I see people keep expressing the sentiment "it's not a racist thing," as if somebody said it was. That seems like an interesting "nerve" to me, so I'm going to poke around there for a while.
How many people have ever stopped to reflect on exactly WHAT it is that has created their preferences? Do you believe you are born with such preferences, or did they develop over time?
Personally, I prefer white or Hispanic guys. I believe that is primarily an issue of desiring something DIFFERENT from myself. Since white guys were the ones that were the type of "different" which was most represented in my peers and on TV growing up, they became more of an object of my fascination. It wasn't until my college years that I came in contact with any other races, so the addition of Hispanics to my preferences has been a somewhat recent thing. When I view porn, I like seeing blacks or Hispanics fucking the hell out of white guys because then I can fantasize about that being ME doing that. Asians have not ranked high because most of the porn I've seen which involves Asians seems a bit too "emo" for me, and the guys often appear much too effeminate. It seems to me that if you like guys, you like GUYS. Effeminate does nothing for me, so the perception I get of gay Asians being effeminate plays into my general lack of interest in them for porn. That said, there have been a few porn videos which have had Asians I thought were smokin' hot.
Do I think that is racist? Of course not, since it does not fit the definition of racism. Racism indicates having a feeling of superiority over someone just because of their race. My predilictions have nothing to do with feelings of superiority over anyone.
However, I have most definitely seen comments from people on other sites were it seems quite clear that they don't want to see people of color, and blacks in particular, for reasons that do come awfully close to feelings of superiority, in a "those people are animals" sense. I believe it is a real thing, though I don't know how widespread it is. Blacks who prefer blacks may have racist preferences which they base upon stereotypes about cock size. I've seen this in comments people have made about Asians. Those I would consider to be racist bases for a preference.
How many people have ever stopped to reflect on exactly WHAT it is that has created their preferences? Do you believe you are born with such preferences, or did they develop over time?
Personally, I prefer white or Hispanic guys. I believe that is primarily an issue of desiring something DIFFERENT from myself. Since white guys were the ones that were the type of "different" which was most represented in my peers and on TV growing up, they became more of an object of my fascination. It wasn't until my college years that I came in contact with any other races, so the addition of Hispanics to my preferences has been a somewhat recent thing. When I view porn, I like seeing blacks or Hispanics fucking the hell out of white guys because then I can fantasize about that being ME doing that. Asians have not ranked high because most of the porn I've seen which involves Asians seems a bit too "emo" for me, and the guys often appear much too effeminate. It seems to me that if you like guys, you like GUYS. Effeminate does nothing for me, so the perception I get of gay Asians being effeminate plays into my general lack of interest in them for porn. That said, there have been a few porn videos which have had Asians I thought were smokin' hot.
Do I think that is racist? Of course not, since it does not fit the definition of racism. Racism indicates having a feeling of superiority over someone just because of their race. My predilictions have nothing to do with feelings of superiority over anyone.
However, I have most definitely seen comments from people on other sites were it seems quite clear that they don't want to see people of color, and blacks in particular, for reasons that do come awfully close to feelings of superiority, in a "those people are animals" sense. I believe it is a real thing, though I don't know how widespread it is. Blacks who prefer blacks may have racist preferences which they base upon stereotypes about cock size. I've seen this in comments people have made about Asians. Those I would consider to be racist bases for a preference.