Interestingly enough, I think that a lot of POC go into situations like this thinking, "Of course you think that way because y'know, white folks." At least that's what I thought when I read the poem and his response. And I hear my parents in my head saying this along with, "Be careful, you know they'll only be your friend until you get good at something." But that could be due to my age (I'm 45 now) and how and where I was brought up.