Why are people more attracted to their own race?

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PHiuR

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It depends on how you grew up. I'm asian (Chinese) and have only had white girlfriends as most of my friends are white...I'm trying to break this cycle though! I've met some good looking asians and latinas in College. :D
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: PHiuR
It depends on how you grew up. I'm asian (Chinese) and have only had white girlfriends as most of my friends are white...I'm trying to break this cycle though! I've met some good looking asians and latinas in College. :D

Well, you date what you grow up around I guess. Why this is a problem with some I'll never know. Why are you trying to break the cycle? Think the grass is any greener on the other side? Trust me, it isn't. Women are women are women...race matters not. Only fools believe that they should date exclusively within their race.
 

FeuerFrei

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I hear babies' racial preferences develop within (I think) 3 months of birth based on the race of their mom/caregiver.

Nothing wrong with preferring your own race. It's to be expected. And no you aren't racist. The dipshits who say otherwise can suck it.
 

nospittingfan

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Why are people dogging Asian women? I'm a Chinese gal myself, and I realized I really wanted to preserve my culture and language with my family and future kids... Thus, I decided I wanted to end up with any individual that happens to really love the Chinese culture too, whatever race they are... And I don't think there's anything wrong with that -- people wanting to remember and pass on their culture. Turns out my fiance is Taiwanese. =) I know a lot of Asian women who think in this same way.
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: bennylong

I didn't watch the whole thing, but why are white men taking our asian women???? Is it another attempt to wipe out the asian race since they failed by trying to get us addicted to Opium?

Are you frinkin crazy.......... 2/5 th of the people in the World are Yellow & Brown......... when it's all said and done.......... everyone is going to be gray :)

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: bennylong

I didn't watch the whole thing, but why are white men taking our asian women???? Is it another attempt to wipe out the asian race since they failed by trying to get us addicted to Opium?

Stop it with your racist nonsense.

I'm sick of everyone talking about white people like we're the only ones that can be racist. If we merely repeated what you said, we'd be lambasted for being racist.

You need to stop thinking about it like "white people/asian people". The white people you see today are not the same ones that mistreated people 200 years ago. You're still trying to "get back whitey", but the whiteys that you hate have been dead for a century.
 

bennylong

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: bennylong

I didn't watch the whole thing, but why are white men taking our asian women???? Is it another attempt to wipe out the asian race since they failed by trying to get us addicted to Opium?

Stop it with your racist nonsense.

I'm sick of everyone talking about white people like we're the only ones that can be racist. If we merely repeated what you said, we'd be lambasted for being racist.

You need to stop thinking about it like "white people/asian people". The white people you see today are not the same ones that mistreated people 200 years ago. You're still trying to "get back whitey", but the whiteys that you hate have been dead for a century.

White man no understand sarcasm. makes asian man mad. asian man use kung fu to break wall.
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: bennylong

White man no understand sarcasm. makes asian man mad. asian man use kung fu to break wall.

me rock

rock angry

rock beat you up
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: bennylong

White man no understand sarcasm. makes asian man mad. asian man use kung fu to break wall.

me rock

rock angry

rock beat you up

Come on........ just get a room already you two........ then you can get your white/asian thing over with :Q :confused: ;)

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

OVerLoRDI

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Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Originally posted by: gamepad
It seems to me that most white men find white women more attractive, as with asians and so on.

What makes incest so bad is it limits the chromosomes, or something along those lines. Isn't procreation within the same race more "incest" than interracial?

Shouldn't people naturally be more attracted to other races to increase the gene pool for their offspring?

Or am I way off?

This is not a genetics issue, it is a culture issue.

It definitely is a culture issue. QFT
 

PHiuR

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: PHiuR
It depends on how you grew up. I'm asian (Chinese) and have only had white girlfriends as most of my friends are white...I'm trying to break this cycle though! I've met some good looking asians and latinas in College. :D

Well, you date what you grow up around I guess. Why this is a problem with some I'll never know. Why are you trying to break the cycle? Think the grass is any greener on the other side? Trust me, it isn't. Women are women are women...race matters not. Only fools believe that they should date exclusively within their race.

