As a Chinese American, I kinda have this self-imposed rule to never enter the boundaries of a red state, and even within Blue/Purple states, to avoid ending up in some rural town. Bascially, half of my country is inaccessible to me due to my perceived fear of potentially being a victim of racism.
Am I being paranoid?
This happens in Blue cities too 😅
I’m like bruh, I’m awkward and introverted, not like I’m a foreigner on my first day in the country 🤦♂️
I think the world “atheist” is gonna trigger a lot of negativity. “I’m not really into religions” would be a better phrase.