Those were prejudice remarks.

prej·u·dice ( P ) Pronunciation Key (prj-ds)
n.

An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.

A racist shows contempt purley based on color. I think your friend is just small midwestrern town minded.


And since when did refering to a people by the race that they are become a racist comment. What's next are you going to say that calling a woman "a woman" a sexist comment.