It wasn't his *concern* that reduced him to a skin color. I did state that his reluctance was 100% understandable because time traveling + being black made it a risky proposition for him. BTW, when you state that "he doesn't get to choose where," you are affirming MY point and not what Rufus actually said. According…

His exact words:

Would Rufus say he prefers Southside Chicago 2016 to Harlem in the 1920s, I wonder?