RACISM OR RESPECT?

If you do not respect parts of a different (or sub) culture are you automatically a racist? For example, can our citizens not respect parts of the Mexican culture without being "racists"? Let’s make this easier -- can our citizens not respect part of the French culture / society and not be considered racists (or bigoted). The answer is clearly yes, but this answer doesn’t inflame or get ratings. Darn! :)

Here is another example. The fact that most people in the USA would not appreciate it if 30 million French citizens were illegally smuggled into this country (some bringing drugs) by big business does not make them racists. But then this would never be characterized as racism.

One more example. If you do not respect “rap” or “gangster rap” and you "mock" this form of music (which some people might argue is a sub cultural representation) are you a racist?

I think respect and racism get easily confused in the media; but probably “overlap” on the fringes.