Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
People are allowed to have racial preferences, as long as they are just a preference and not an absolute, I think. Though the reason behind it may drive some, too.
If you say something like "Well, I don't generally find myself attracted to black/Asian/Italian/etc women." I don't see that as a racist comment.
If you say something like "I'll never find a black/Asian/Italian/etc woman even remotely attractive because they are all a bunch of [insert negative whatever here]" ...that's pretty clearly racist.
Folks are allowed to have preferences, but it never hurts to examine the reasons behind those preferences to figure out why 'you' have them.
|
I tend to agree. I too am not generally attracted to people from groups other than my own, but there are exceptions. However, attraction only matters when trying to find someone to hook up with, to spend your life with ,etc.
These preferences are racist if you apply them to other situations like hiring, who your willing to build friendships with, etc.
IMO, everyone is at least a little bit sexist, racist, etc. It's normal to prefer members of your own group over those of others, as we can identify most strongly with them. I don't mean overtly so, but we all have subconscious expectations of our own and other groups that affect how we deal with these groups.