i'm a pretty sensitive dude. i write poetry, you know.
i rarely have to "get" defensive...i'm, like, usually already there.
and here in particular, i wonder how the average american (aka white person) sees me. it's not something i'll ask about on the street. but here, it's easier. i half-expect a bias. the kind of attitude which lumps indians (like me) in with middle easterners, and then conveniently shuns the whole lot.
and mohammed atta was not a good-looking dude, so there's no way i'm going to like that comparison.
however, i don't smile as much as i should, so that's a valid point.