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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
Of course there are things I find attractive and unattractive. What I'm arguing is that there's a reason for what I find attractive. For example, I like women who aren't curvy and wear men's clothes. When I delve into WHY I like such women, it's because I like people who don't conform to society's expectations.
What I'm saying is that people who like one race over another will inevitably stereotype that race. Can you think of an example for why a person might be attracted to another race without stereotyping that race?
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Thats what I am trying to say though. There doesn't always have to be some underlying reason. People can just like what they like, for no apparent reason. I have never heard someone say there has to be an underlying reason why you think someone is attractive, beyond the simple fact you think they are attractive. Like we have been saying you cant always put your finger on it. And I can think of situations where people are really good friends, they have lots in common, but they aren't attracted to this person. They know this person for real, know how they really are and act. But they can still be unattractive to this person based on physical appearance. These situations have nothing to do with stereotyping based on looks. And this is just an example this can widely be used. And along the lines of people saying they like a certain race based on looks, I have also heard people say they aren't particularly fond of the way a race looks or say in general they aren't attracted to, lets say Asians. They don't always know the race to base a stereotype off of. They don't know any, they just aren't attracted to this person.
again it is unfair to say asians as a whole because it does imply you like every single one. Im just using it becuase it is a common way of saying it.
And I still stand by this in saying, that just becuase you don't find someone attractive it cannot be labeled as racism.