Good point.I would have to say yes it's a political and media. In the states the media focuses first on color to keep the stereotypes going. Kinda like all bm are overly aggressive and all wm are cucks if the wife plays. EU was funny, 'cause I was stereotyped as arrogant American and not black, and once I proved I was not a arrogant American it was all good.
Living in Europe, i was regarded as American, not so much black. But the youth openly embraced black/hip-hop culture.