When I was in 5th grade, I had a huge crush for my best friend.
He was Japanese and str8.
Looking back with 20/20 hind site - there were few things strange but connected.
One, he was dark skin. His parents and sister are fair skin. I think he was adopted. But the funny thing - I didn't mind and my parents didn't mind.
Second, he wasn't nice to other Japanese fair skins students that went to my school.
Well I am glad he's wasn't belligerent but he was short of that.
Third, I still treated people he didn't like with respect. It may have case a small rift but all in all - he didn't force me to make friends like he does.
So - I can't be sure if was a racists with the ranks of the Japanese.
But maybe it was a phase for him. and he had to accept others in order to co-exist.
So looking back - it was silly - but it was life.