Would you think twice about going to a Mexican market or event?

Asked by JLeslie (65418) August 10th, 2019 from iPhone

My husband told me last night about Plaza Mariachi in Nashville. https://plazamariachi.com/

My husband hasn’t been there, but a work colleague told him they make fresh tortillas there. It seems like a fairly large venue that has restaurants and other shops and scheduled entertainment.

As I looked at the website my mind wandered to that same place I go when I’m in a synagogue. That the place can be a target for a hater.

I still go to these places that make me think twice, but I wonder do you even think twice about it? No matter what ethnic or national background you are, do you ever have a fleeting thought that being in a place that highlights minorities makes you more vulnerable? I used to go to a gay night club all the time back in my teens, it never occurred to me there, but it was in a really bad part of DC so we did worry about violent crime walking from our cars to the front door. Once inside we felt safe. Now, I think even inside I would have that fleeting thought of being in a place that could be targeted.

I know people who now won’t go to movie theaters because they are afraid of being shot, which has nothing to do with being a minority, but it is another example of people feeling afraid in a place people gather, and has been targeted before.