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In reply to the discussion: Meet the Man Who Was Deported From Saudi Arabia for Being Too Handsome [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)Everyones buttons get pushed by different things. It's not racist to say "redheads turn me on, and black men don't". Ask any group of people to name three physical features that turn them on, and three that turn them off, and everyones answers will be different. Some people like curly hair, others don't. Some people like hairy men, others don't (my wife thinks that hairy men are repulsive). We all have different sexual turn-ons and turn-offs. A woman saying that she doesn't like dark skin is no different than a woman saying she doesn't like freckles or tatoos. It's simply a physical feature that can be a turn-on, or a turn-off, depending on their personal "wiring".
Racism implies a sense of superiority. Sexual attraction isn't about superiority, but about finding someone to make babies with. That kind of attraction happens at a subconsious level, is hardwired into your brain from childhood, and is very hard to change. It's not racist, but is a manifestation of a far more primal and animal mating instict.