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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
To me being attracted to one particular race is exoticizing that race. Saying that one race is more attractive, to me, sort of says that a person is attracted to the processed ideas of what that race signifies.
For example, there are some people that believe West Indians are "exotic." Those same people tend to believe that, in the West Indies, we don't have cars, that we run around in grass skirts, and that we live in huts. Those people are more attracted to the idea of being "less civilized" than us as people. I may be assuming, but when I hear someone say that they're attracted to the Japanese race, I immediately imagine them being attracted to Japanese kimonos or the men and women in jrock bands with spiky hair. It's modern-day the idea of being attracted to "the orient." It's also stereotyping.
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No I never said anything about stereotyping because of physical appearance. If you stereotype because of physical appearance than yes there is a problem with that. All I am talking about is physical attractiveness. You cant tell me there aren't things that you are attracted to. Physical attractiveness in my mind doesn't have anything to do with creating a stereotype of this person. Although for some people this is true but not for all.