Would you think less of a person if they said they wouldn't date/marry outside of their race?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[OlderAndWiser]

No. I don't think any of us really have any control over who we find to be attractive and who we find to be unattractive. If a Chinese man is not attracted to black women, why should he even date them? And why should he be castigated for something over which he exerts no control?

[Twodogs0525]

Kind of hard for me! I'm half Hispanic and half "white". In answer to your question, though, I've never dated an Hispanic woman and probably never would. It's funny, because my female cousins are half and half and I think they are gorgeous but yet, I like girls that are blonde, blue eyed and fair skinned. It's not racist, it's just a preference.

[jennifer_bloom]

Nothing racist about preferring your own group over others. If you are open to other groups but exclude certain types of people, nothing wrong with that either, but it is polite to keep exclusionary comments private and hidden from public visibility.

[Anonymous]

It’s okay for people to have preferences but it’s probably best for them to not say these types of things out loud.

[Asker]

What if they're asked

[Opinion Owner]

Then they can say how they feel but it’s good if they aren’t too blunt about it

[Anonymous]

Kind of. I mean it's one thing to hold that opinion, it's another to declare it. There are A LOT of women who hold this opinion for example. And they are find to hold that opinion. But they don't have to share that opinion verbally with anyone.

[OneViewpoint]

Everyone is entitled to their own preferences. But yeah, I think never say never. It's stupid to rule out a potential great person simply because of race/culture.

[OlderAndWiser]

You are assuming that the person consciously and deliberately decides to not pursue a person of another race. Quite often, people are simply not attracted to members of other races, or they are not attracted to members of a particular race.

[OneViewpoint]

@OlderAndWiser ,

That's fine, like i said everyone is entitled to their own preferences. What you're describing falls into that category. But if by some chance you met someone who you found wildly attractive and interesting would you exclude them from consideration just because of the color of their skin? Now you're a racist.

[OlderAndWiser]

You are talking out of your ass. I am a Caucasian, married to a Chinese woman.

I'll be waiting for your apology.

[slatyb]

That's not the same as saying that people of other races are inferior in some way. Cross-cultural relationships can be difficult.

[midnightmoon05]

None of my business

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

That’s pretty racist, so yeah

[itsannalee]

That non of my business