I have to admit, I’ve occasionally felt a twinge of caution when I’ve seen a thuggish-looking white guy on the street.
Does that make me a racist?
” Even open-minded white people feel a twinge of fear at the sight of a black man in a hoodie”
And NOBODY wants to ask the question, “why IS that so?”.
I’m not racist; I feel exactly the same way when I see a white guy walking down the street in a wife beater and shorts with tattoos covering more than 50% of their probable surface area (including face and neck).
No, that is situational awareness.
LOL...one of the best lessons in life came courtesy of my First Sergeant when I commanded a battery at Fort Bliss. This man was like SGT Rock, 6'4", 210 lbs, negative body fat.
I never considered myself an imposing physical specimen at just a shade under 6 feet and 180 lbs, but several months into my command, he remarked to me, "Sir, there are times when you scare the hell out of me. I can see it coming, your eyes get real small, like a rattlesnake's before it strikes."
"When that happens, I tell everyone to stay the hell away from the Old Man."
That technique has been very effective for me over the last 30 years...lol.
Why does anyone wear a hoodie in summertime?