rhodo said:
I think that's EXTREMELY RACIST.
"You're not asian/black/white, so I don't want to have sex with you because of this". It's bafflingly racist and I'm amazed so many people think it's not.
"I would never date a black woman."
"I'd never date an asian guy!"
...yeah, totally not racist.
Race is NOT the same as gender.... you have a genetical preference towards the male or female body. You are NOT supposed to have a preference towards black or white. It's disgusting to even think so....
....Or are nazis right? "Sorry, I am genetically predisposed to be repulsed by black women!"
I disagree, solely based on one little miscalculation - dating, or copulating or whatever the ffff you want to call it is not predicated on race, qualities, characteristics - as much as that would make the world a FAR better place(except in the 'race' aspect, of course), that is simply not the case, because dating is predicated
mostly (and I say mostly, not fully) on physical attraction - there are in fact very, VERY few people out there who are
truly sapiosexual, i.e. who are truly only attracted to the intelligence, and/or personal character traits - most of us act on physical attraction, because it matters to us.
So, why are you wrong? Not because your argument is wrong, but because the base of your argument is wrong - it's not about race, per se, it's about
physical attraction - and, as you may have heard, the kind of traits you find attractive in any sex are mostly based on genetic predisposition. That's a gross over-simplification, I know, because there's also chemistry involved - pheromones, oxytocin levels, etc. But, in most cases (especially in today's society) it mostly comes down to looks.
Now, what the hell does that have to do with race, I hear you (maybe) ask? Well, the ugly fact of the truth, is that, as much as we hate genetics, certain races carry certain physical traits - again,
not in all cases, but in most. So, if you are bound to not find certain common traits attractive, then it's more than likely that you won't find certain races attractive.
However, that being said, you
are right - it is racist - but, as I detailed in my previous post (not directed at anyone) it's not harmful, and one has that right do discriminate or differentiate and make their personal choice, because they don't harm or offend anyone in the process (unless someone is offended by their
personal choice, but that's their problem, not the racist in question). So, I wouldn't call it 'extremely' racist. But, to be fair, it is racist.
Oh, and just to make it clear - I date people of all races, as long as I find them attractive on some level. Period. I'm not defending people who discriminate in that aspect, I'm defending their right to do so, as misguided as I think that is.