Racism in "A Bronx Tale"

The racism Collegero is exposed to in "A Bronx Tale" is brought on by the people around him. He does not seem to be racist himself, but he is surrounded by people who are, so it is probably hard for him not to be. His family is racist, his best friends are racist, and Sonny and his crew are racist. As hard as Collegero tries not to let them rub off on him, it's like being a republican in a room full of democrats. How can some of their views not sway him at least a little bit?
I think another small thing that may make Collegero a little more racist is the black people that he tries not to have any problems with, but they just assume he does. Like in the scene with Jane and her brother, Collegero really has no problem with her brother and he is trying to be nice to him, but he already has the preconcieved notion that Collegero is just like everyone else in his neighborhood, so he is mean to Collegero because he immediately assumes that Collegero is going to be mean to him, which only causes Collegero to actually be mean to him, even though he didn't actually plan to be.
Although Collegero may not actually be racist, in the day and age and neighborhood he lives in, it's almost like he doesn't have a choice.