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Discussion: Is it racist to not be attracted to a certain race?
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Originally posted by satellites.™
Yes, and the reason is it racist is because the person is ASSUMING that every person of that race is the same or has a quality that is the same in which they are not interested in. That quality and or qualities would be based on ASSUMPTION and likely to contain cultural baggage based on stereotypes that have settled into the subconscious. You can't say you're not attracted to asians unless you've met every asian, past, present, and future.
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That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read.
I know that I'm only attracted to white people. I have nothing against Black, Asian etc since most of my friends are different cultures but NOT ONCE have I ever been attracted to a non-white person.
Does that make me racist? No. Because I know I'm only attracted to white people, and I have never found other types attractive. Ever. I can respect their beauty, but to call me a racist because of the way my BRAIN is wired and how I perceive things around me is ludicrous.
It's like if I said I don't like Insects and you said "You haven't met every insect past, present and future" etc. Like what the hell. 
What you say is perfect for "Do you think it's Racist if you find other races ugly" but there is no way I need to be sexually attracted to everyone not to be a racist.
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Member Since: 11/29/2011
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ddddddd that insect analogy has me in tears 
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Member Since: 8/29/2012
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Lol. Gays always say its preference when all they're attracted to are white guys. Asians and blacks are pressed that it is so. And the world goes on. It's not racist. It's an internal problem (mostly) with the gay community. Lets face it though. White guys are usually hotter.
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Member Since: 11/11/2009
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Originally posted by gloamingtheplain
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read.
I know that I'm only attracted to white people. I have nothing against Black, Asian etc since most of my friends are different cultures but NOT ONCE have I ever been attracted to a non-white person.
Does that make me racist? No. Because I know I'm only attracted to white people, and I have never found other types attractive. Ever. I can respect their beauty, but to call me a racist because of the way my BRAIN is wired and how I perceive things around me is ludicrous.
It's like if I said I don't like Insects and you said "You haven't met every insect past, present and future" etc. Like what the hell.
What you say is perfect for "Do you think it's Racist if you find other races ugly" but there is no way I need to be sexually attracted to everyone not to be a racist. |
But you can't deny that is it PREJUDICE to be how you are. Maybe it is out of your control, but that doesn't make it right. There are also people who are raised by racist parents and are racist themselves but don't even think they are. I'm not saying you're racist, but you are prejudice, which I hope you know the difference of. It's impossible for you to have been BORN with a trait that only allows you to be attracted to a certain race. However you were raised and were exposed to is what made you this way.
For example, growing up, my mother was always a nervous wreck and would freak out about little things like not being able to find her car keys or not being able to do her hair how she wanted. She was just a very nervous/anxious person. I've found that I am that way too lately. I notice that I get anxious about very small/unimportant situations. I know I wasn't born that way, but being exposed to that from my mother and always being around her made me pick up some of her personality traits. I try to be different and not do that because I know it's wrong. And obviously there are good things I've learned from my mother that I don't want to change.
What I'm getting at is that there are things about you that are NATURAL because of how you were raised. It doesn't make it right, and doesn't mean you aren't prejudice.
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Member Since: 9/2/2012
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I think there's a difference between having a preference of liking black men, white or w/e and plain out saying ew -race- is disgusting I'd never date them.
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Member Since: 9/2/2012
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Originally posted by gloamingtheplain
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read.
I know that I'm only attracted to white people. I have nothing against Black, Asian etc since most of my friends are different cultures but NOT ONCE have I ever been attracted to a non-white person.
Does that make me racist? No. Because I know I'm only attracted to white people, and I have never found other types attractive. Ever. I can respect their beauty, but to call me a racist because of the way my BRAIN is wired and how I perceive things around me is ludicrous.
It's like if I said I don't like Insects and you said "You haven't met every insect past, present and future" etc. Like what the hell.
What you say is perfect for "Do you think it's Racist if you find other races ugly" but there is no way I need to be sexually attracted to everyone not to be a racist. |
But would you **** an insect?!?
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Member Since: 12/16/2008
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Obviously not 
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Member Since: 8/11/2012
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No, those are personal taste.
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Member Since: 5/7/2011
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Of course not, as long as it's purely a casual preference which doesn't affect any other aspect of your relationships with people of other races. I've been attracted to a couple of black people over the years, but if asked I'd say that they aren't my type purely because the people of that race I'm attracted to are few and far between - I'd assume that anyone who answered they weren't attracted to black people meant the same thing as that. There's a difference between completely rejecting the idea of ever being with a person of another race and just generally not being interested. 
It's the exact same as calling someone a bigot for not being attracted to ginger people - it just doesn't make sense.
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Member Since: 8/6/2012
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Originally posted by SupahBass05
Lol. Gays always say its preference when all they're attracted to are white guys. Asians and blacks are pressed that it is so. And the world goes on. It's not racist. It's an internal problem (mostly) with the gay community. Lets face it though. White guys are usually hotter.
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 How can anyone take you seriously with ******** like this?.
No, blacks and asians aren't "pressed" as you put it. People like you get pressed when questioned about your so called "preferences" you get so defensive. And like it or not it does have racial undertones.
But yes it is more of a problem with gay males than lesbians. But some lesbians do have their fair share of drama too but not as much as gay males.
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Member Since: 1/5/2012
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Yes, anything and everything you do is racist.
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Member Since: 11/11/2010
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I don't think so. But some people take it to another level, and it becomes racist. It just depends on the context. Saying, "Eh, I haven't been attracted to a black man" is different than saying, "Black men disgust me! Ew! I would never E-V-E-R be with one!".
I'm attracted to every race, so I sometimes have a hard time understanding why some people are so against ~interracial relationships~. It's not the ****ing early 1900s. If people were more open minded, and stopped judging people based on just their skin color, it would be easier for them to find somebody.
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Member Since: 11/23/2011
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It probably is on some level, but who cares? We have 7 billion people in the world. Get out there and get your life!0 
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ATRL Senior Member
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i seriously don't understand the point of all the debate in this thread. If someone likes their men ligher or darker skinned, that's all there is to it as long as it's a purely physical preference that does not extend beyond finding someone attractive. I've personally me people of all races I've found attractive, but I do understand how one might have a preference as far as skin tone.
The way this is worded is sketchy. If you say "race", then that doesn't actually cover just skin color as many people would assume or think it does. There are many different skin tones within the different races themselves, and so it would be racist to not be attracted to someone based on the actual definition of race, which would be their lineage, culture, heritage, place of origin, etc. When it goes that deep then yes, there is racism behind it, but when you limit it to skin tone (as I'm sure many people did in here) then it is not racist, but merely a rather insignificant preference.
It's all in how you word it.
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Racist? No. Prejudice? Yes. To say that you wouldn't consider dating someone solely because of the color of their skin IS discriminatory, and it IS prejudice because you're making an assumption that the person is undesirable because of their appearance. That assumption is not a preference, it stems from social constructs that are either consciously or subconsciously embedded in someone's mind as they grow older. Some may call it preference but there is ALWAYS a reason behind it, and obviously a negative one if they deem an entire race to be less attractive than others. No one pops out of the womb with a preference, it is something that is learned. To be a racist would mean that you wouldn't even attempt to engage a person of color under any circumstance whatsoever, and I don't think that's the issue here. So unless your 'preference' keeps you from socializing with someone of a certain race even in a friendly matter, you're not racist. If it does, then yes, you are. However, whether you want to accept it or not, deeming someone unattractive because of their race is prejudice.
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