<p>^ I agree, you do hear derogatory comments, especially against Hispanics. But these kind of comments aren’t socially acceptable with pretty much anyone I know. But since most of my friends are in the rural church and rural homeschool networks, maybe I have a skewed view.</p>
<p>Among my friends, you’ll occasionally hear people say things like “So we were scared because there was a bunch of mexican guys hanging around…” but this is usually followed right away with “Oh, did that sound racist?” and a somewhat shamefaced look.</p>
<p>Hence what I said: Around here the main thing that makes race relations difficult is the fear of being seen as racist.</p>
<p>Ironically, when it comes to actual friends who are Black/Hispanic/Moroccan it’s pretty much a non-issue. It’s the politicians up in D. C. we worry about: we don’t want to live up to the way they steryotype us.</p>