Non-white Americans, do you feel safe traveling to or through a republican jurisdiction? (If you are white: does your non-white friends feel safe traveling to or through a republican jurisdiction?) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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As a Chinese American, I kinda have this self-imposed rule to never enter the boundaries of a red state, and even within Blue/Purple states, to avoid ending up in some rural town. Bascially, half of my country is inaccessible to me due to my perceived fear of potentially being a victim of racism.

Am I being paranoid?

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[-] Graphy@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve lived and worked in red states my whole life and I’d say you’re paranoid.

Ive worked in Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Missouri to name a few.

I call the Appalachians home

I do not pass for white

My name sounds foreign as fuck

I’ve got a beautiful wife who happens to be white

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

It is certainly better today than it was 40 years ago. But things can quickly back slide.

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