio station, and the only other white person in programming besides me was a newswoman. I was totally comfortable and at home there. I think this stuff is about more than race. Racist, white trash/rednecks embarrass me as a white person.
I think it's natural to feel uncomfortable around people who are different, in any capacity. It only becomes a problem when you remain uncomfortable despite evidence to the contrary.
I am a white trash, redneck btw. Just not nescessarily a racist one.
What if the evidence that you see supports your theory? Such as if you were raised to hate black people, and then met a bunch of black people that acted exactly like the stereotypes, it would convince you that you were right.
Right on, I appreciate your honesty, and straightforwardness! My ex's niece asked my ex's dad, her grandma, "what are we"? He said, "we're half redneck, and half hillbilly". It's sorta funny I guess, or at least my ex thought it was.
I really miss his one niece, she was a super nice girl! She wanted to be a cowgirl, and she had this long strawberry-blonde hair. That girl had two calves on the property, I actually got to pet them. I was named Hank and the other was Memphis. My ex's people were definitely rednecks, but weren't racists either. His sister adopted two girls who were friends of her daughters who were different different ethnically.
I think if we know people long enough the outside stuff kinda just fades away, and it's more about the personality on the inside.