I don't think I should start dating exclusively within asians...But I defintely want to at least give myself an opportunity or give myself that extra push to try to be with someone of my own race. Perhaps there will be an extra something special there? I don't know. I follow guideline, if she's attractive, she is attractive no matter what race she is. However, I have found out that I find the majority of the girls i am attracted to are white and asian, very few are black.
 

ArchCenturion

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Originally posted by: Journer
<--- white male

i like some white womenz, japanese womenz, and brazilian womenz :D i dunno what u consider alba (white/latino?) but she is damn fuggin hot...russians are cool too...

Jessica Alba - actress, Danish/French mother, Mestizo father

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eleison

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I'm asian.. I was making out with this red head last week.. She was the first red head I had ever made out with... When the lights were turn off, it almost felt like I was making out with an asian chick (I usually just date asians)... It was really cool....

Ahhh... yeah... Sooo whats my point... Oh, when the lights are off, it doesn't really matter the race. "Things" function mostly the same for all races.. well, at least for the girls... However, during the day... I still mostly find Asian chicks hot. At night.. any hot chick will do :) hahaha
 

Isla

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Originally posted by: SuperSix
Originally posted by: Isla
Well, as a Latina, I have a bit of white, black, and asian in me. And I do find select members of all races attractive!

<---it's good to be me ;)

Isla - what the HELL are you doing posting on Chistmas??? :D

:D

I saw this thread and I couldn't resist! ;) We will have to have our New Year's Eve party here....



 

Fenixgoon

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Originally posted by: Isla
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: Isla
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Isla
It might be the cognac speaking, but I always thought it rocked when Captain Kirk got it on with the green skinned aliens.

<---knows she better leave now, hah!

:camera:s, stat!!!:D:D

Here you go... hope it works. I am an old lady and proud of it. :)

How bout something that doesn't require a myspace log in?


Sorry. I have been playing with MySpace on my break. Semi amusing.

Good Old bbddzz

you actually look a bit like cuddy from house in that picture....... :D:D

not a day over 25, i say!;)
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: PHiuR
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: PHiuR
It depends on how you grew up. I'm asian (Chinese) and have only had white girlfriends as most of my friends are white...I'm trying to break this cycle though! I've met some good looking asians and latinas in College. :D

Well, you date what you grow up around I guess. Why this is a problem with some I'll never know. Why are you trying to break the cycle? Think the grass is any greener on the other side? Trust me, it isn't. Women are women are women...race matters not. Only fools believe that they should date exclusively within their race.

I don't think I should start dating exclusively within asians...But I defintely want to at least give myself an opportunity or give myself that extra push to try to be with someone of my own race. Perhaps there will be an extra something special there? I don't know. I follow guideline, if she's attractive, she is attractive no matter what race she is. However, I have found out that I find the majority of the girls i am attracted to are white and asian, very few are black.

That's understandable. You've grown up around whites so you naturally find them attractive (unless of course you had some sort of chip on your shoulder). I find relatively few black women attractive too but there have been some that I've found very attractive. I've never dated a black woman though. I've dated mostly white women and a few asian women...that's pretty much it.
 

Koing

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Originally posted by: bennylong

I didn't watch the whole thing, but why are white men taking our asian women???? Is it another attempt to wipe out the asian race since they failed by trying to get us addicted to Opium?

Is this somne brotherly asian loving thing? Your engaged remember? You don't need anymore women, thats the point of getting engaged and then married!

Koing
 

fLum0x

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Originally posted by: bum
Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Originally posted by: gamepad
It seems to me that most white men find white women more attractive, as with asians and so on.

What makes incest so bad is it limits the chromosomes, or something along those lines. Isn't procreation within the same race more "incest" than interracial?

Shouldn't people naturally be more attracted to other races to increase the gene pool for their offspring?

Or am I way off?

This is not a genetics issue, it is a culture issue.

I am less physically attracted to dark skinned girls than light skinned girls, in general. That is not a culture issue.

i would agree...but there are some good looking females of all races. I think part of it is also what we see day in and day out. I see 50% + of white females compared to other races. Since this is the majority that i see, it is more likely to find good looking females than in smaller groups. if that makes sense.
 

Dudewithoutapet

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Ever hear of yellow fever? Not sure where OP is from, but out here in Cali, there are mixed couples everywhere. Personally I find females from every race to be atrractive.