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?
I am white, and I don’t feel safe traveling through the deep red parts of this country.
Hell, I won’t even go to a state that doesn’t have legal weed.
Second although I was unfortunate enough to be born in BFE Kentucky so I’m surrounded by fucks. I feel like the Viet Cong.