Just wanted to clarify that I wasn't trying to say that I encountered racist people. That's not it at all. I was merely pointing out the comfort aspect behind race. Generally speaking, people are more comfortable in the presence of people of their own color. Imagine being back in high school and hav...

Just posting again to let you know that I am, in fact, a real person, not a sock. :) I read through the responses and thank you for your comments. I find it interesting that some were taking guesses at my race or have assumed that I was Black, but I won't comment further on that because I don't thin...

This was my first year and got the overall impression that this must be an amazing event for white people. I gained courage to walk up to people and say hello, but not a one came up to me. I'm a generally friendly person and have no problems meeting people in my life/striking up conversations with s...