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Codeine

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18. Every decision we make is discriminatory, though.

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 07:54 AM

Sep 2015

That's the nature of choosing one over another. I personally don't find blonde women attractive -- I never have, even as a kid. I'm inherently discriminatory toward blondes.

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‘No Blacks’ Is Not a Sexual Preference. It's Racism. [View all] AngryAmish Sep 2015 OP

It would be interesting to see if those results hold up outside of just gay/bi Australian men arcane1 Sep 2015 #1

I expect they'd show something similar. I read an article recently about online dating apps Marr Sep 2015 #3

'No gays' is not a sexual preference. It's homophobia. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #2

You know, there really are people out there who believe that. Xithras Sep 2015 #45

I think that point of view is only held by a college roommate. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #46

College students can believe odd things sometimes. Xithras Sep 2015 #47

Yes, sounds like college kids treestar Sep 2015 #67

This is a stupid test XemaSab Sep 2015 #4

Gay racists The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #5

Why is it difficult to think the some gays are racist? They are just like everyone else, they have kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #58

Give me a fucking break. linuxman Sep 2015 #6

I don't think that's what they're saying is the problem PersonNumber503602 Sep 2015 #7

Still doesn't make much sense Major Nikon Sep 2015 #9

Valid points. PersonNumber503602 Sep 2015 #13

Do women owe an explanation as to why they don't want to date this or that guy? The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #14

They don't need an explanation. No one does. PersonNumber503602 Sep 2015 #65

You haven't lived unless you have sampled all the flavors offered Kurska Sep 2015 #8

I'm thinking there's more than 31 Major Nikon Sep 2015 #11

I never got how someone can just write off an entire race. romanic Sep 2015 #10

That happens all the time. I'm only like if you're hot. vaberella Sep 2015 #12

Every decision we make is discriminatory, though. Codeine Sep 2015 #18

I'll take a slightly chunky redhead over a blonde any day snooper2 Sep 2015 #41

Of course it is racism. yardwork Sep 2015 #15

For me, it's no whites. bigwillq Sep 2015 #16

People always read stuff like this and think it's about complaining about individual people gollygee Sep 2015 #17

Individuals make up society The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #19

You're still thinking individually instead of collectively gollygee Sep 2015 #21

I guess my guess would be that so many different people living together is The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #24

This isn't just an either/or preference gollygee Sep 2015 #53

And socialization makes individuals. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #22

Right, and throughout history, gay people weren't thought of very well The2ndWheel Sep 2015 #26

I don't think these groups are that distinct. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #43

So because I don't find large women attractive I'm some how a fat-hater? GOLGO 13 Sep 2015 #20

Makes sense LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #23

Every time something like this comes up, people will want to defend themselves kcr Sep 2015 #25

Part of it is the mulitple levels involved. jeff47 Sep 2015 #29

I don't think it's easy kcr Sep 2015 #31

Reluctance for self-examination could be part of it, but "So what am I supposed to do about it?"... Silent3 Sep 2015 #30

I don't think the point is to feel bad about yourself. kcr Sep 2015 #32

In the case of physical attraction, what is one supposed to do with that awareness? Silent3 Sep 2015 #34

I don't think you're supposed to find people with green skin attractive kcr Sep 2015 #36

My example was purely hypothetic anyway. Silent3 Sep 2015 #38

It's definitely a problem in the gay male community Prism Sep 2015 #27

I'm not attracted to stupid people dorkzilla Sep 2015 #28

I met mine through an analog newspaper personal ad I ran REP Sep 2015 #35

it's great when things turn out like that! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #37

Congrats! REP Sep 2015 #39

damn i had this whole "Sleepless on Seattle" fantasy dorkzilla Sep 2015 #49

I have a copy of the issue of The Pitchfork it was in ... REP Sep 2015 #51

awwwwww - even better than any film!!! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #63

The heart wants what it wants. I dated every color under the rainbow riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #33

True. romanic Sep 2015 #40

This has been the battle cry of "nice guys" for decades GummyBearz Sep 2015 #52

Many white masters went after their black slaves Bad Thoughts Sep 2015 #42

The word you're looking for is "rape" gollygee Sep 2015 #54

But I'm not trying to disprove racism at all Bad Thoughts Sep 2015 #57

I think they were attracted because they dominated them gollygee Sep 2015 #59

First, the phenomenon is not limited to rape Bad Thoughts Sep 2015 #64

I'm not attracted to blondes. Preference is not bigotry. Xithras Sep 2015 #44

+100 for using the word 'boffing'! Nt. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #48

I wondered how this article would be recieved here MosheFeingold Sep 2015 #50

You have a grown child who has been married 50 years? gollygee Sep 2015 #56

I will be 91 Monday. MosheFeingold Sep 2015 #60

Wow :) gollygee Sep 2015 #61

Thank you! MosheFeingold Sep 2015 #62

WOW! Marrah_G Sep 2015 #66

It's a funny thing about attraction. I am Italo-Anglo-Dutch. For some reason I have always smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #69

So Now We're Telling People Who They are Supposed to be Sexually Attracted To? On the Road Sep 2015 #55

No we're telling people they need to lie about who they are attracted to. Quantess Sep 2015 #68