I've never cared what blacks think if I cross the street to avoid them. Too many people get worried they'll appear racist if they do. Who cares what some guy you're never gonna care about thinks of you?
Was attending a “sensitivity training” session one day during my stint as a teacher in a predominantly black school in NYC. The session leader was going on (to a mostly white audience) about all the cues people send out that indicate the “concerns” people have whenever having interactions with young black males. One such example he used was how a white woman would clutch her purse just a little more tightly when being in the presence of a young black male on a subway. Without missing a beat, one of the black woman teachers said, “I clutch my purse, too.”
Everyone (except the session leader) laughed.
Very good observation. That can apply to other groups, like pro-vaxer's... lol