[Gia923]

I see nothing wrong in op's description of a man who stood curiously too long at the end of her driveway. That would have unsettled me too, whether the guy was white, black or purple. What I see unearthing is the quick accusations of racisim because of her description of that man and knowing that yes, had the guy been white, and she described him as a "young white male", this thread would be on a completely different path. Would anyone really have cared if she described him as a "young white male"? Any guy, of any color - standing for 5 minutes watching me and my children would alarm me and I will assume as much with the original poster. And as such, OP should have the freedom to describe him as to how he looked without such negative feedback.

Finally, we live in a scary world and I teach my daughter to always side with caution. I don't teach her to read people's skin color, but I will teach her to be cautious if a man or wowan is acting in a strange way, and that is exactly how I read the original post!

Obviously, we can tout racism in this post but not at the hands of the OP.