Two things I found from an article I found recently on this
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1. Many — though not all — of us say we have them.
2. They make many — though not all — of us uncomfortable.
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There are a lot of interesting reads I'd suggest ATRL find on this, because I can guess that almost everyone in this thread knows nothing about the subject.
1. Racial preference exists
2. A small amount of it is genetic
3. Most of it is socially constructed
4. its not racist
In additon, here's some social stigma attached to race
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"As an adoptee I've found many Asian men attractive, but they (and sometimes I) thought I wasn't 'Asian enough.' "
"Being black, I initially only wanted to date black ppl. As non-black ppl pursued me, I opened up to interracial dating. ... I viewed non-black ppl as romantic non-factors, even if they were attractive or found me attractive."
"Because of my very white upbringing I always kind of thought fellow POC wouldn't see me as dateable."
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And in relation to my apparently controversial gay comment, sexual orientation is also MOSTLY socially built, and minimally genetically. Yes, we all have our sexual dispositions, but at the same time MOST of us have a degree of attraction to both races based on many studies and cultures throughout the ages. And in race most of us have degrees of attraction to other races that are slightly defined by genetics and MOSTYL by society.