[Rummyfan]

And on the current climate, he sighed: “Racism is alive and well in America.

Sorry Kevin, racism is de facto and de jure dead in America, at least for white people.

[Tallguy]

“some people weren’t happy that I picked Whitney Houston to be my love interest in The Bodyguard – and that I kissed her; who wouldn’t want to kiss her?

Not your fault, Kevin... but you should consider how Whitney Houston was treated by members of her own Race for being "too white". Your movie undoubtedly became a bullet point in that argument. You want to talk about what it was like in rural Louisiana 50 years ago. It might be more relevant to talk about what is going on in America today?