Originally Posted by
English fixie
however to cite locations as areas where someone may wish to go if they have a racist bone in their body (which I do not), implies in itself that YOU consider certain factions of society to be less than pleasant and areas which are dominated by a certain creed, colour or race may be dangerous.
What they were saying is that you might not want to stroll through the south side of Chicago or the Badlands of Philadelphia waving to folks and calling them jungle bunnies if self-preservation is an instinct which you possess. You'd almost certainly get similar advice regarding the use of the term "peckerwood" or "cracker" in certain parts of the south. Nothing racist about it. Just pointing out realities.