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Is this racist?
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Spiderman
Veteran Member
I was only asking because I was checking out girls at church, and I realized that I found certain races more attractive than others on average. I'm wondering if this means I'm racist... I believe people should be judged by their conduct, not their race , and there are good people and bad people in every race, so racism seems quite stupid to me.
I've lived in ghettos, jails, and homeless shelters where minorities make up the most of the people, and I will say that on some levels certain races on average are more trustworthy and easier to get along with, in my experience.
That doesn't make one race good or another race bad, and I'm not at all white supremacist (I lost my virginity to a black girl) I just find I tend to get along best with whites and Asians. Does that make me racist?
I've lived in ghettos, jails, and homeless shelters where minorities make up the most of the people, and I will say that on some levels certain races on average are more trustworthy and easier to get along with, in my experience.
That doesn't make one race good or another race bad, and I'm not at all white supremacist (I lost my virginity to a black girl) I just find I tend to get along best with whites and Asians. Does that make me racist?
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Spiderman
Veteran Member
No good in saying something like that. But I'm wondering how racist is it to find one race more attractive than the other?
Doesn't sound racist to me, as long as everybody understands that it just a subjective personal aesthetic preference.
Tom
Spiderman
Veteran Member
What if a person has experienced living with multiple racial groups and they find out that on average they enjoy the company of certain races more than others. Is that racist?
Only when you say it out loud so someone can hear you. "Silence is golden"
No I think the definition of racism is trying to say one race is superior to another, personal preferences don't do that, they are just opinions.
Everybody has preferences. It's no big deal as long as you're treating everybody with respect and honesty and consideration.
Why is this an issue?
Tom
Spiderman
Veteran Member
I was just wondering if people thought I was racist... I appreciate the feedback
Father
Devourer of Truth
it would be a bit odd if its another group over their own as most part with like kind. but no. just preference. I would argue something is only racist if it's aggressively pushed on other's,
for example, I find east Asian women the hottest and really only like them. that's preference. now me going around preaching about how all other women of other races are trash in comparison would be racist
Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
Race is not even recognized in the scientific community for one. Two, all human beings are of the same homos sapien species. Three, you're referring to ethnic cultures. Four, all cultures have unique beauty we've only been compartmentalized because of European colonialism.
SabahTheLoner
Master of the Art of Couch Potato Cuddles
It depends what context.
If I say that I think black people are generally prettier than other races because I find dark skin more attractive, that's a personal preference. A racist statement degrades a specific group of people or assumes that only one group of people are good/superior. Just because someone finds dark skin more attractive doesn't mean they can't appreciate fair-skinned people. Personal attraction might be biased but as long as it doesn't cause any problems or purposely degrade people based on racial qualities, I don't see a problem.
So as a statement of personal preference, I don't think it's racist to say you're more likely to think one race is more beautiful, it only starts to turn racist when you say that only those people are beautiful.
If I say that I think black people are generally prettier than other races because I find dark skin more attractive, that's a personal preference. A racist statement degrades a specific group of people or assumes that only one group of people are good/superior. Just because someone finds dark skin more attractive doesn't mean they can't appreciate fair-skinned people. Personal attraction might be biased but as long as it doesn't cause any problems or purposely degrade people based on racial qualities, I don't see a problem.
So as a statement of personal preference, I don't think it's racist to say you're more likely to think one race is more beautiful, it only starts to turn racist when you say that only those people are beautiful.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I don't think so. You're right, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I happen to think Arabic and Korean women have more outward beauty than other races.
I also think Native Americans have the best skin color.
proudpagan
Member
Augustus
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Not if it phrased as an expression of personal opinion.
Some ultra PC people will find fault with it though, especially if it is different from your own ethnicity.
That's really a preference for culture over race. Everyone has their own preferences and it is not racist.