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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is pretty racist to ask how an entire population feels about another population--as if all people or sex of a certain race think in lockstep.  If you want to know how an individual white male feels about a black women then ask him.  Any further extrapolation is racist nonsense. [/quote]
America is racist though. Have you not seen the hogwash the media feeds us? WM with BW is still a minority and people on this thread are just curious why that is. I guess we all know the answer deep in ourselves why that coupling and others are what they are but we need validation on an anon forum.[/quote]

All interracial relationships are still a minority[/quote]

I think the first quoted PP is right: the question is inherently racist; or requires an inherently racist response.

The problem with the word "racism" is that people want to use to two ways: they want a definition so expansive that it will capture even unconscious bias - perhaps inevitable bias because our experiences of the society and culture (and therefore our frame for viewing the world) are so different - and yet still want the word "racist" to carry the same pejorative shaming that conscious bias does. As they say in the law: intent matters.

I believe interracial relationships are a minority, though growing, because one of the important things to think about when choosing a partner is having someone who you can relate to and understand.  A huge part of that is having a shared set of references and background experiences.  Given how differently people from different ethnic, pigment and economic backgrounds experience this country (for example, justice in this country depends on the lawyer you can hire), so it's harder to find someone where you relate that way.  Certainly many people are better able than others to reach across differences.  [/quote]

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