Poll: Dating outside of your own race

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tweakmm

Lifer
May 28, 2001
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I'm white and have no problems with people dating outside of their race and would date outside of my race if I found someone atractive, there are just very few non-caucasians that I find attractive.
 

cheapgoose

Diamond Member
May 13, 2002
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what about those of us that don't date their own race?

everyone should have the right to date, not date whoever they want for whatever reason.
 

Pandaren

Golden Member
Sep 13, 2003
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I'm Asian, but for some odd reason, I don't find most Asian girls attractive. I think it's because where I grew up there weren't many Asians.

The first girl I was ever physically attracted to was a cute brunette with long curly hair. She sat near me in math class in middle school and ever since I have been fixated on girls like her :(

Edit: Forgot to answer the Q! I've no problem with anyone dating outside their ethnicity.
 

BigToque

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: geno
I think that people should stay with their own race
Why's that?

To be totally honest, I don't have a reason that you guys will think is really worth having the opinion for. I think it just causes problems, and for myself personally, I don't find people of other races to be that attractive, so I somewhat apply that to others and believe there to be another reason why they would wan't to be with someone of a different race.

eg.

You hear about white girls that like black guys. I tend to think that the reason they like black guys is for a couple of reasons.

1. Because of how things were in the past. Being with a black guy is kind of a taboo thing so it excites them.
2. Lots of girls like the stereotype of the black guys big penis

Or

You hear about people liking the white girls. They think they find them the most attractive, but they really think they are the most attractive because of stereotypes of the wild white girl.

I'm not going to say that everyone is like this. I'm sure there are a lot of people who are genuinely attracted to people of other races, but I think a lot of times it is a superficial thing, and I don't think that it is a good thing.
 

MithShrike

Diamond Member
May 5, 2002
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I'm white and find Asian, Latino, and Mulatto(sp?) women quite a bit more attractive physically than white girls.
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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I am Middle Eastern and have never dated within my own race.
 

luv2chill

Diamond Member
Feb 22, 2000
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Interracial relationships are a-OK in my book, and I have strong feeling that that is the way it should be. Not that anyone should be forced to be with someone they don't want to be with. However, I think that a lot of the aversion to dating outside one's own race has to do with what is learned as a child. If biracial relationships were more commonly seen I bet that would increase the number of people (in succeeding generations) who are open to it personally.

After all it was just a generation ago that had state and federal laws PROHIBITING biracial marriage. What a crock.

Genetic diversity is good... very good. It might be essential to the continued survival of our species.

l2c
 

Amused

Elite Member
Apr 14, 2001
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All races should mix so we can end this crap once and for all.
 

SWScorch

Diamond Member
May 13, 2001
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I'm Caucasian, and I tend to find Caucasian women more attractive, but I have nothing aginst other races, nor do I feel inter-racial relationships are bad. Whatever zips your fly, man! (or unzips, as the case may be)
 

Viper GTS

Lifer
Oct 13, 1999
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Originally posted by: SWScorch
I'm Caucasian, and I tend to find Caucasian women more attractive, but I have nothing aginst other races, nor do I feel inter-racial relationships are bad. Whatever zips your fly, man! (or unzips, as the case may be)

[BLAZING SADDLES]Hey, where're all the white women at?[/BLAZING SADDLES]

I have nothing against people who choose to date/marry/whatever inter-racially (I have a white aunt with a Cambodian husband, he's been around since before I was born, I don't even think twice about it), but I happen to like white women.

Viper GTS
 

freegeeks

Diamond Member
May 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Amused
All races should mix so we can end this crap once and for all.

ahaha - I couldn't agree more.

If we shake it enough it will only take a couple of generations and then we can stop the racism crap for once and for all

make it mandatory!!!!!

I'll take a cute asian

:evil:

 

dquan97

Lifer
Jul 9, 2002
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Also married someone outside my race. She apparently wanted someone "endowed", so she found me and my case mods ;)
 

Amused

Elite Member
Apr 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: dquan97
Also married someone outside my race. She apparently wanted someone "endowed", so she found me. ;)

So you live on charity?
 

FoBoT

No Lifer
Apr 30, 2001
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fobot.com
Originally posted by: freegeeks
Originally posted by: Amused
All races should mix so we can end this crap once and for all.

ahaha - I couldn't agree more.

If we shake it enough it will only take a couple of generations and then we can stop the racism crap for once and for all

make it mandatory!!!!!

I'll take a cute asian

:evil:


i agree, if something ever happens to my wife, i will remarry a black dwarf lesbian with a hair lip , just to help out the melting pot effect
 

ElFenix

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Mar 20, 2000
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hey, OP, latino isn't a race!

what you probably mean is mestizo, since latino includes the french, italians, and romanians!
 

Karsten

Platinum Member
Oct 9, 1999
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It felt like the Floida election... lol So many choices... I just hope I clicked the right choice!
 

Czesia

Senior member
Nov 22, 2003
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Everyone's different and therefore will have different tastes. Some people will prefer to date within their race, others will date people only outside of their race, and still others couldn't care less. As long as there's no harm done, I don't see that it's such a big deal. I think a bigger problem arises between cultural differences and such.

But that's just IMO. :)

**Edit
BTW, you should have included in the poll the option "Never really thought about it". ;):beer:
 

cressida

Platinum Member
Sep 10, 2000
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I would date outside my race because where I go, the certain race has very pretty girls. However, they seem to stick to their own so no love for me. :brokenheart:
 

Siddhartha

Lifer
Oct 17, 1999
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Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Originally posted by: geno
I'm mostly Italian and Irish and my girlfriend is Cambodian (with a touch of Chinese), so I'm all for it obviously. I think limiting yourself to your own race is well...dumb (sorry if that offends anyone, it's what I think)

Italian-Irish=not a race. You are White.


In the US they used to be considered separate races from "whites".

Race is cultural.