It is sad. It's the result of years and years of the gov't and media demonizing minotiries, especially blacks. It is hard to change behavior that has been ingrained into your culture for so long. I do believe it has been changing though, just not fast enough for my liking.

The media plants the seed and spreads the negative stereotypes and propaganda. Rap videos, tv shows, and movies promote the idea of the typical gangster, drug dealing, pimping, criminal low life. I have rarely associated with people of a different ethnic persuasion. The media has imprinted in my brain that I must be weary of people that are different to me. I am definitely no racist, the media has socially engineered and conditioned me.

Fake Russian accent, it helps.

Seriously though, even after living abroad for years I can't get used to black people, they fascinate me -- you don't see them very often over here.

Nope,you just sound racist.

I have to agree with you. Not only do they promote the idea of it, they glorify it. I think people can also be racist without being aware of it. I've met plenty of nice people who had no malice or hate in their hearts, but they have some pretty racist beliefs.

What a decidedly odd discussion.

People are the same the world over, regardless of skin colour and ridiculous stereotyping, not based on any reality, like virtually all of the ones listed in the OP.

I am Irish. I have never in my life been intimidated by another human being...and I have known people from many different countries and ethnicities.

If you are intimidated it is because of what is going on in your head, not what is objectively real.

No, becuase my fahter is black lol

I know I'll be reported but this black people/white people is so stupid in USA. Everytime I just lol

I think many of you misunderstood the reasons for the hypothetical "intimidation" :P

Changing? Not so sure, everywhere I go there's the ghetto A whole black crowd who may even mug you if you're walking around alone. It's complete madness I say.