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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I once found myself...alone at night....in a deserted area....in a city well-known for crime. (How I got there is a long story....basically, I was stupid.) I was waiting for a bus to get me the hell out of there, when from around the corner down the street appeared five black males. Late teens, I'd say. They walked half-way up the block, saw me, stopped in their tracks, looked at each other, then kept approaching. They were within 20 feet of me when the bus pulled up and I jumped in. I will admit I was scared to death. So I ask....who here thinks I'm racist, and who here thinks that is a normal reaction from a female, alone at 11 pm, in a deserted abandoned area. Im just curious.....[/quote]

Well your reaction is normal for anyone, females especially. But then those 5 men could be white and still you should be afraid. There is a difference between situations where your self preservation instincts take over and racism. [/quote]

Huh?   Her point is if she was in Georgetown at the same time, and 5 white male Georgetown students turned the corner she would not be afraid.  However, since it was 5 black kids she was.   Does that make her racist?[/quote]
OK. Good point. I'm the poster with that story. Here's the true test: Under which circumstances would I be more afraid:

1) In Georgetown, when five decently-dresses black Georgetown students are walking toward me....or
2) in the unnamed high-crime city, when five scruffy white guys approach me.

Hands down, I would be more afraid of the white guys in the crime-ridden city. So I guess I answered my own question.[/quote]

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