So, if a person ( regardless of race ) tells me to be extra careful if I were to walk or drive through the South Side of Chicago ( and we know its Demographics ), is it racist of him to tell me that?
“is it racist of him to tell me that?”
Yes, it’s racist AND correct.
It’s racist if racism is defined correctly.
Racism is simply recognizing certain reality based characteristic of a race. These characteristics could be positive or negative.
So you could say that saying that Chinese tend to be pretty smart is racist.