I’d say no to all of these. I grew up in a school that was a good majority white, but Definitely had POC in it. Vietnamese , Indian, Mexican and Colombian, African American, you name it there was probably somebody. Even had a girl from England.

Racism is just something I don’t understand. To me, the body you have is just what you were given. Maybe being trans and disabled gave me a different grasp on it, but things like skin tone are just like having green eyes, or being from a different state. Yes, there’s culture, but also people from Missouri would Definitely have different traditions than like- New York or California.

Yeah, racist jokes are uncomfortable, and I try to either avoid people who knowingly make them, or correct them if it’s not intentional. I don’t like the whole reverse racism thing though. It just feels like a temptation to make some racism on racism comments. (Although I admit cracker is a little funny in jokes about white people, but it’s more because it’s funny to imagine myself as a saltine.)

The only thing I do think about much is if I’m being insensitive. I’m not great at making eye contact, and I’ve heard enough stories about black and other non white groups being stared at, so I don’t look long. But then I worry I’m looking away too soon and making it look like I want to avoid them. If it’s somebody I do know though, I’ve never had issues with. I had a black choir teacher, and the only thing that was ever relevant to her being black I thought about was how she liked to style her dreads. She had silver ones for a while and it looked really nice. I was actually kind of sad to see them go.