It depends, a lot, on two factors. The first is social connections: if they know one of my friends, then no, I’m not threatened at all. The second is appearance: if they’re dressed like gangstas, then yes, I’m a little wary of interacting with them, although I’m not threatened by their very presence. However, if one of them came over and started talking with me in a way that was respectful and nonthreatening, then I’m fine.
Please don’t tell them. They have been looking for me for months.
Excellent comment. I always think it’s weird when people go on and on about how racist their upbringing/culture/locality was and then act 100% color blind. How can I? How can I not notice or care that someone is black given that the vast majority of my life people have been pointing out the fact that black people are black and I should care?
I always feel a little anxiety when I interact with a black person for the first time. Not because I am physically afraid but because I feel like we immediately have this enormous chasm to bridge - me with all my cultural notions about blackness and him with all his cultural notions about whiteness. In my experience, some black people feel they come from a very different culture that no white person could possibly comprehend and others are offended by the notion that there’s any difference. The reality, I’ve found, is somewhere in between… in some ways I can’t relate, in some ways I can, to varying degrees, depending on the person. People, in the end, turn out to be people–there’s a shocker.
I’m not some kind of sheltered culturally isolated white girl, either. Before I moved to the East Coast I dated and crushed on black men from time to time. The only black person I was ever reaaaallly close to, though, was my best friend in junior high, but the cultural differences between us were practically non-existent. We were both poor and being raised by crazy white ladies! Now I live near a major metropolitan area and am used to seeing a lot of diversity. I’ve found since moving out here I’m not as preoccupied with race. People seem to care less about that on the East Coast. Where I grew up there seemed to be a lot more racial tension.
If a black guy approaches me in a bar, I’m going to assume he’s going to hit on me, because a) when guys approach you in a bar, it’s usually to flirt, and b) 99% of the strangers who have ever hit on me were black, it’s called a conditioned response. It won’t bother me, in fact, it will probably flatter me, and we’ll probably talk for a while until he realizes he’s not getting any action (like I would ever go to a bar in the first place - this premise is somewhat flawed.)
Physically, I do not feel threatened. That’s not an issue I’ve ever had, with strange men of any color. I don’t usually make assumptions about criminal activity or poverty or any of those things that are traditionally associated with racism. If I make any assumptions at all, it’s about the attitude a black person might have toward me because I am white.
Let me add this, because I live in Florida, so it’s not always a black-white issue. While I have a Latin fetish (and a Latin bf), I have a tendency to feel more of a threat from Latinos than black guys or other men of color (I have never felt threatened by an Asian person). I noticed several years ago that it seems like either Latinos love me, or they aren’t too shy or embarrassed to let me see them checking me out. White, Asian, and Black guys tend to be a little more subtle than Latinos, who generally seem to be more overtly aggressively flirty. Sometimes it goes beyond flirty and ventures into uncomfortable territory.
So I asked Latino BF what was up with that. “Are Latinos just into me or are y’all just not afraid to let me see you checking me out?” He told me it’s the latter. If I’m not interested, then I can just be flattered for the attention, but if I am, then hey, it’s on. So my sweeping generalization (based on my experience living in both south and north Florida, both of which are full of all manner of diversity in cultures and ethnicities), is that Latinos can sometimes seem a little threatening just because sheltered, suburban white women are not often accustomed to being approached in such an open, overt manner. I do not consider myself sheltered nor suburban but I have seen the behavior to which the OP is referring. A lot of that has to do with exposure. I could see how a bar full of black guys might come off as intimidating to some white-bread mallrat on her first trip inside city limits. It wouldn’t be to me, but I am used to rubbing elbows with all sorts and try to welcome the opportunities to learn about cultures I wasn’t raised with. It’s educational! (And hey! Right now, I’m picking up a little Spanish, so that can’t be all bad.)
Yep, this is what I’m talking about. Where I’m from and the circles I run in, any person of color at a predominantly white nightspot is there to pick up white women until proven otherwise. I find this funny, but some white women don’t.
My question was “knowing the fact that many men of color go to mostly white bars and parties to pick up white girls, do you feel uncomfortable when you see them?”
My short answer: No. I’m the white girl they’re there to pick up. 
Oh, well, in that case, no. I assume most of the white guys are in the bar for the same reason.
Oh no I live in Memphis, Tennessee and attended a public school 12 years. It doesn’t even cross my mind to be uncomfortable around anyone just because they are a different race. The only thing I fear is a bad attitude, and that comes in all shapes and colors.
I’ve danced, dated and had relationships with all sorts, so no way would I be uncomfortable socially.
I guess it all comes down to whether I, as a white woman, am offended by black men (or any non-white man) being attracted to me and presuming that I find it acceptable that they try to chat me up, as opposed to men of my own race.
Personally I am not, since I’m a]I’m not racist like that and b]average black guy is sexier to me than average white guy.
I’m not into black guys generally (I go for Asians more), but I would never be threatened/annoyed by a man of any color hitting on me or showing up in a place where I was amongst the majority for the purpose of hitting on me unless they were doing so in an inappropriate manner. I don’t go to places that are majority white, but I’ve also traditionally lived in places where whites are the minority. I prefer diversity over non-diversity. I’m extremely happy that my very white, Republican family is adding a ton of people of color with each new fiance.
If I suspected that a man of any race was interested in me just because of the color of my skin or that he was looking only for partners in a certain race, then I’m less interested in him, just as I’m less interested in men who seem only interested in me for my physical characteristics. So far, I’ve not had this problem with men of color, but with white men.
I don’t pay attention to the color of skin when i’m talking to or hanging out with people. It doesn’t matter to me but if someone came walking up and they just looked like a creeper or they are acting aggressive that’s when my attitude will change. But the color of their skin doesn’t make a difference in the situation I treat everyone the same i don’t care if they are black, blue, purple white, orange or green!!! 
Apparently they’ve also been WOOKINPANUB.
not horizontally!
I’m male, but I could see myself becoming uncomfortable for one reason: I’ve been brought up to be overly racially sensitive, and I’d be afraid I’d say something offensive unintentionally. Especially since I was also raised in a fairly homogeneous community. (I think that’s why I was raised the way I was–overcompensating for the environment.)
Edit: This discussion kind of sucks and I don’t see any way to participate without calling some people out for blatant racism. Since I know that never goes over well no matter how much it’s deserved, I’m going to withdraw all the horrible things I just wrote about specific posters who are racist as fuck.