The feeling of being excluded from something you desire based only on race goes against every thing i believe in to the core as a American.But also as an American Personal choice comes in on the other side . Reguardless you have my support in your endevours .

Nothing 'happened' to freedom and personal preference. One person does not an oppressive regime make. He asked a question without thinking very hard about the answer. But as a reply to the sky is falling nonsense that always comes about when someone asks choices about preferences: freedom of choice/speech is not equal to freedom from reactions. Some people are going to read 'no {fill in the ethnic group} as racist. Particularly if it's coming from a non-member of that group.