If you're Republican then yes, since people can choose their own sexuality. For sane people, of course it isn't. You can still love and care for people of a different race, you don't have to want to sleep with everyone to be a good, non-racist person.
To be honest, yes to an extent. While no one should criticize someone else for their preferences, racial or not, the bottom line is that, yes, everyone has natural and unique preferences, but these preferences are a major byproduct of the society you were raised in. In the US and even globally, beauty in both sexes is very Eurocentric, favoring European features as "beautiful" or "hot" over features of other races. If images of "hot" white men and white women pervade advertisements and the film industry and virtually all media, then it would be natural, for the most part, for white male and female beauty becoming the norm and the standard by which all people in that society are get assessed for their attractiveness. Racial stereotypes also play a factor; African Americans are steretyped as being aggressive, which is an attractive feature in a males but an unattractive feature in females. There are stereotypes involving perceived masculinity/femininity; black men are stereotyped as being "big" while Asian women are stereotyped as being gentle and submissive. Attraction is sometimes exotification, and while no one can really change who they are attracted to, and attraction is seemingly innate, they largely reflect the values of beauty held by the society/country/culture they were raised in and continue to live in. Asian men and black women are hardly ever portrayed in the media as attractive and "hot", and on the flip side Asian women and black men are exotified sexually. These portrayals of race/gender/beauty huge impact on who or what kind of person a person is attracted to. Obviously there are many, many exceptions and many, many other factors that are at play when it comes to attraction (brain neurochemistry for one) by and large white beauty being the norm in society has led to men and women of other races being excluded much more commonly. Anyway I don't have time to explain myself completely, but hopefully what I wrote makes some sense
(As a side note, things like eye surgery in Asians (to make their eyes bigger) and hair straightening/skin lightening in African Americans/Indians...color contacts for many races (blue and green eyes being considered "beautiful"), are all reflections of the Eurocentric standards of beauty the US and most of the world has. It is very common within minorities to be considered more attractive if you closer to white (light skinned black women, Asian women with large eyes, etc.).)
Educate that ass.
People (well, not all) who aren't excluded have a hard time understanding this.
If you're Republican then yes, since people can choose their own sexuality. For sane people, of course it isn't. You can still love and care for people of a different race, you don't have to want to sleep with everyone to be a good, non-racist person.
Making fun of how other races look is racist though. If your not attracted to them then fair enough but theirs no need to call them unattractive or make fun of them.
Now your thoughts and interaction with other races will determine if you're racist.
well your sexual preferences are all about thoughts and interactions. Discrimination can manifest itself in all kinds of ways and I don't see how sexual preference is any different.
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I think a lot of peoples answers are a knee jerk reaction to the word RACIST. It's become such a dirty word. Since starting the thread Ive thought more about this topic and read elsewhere about it. The most impressive and persuasive posts and articles Ive seen do seem to conclude that it is a form of racism. Being subconscious or instinctive doesn't let you off the hook.
If you are differentiating between races and placing them in order of preference then how can that not be racist? It doesn't make you a bad person but it is a form of racism.
There's a thin line, honestly. I'm attracted to all types of girls so when one person says they're only attracted to one race, I find it baffling. Essentially, What is it you don't like about the races you don't prefer?
Having a preference is one thing, but if you aren't attracted to someone because of the color of their skin or because of certain physical features a race carries then erm...
It can only be racist of the reasoning why is racist. As in, "I'm not attracted to black people because they're all [insert racist slurs and stereotypes]".
However, even if the reasoning behind your 'preference' isn't racist, it's still pretty damn ignorant and close-minded. It doesn't make sense to knock out a full population of people just because of their race. So whether your being racist or not, saying "I'm not attracted to black people at all." is ignorant. Having a positive preference is much better than a negative one. As in, "I find myself attracted to white people the most" rather than "I'm not attracted to Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, Arabs, Aboriginals, and anyone else I forgot to mention who isn't White."
To be honest, yes to an extent. While no one should criticize someone else for their preferences, racial or not, the bottom line is that, yes, everyone has natural and unique preferences, but these preferences are a major byproduct of the society you were raised in. In the US and even globally, beauty in both sexes is very Eurocentric, favoring European features as "beautiful" or "hot" over features of other races. If images of "hot" white men and white women pervade advertisements and the film industry and virtually all media, then it would be natural, for the most part, for white male and female beauty becoming the norm and the standard by which all people in that society are get assessed for their attractiveness. Racial stereotypes also play a factor; African Americans are steretyped as being aggressive, which is an attractive feature in a males but an unattractive feature in females. There are stereotypes involving perceived masculinity/femininity; black men are stereotyped as being "big" while Asian women are stereotyped as being gentle and submissive. Attraction is sometimes exotification, and while no one can really change who they are attracted to, and attraction is seemingly innate, they largely reflect the values of beauty held by the society/country/culture they were raised in and continue to live in. Asian men and black women are hardly ever portrayed in the media as attractive and "hot", and on the flip side Asian women and black men are exotified sexually. These portrayals of race/gender/beauty huge impact on who or what kind of person a person is attracted to. Obviously there are many, many exceptions and many, many other factors that are at play when it comes to attraction (brain neurochemistry for one) by and large white beauty being the norm in society has led to men and women of other races being excluded much more commonly. Anyway I don't have time to explain myself completely, but hopefully what I wrote makes some sense
(As a side note, things like eye surgery in Asians (to make their eyes bigger) and hair straightening/skin lightening in African Americans/Indians...color contacts for many races (blue and green eyes being considered "beautiful"), are all reflections of the Eurocentric standards of beauty the US and most of the world has. It is very common within minorities to be considered more attractive if you closer to white (light skinned black women, Asian women with large eyes, etc.).)
I actually made the exact same thread a few months ago. I wouldn't call it racist, I call it preferences. It's like saying "I'm attracted to tall guys", are they discriminating to short people? No.