Is Ethnicity a Factor/Preference in regards to Dating?

<p>I’m hispanic, and I’m mostly attracted to/prefer white girls, can’t get enough of them…most hispanic/black girls at my school are loud and have that “all up in yo face” kind of attitude.</p>

<p>It sort of does. For me, whether I start out being attracted to a guy does depend a little on their ethnicity. I’m white and I’m not attracted to asian or black guys when I see them on the street. It’s not like think they’re ugly, I just don’t feel any attraction. That might change if I got to know them and liked their personality. </p>

<p>(I’m definitely NOT speaking for all white girls when I say this! I have a white friend who practically only goes out with asian guys.)</p>

<p>By the way OP, I haven’t gone a date either. Not even in elementary school!</p>

<p>There is one black person in my school 1700. She is annoying/drug abuser so um yea… Would be cool to have a more racially diverse set of classmates (80% of overachievers are asian and 20% caucasian).</p>

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<p>You know, Hispanic guys also don’t exactly have good stereotypes either.</p>

<p>And Hispanic is not a race; Hispanics can be white, black, Asian, indigenous American or a mix (Mestizos).</p>

<p>Model like Adrina Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Fernanda Motta, Gisele Bunchden, etc. are all white Hispanics.</p>

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<p>You don’t know the personalities of the white guys you see on the street that you are attracted to - so it’s probably physical appearance due to what you are used to and what is perpetuated by the media.</p>

<p>For example, there are Asian guys who rival Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Zac Efron, etc. in looks - but you just never see them in the media (at least in the US).</p>

<p>Also, a person can find someone else physically attractive, but not his/her “type.”</p>

<p>I am open to anybody.
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<p>I don’t care if you’re a lemon or lime, green or yellow, hairy or not, round or heffalump.</p>

<p>If you’re attractive, you are fair game. ya son!</p>

<p>You sound a lot like me. I am African American and I go to a predominately white school. My school’s dating scene is pretty much exactly as you described yours. Some guys are kind of standoffish, but I can tell some are interested.</p>

<p>I have no preference.</p>

<p>I would date any girl except black girls. Not because I am racist, but because of the stereotype. They used to make fun of me when I was in middle school (my middle school was about 60-65% african american) since I was a very small minority, and they were loud, obnoxious, drama filled, and mean.</p>

<p>Spanish girls, it depends. They are also loud/etc but not as much as AA’s.</p>

<p>I can be good friends, but I just don’t see myself with a african american girl.</p>

<p>Having grown up in a white dominated community, it was not so much that other ethnic groups such as Asians were not attractive, but more that it was less likely for them to have the ideal features most common in white people.
Just the other day I heard…
“Ohmigod [insertname] is sooo pretty. Yeah she has like the perfect body. I bet all the guys want to go out with her, even though she’s Asian.”</p>

<p>Ethnicity is correlated with other things that are factors. It is not itself a factor. So I’m open. Even to heffalumps :D.</p>

<p>(but only as pets. but I would treat them really well).</p>

<p>^I agree.
I think that race means more than a color or ethnicity. It’s more of a the beliefs of the people, the core values, the lifestyle.
I’m African American, but the Asian lifestyle relates to mine much more than a Spanish one.
But it also depends on the person.</p>

<p>I noticed that black girls gravitate toward me, and I’m Asian (Japanese). I’m serious.</p>

<p>Chinese guy attracted to all races</p>

<p>As much as I’d hate to say this, I don’t really date black guys because when I was growing up they’d make fun of me for having darker skin, plus a lot of them were ghetto. But when I started dating people of other races, they suddenly had an interest in me -__-. I can see where you guys are coming from when you say AA girls are ghetto because that’s how some of them portray themselves and then they give people like me a bad name.</p>

<p>I’m a hispanic-white male. I don’t find myself attracted to black women. I have no problem with them, I’m just not physically attracted to AA women. People are just different and have different preferences.</p>

<p>Good gosh, who IS attracted to black females? No wonder I can’t get a date :(</p>

<p>Beachlover:</p>

<p>My son is 17, handsome, a senior, and as far as I know has never had a date, or even kissed a girl.</p>

<p>I didn’t kiss a girl until the 12th grade when I was a kid. </p>

<p>When you are in high school, everyone develops at their own pace. It may have nothing to do with race.</p>

<p>I don’t know how attractive you are, but I once had a girlfriend who was gorgeous, who told me that she was an ugly duckling when she was in high school, and that her nick-name was flatsy, for her flat chest. Well when I dated her, she was gorgeous.</p>

<p>That being said, I would say that some white guys would be a bit reluctant to date a black girl, and not because they don’t find them attractive. They simply probably feel more comfortable dating a white girl. Things have changed a lot, though, since I was a kid. When I was a kid, a white guy dating a black girl was almost unheard of. For example, my friend dated a black girl who was a graduate of University of Michigan Law School, and was gorgeous. She was WAY too good for him. But he ultimately got rid of her, because his parents would not have wanted him to marry a black girl. </p>

<p>Here is a suggestion:</p>

<p>Perhaps you should make the first move, and ask the boy out. A lot of boys in high school are shy, but would probably be THRILLED and would immediately say yes if YOU made the first move.</p>

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<p>That’s really unfortunate. Fortunately, my parents are very open … “whoever you are happy with is fine by us!”</p>

<p>My friend is a paki and he’s dating an Indian and their parents hate each other</p>

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<p>booberry123- The same thing happens to me. They didnt like me because I was dark, and because I acted “white” (I do very well in school). But now I’m dating this white girl and those same girls are starting random convos with me in the hallway and asking me why I dont have their numbers</p>

<p>floridadad: That was good advice! Thank you so much! :)</p>