May 3, 2007 at 12:00 am #18066
Ben22573
Participant
Because the thug gangsta image reinforces a comfortable stereotype. Maybe the reaction you see is another form of ‘white guilt’ where the white person doesn’t quite know what to do with himself. Many educated liberal white Americans are not prejudiced, and they feel very worried about appearing so, and may withdraw from you to defend against making a slip-up and being branded racist.