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Genobee -> RE: interacial relationships (11/28/2012 1:00:53 PM)
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ORIGINAL: meatcleaver
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ORIGINAL: Genobee
The concept of the race of someone affecting one's outlook on another always perplexed me a bit. What does it matter if someone's race is of a certain type?
Races still have a wide range of physical features that exists in their classification. I do not know if I will be attracted to someone by race alone. How could I?
If it's about physical attraction, I still need to see their face, body, clothing preference, and other things to know or not if I will be physically attracted to them.
It certainly doesn't say anything about one's personality or mental capabilities.
The only thing I can even remotely see is perhaps it presents a set of more likely facial and body features in someone.
But because races still have so many variable qualities, it shouldn't be utilized as something absolute in that case.
For instance, I am typically more physically attracted to Asians and Caucasians due to those races typically having body/facial features that appeal to me personally.
However, I've been attracted to plenty of women who were Indian, African-American, Arabian, and many other races as well.
Not to mention, it is even more important that what is in the mind is compatible with my mind. That transcends race all together.
In conclusion, I don't believe one should ever exclude someone simply because they are of a certain race.
You say the concept of race affecting someone's outlook perplexing and then go on to ay you've been attracted to women of other races. Maybe you like a little exoticism too? Just maybe? I know it rubs against the grain of political correctness to be attracted to anyone for anything but their personality but don't you think, a different colour skin, a different body type and a different cultural perspective might just been a teensy weensy bit attractive? In the long run it won't form the basis of any long term relationship any more than a good arse will but I suspect most people really are attracted a little exoticism and why not?
Judging the intrinsic quality of a person by race, well I'm on your page but I don't think that was the question.
I believe you may of misunderstood what I meant when I said "For instance, I am typically more physically attracted to Asians and Caucasians due to those races typically having body/facial features that appeal to me personally. "
I honestly meant only the direct meaning of my words. Asians and Caucasians typically do have facial and body features that generally are more physically appealing to me in terms to what I'm attracted to. It isn't due to any form of exoticism. Like-wise, other races have had combinations of facial and body features that came together in such a way that I also found very physically attractive. It wasn't as frequent compared to the two races I mentioned before, but it still is very possible within the range of potential physical characteristics that I have found in other races. It has a lot to do with proportions and alignments and textures and many other things as well which come together rather randomly in the form of DNA configuration.
I honestly don't usually find any race to be more exotic than another on the simple basis of being of a certain race. If there is ever a situation where that is the case, it usually isn't so by a strong amount. Clothing choice, personality, in conjunction with actual physical qualities carry much more weight for any sense of exoticism that I'd label as alluring.
It's a big drift from my point though, that because a race only entails likely ranges of physical characteristics, that it doesn't make sense to exclude someone due to race alone. Their set of physical qualities could very well still be something that come together as attractive to you. And of course, what is in the mind is of even greater importance as well which does indeed transcend any label of race.
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