Specifically because I live in a hot climate, I’m always fighting the feeling of being suspicious of anybody I pass in the streets with a hoodie pulled up. I feel guilty because of racial profiling associated with hoodies, but gotta protect myself and my family, especially because in many cases the perpetrators of assault and murder seen in media are somebody with a hood and/or mask on.
If they want to look like gangsters, I’m avoiding them like gangsters. Seems pretty obvious. It doesn’t matter what the color of you skin is, if you dress like that, especially if you’re in a group, I’m avoiding you. The only racial profiling part is that young black men generally look better dressing like that.