Is it racist on a micro level? Yes. However, keep in mind this a black man telling you about his personal experiences working in the valley, so you can imagine

Is it racist on a micro level? Yes. However, keep in mind this a black man telling you about his personal experiences working in the valley, so you can imagine how often this happens to him (read: this happens a lot). Also, that judgement really doesn't affect the manager, as he was just able to walk out of that meeting and continue to be a shithead.