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⌈ Secret Post #3077 ⌋

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That's why Tumblrinas who post about girls not being obligated to give guys a chance if they're not physically attracted are hypocrites, because to those same people if the guy isn't white and a white girl doesn't want to give him a chance, she's an evil racist.

nayrt

No one should feel obligated to date someone they are not physically attracted to. But generalizing an entire race, in which millions or billions of members exist, actually is racist. Not every member of a race has the same features or body type, for one. And proclaiming that you don't find any of those millions of people attractive just is racist.

Well she is racist. I mean she's discriminating against him based on the color of his skin.

But my point is I don't think she's evil. Unless she's an asshole about it. If she just lets him down by saying she's not interested, I don't see anything wrong with that.

I would personally never want to date someone who didn't find me attractive and was only doing so out of some sense of maintaining their social justice cred.

But she doesn't even have to say she's not attracted to him because of his race. It's just assumed that that's the only reason a white girl wouldn't want to date him, and even if they admit it might not be the reason, she better date him anyway just to quell any doubts. If someone says "I bet it's because he's not white" and she says that's not why, they'll say "mmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmm, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure."

Well, that's their problem.

As long as she's not an asshole, I think she's fine. If she says "Sorry, I don't date black guys" I think that's a dick move because she can just say "Sorry I'm just not interested."

I'd say it's cruel to date someone just not to be called racist -- you're leading them on when you're not attracted to them just to protect your reputation. I understand no one wants to be labeled racist, but I think it ends up causing more harm in the long run.

Are you one of those people who think that the only kind of racism that is bad are the blatant racists who shout slurs at people. More often it's less blatant racism that non-white people experience (like your hypothetical friend who thinks that all black people are unattractive). And trust me, from personal experience, it can be a lot more hurtful.

No, all racism is bad.

It's just that I don't think you're a bad person necessarily just because you hold some racist views. Because basically everyone is racist to some extent.

It's how you treat people. If you aren't attracted to black or Latino or Asian people then that's probably a result of growing up in a racist culture. But I don't think it makes you a bad person unless you're a dick about it. If you ridicule interracial couples, call black or Asian people ugly, make it a point to tell people that you don't date so-and-so group then, yeah, I think you're a bad person.

But if you're not attracted to them and you're not a dick about it, I think that IS racist but it doesn't make you a bad person.

If you get asked out by someone you don't find attractive, let them down politely (NOT by saying "sorry, I don't date ____ people"), I think that's fine.

Who would want to date someone who didn't find them attractive but was only doing so out of a social justice obligation?

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