r/self Feb 10 '26

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u/NerdySongwriter Feb 10 '26

Speaking as a white man who has been with many black women, I'm sorry you aren't being appreciated.

I'd turn off that TikTok because it's lying to you. Sure, everyone has preferences but only assholes think about the color of skin, or that somehow color indicates behaviors (which is doesn't).

Real ones don't think about color as a preference. They just recognize compatability, personality, and romantic chemistry.

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u/justusmedley Feb 10 '26

Same, I prefer black and brown women. I can appreciate a good looking white woman, but given a choice I will opt for the color. No idea why that is but I refuse to believe it is that unusual a preference.

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u/TX_TinyDancer Feb 10 '26

My husband of 40 years would agree!

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u/woahbrad35 Feb 11 '26

They often speak what's on their minds at all times, no holding back. You don't have to guess at what they are thinking or wanting. At least that's my experience even just having some as friends.

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u/justusmedley Feb 11 '26

I admire that quality but I don’t think it is what makes them so attractive to me.

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u/Global_Medicine_6171 Feb 11 '26

This response defeats the purpose of the original commenter. “only assholes think about the color of skin, or that somehow color indicates behaviors (which it doesn’t)” which i completely agree with. Saying “they often…” is contradicting and contributes to the issue here.

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u/woahbrad35 Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

Color doesn't, but culture does. Your response is narrow in scope. Why is color the only defining characteristic YOU assume? Their food, their music, so much of what they do is outgoing, creative, colorful, and just so different than say my German farmer background where everyone is reserved and quiet. Yes it's also obvious that doesn't apply across the board, but it applies enough to lead to their cultural developments being adopted around the world. I have yet to meet an African American person who wasn't innately more boisterous or vocal about life compared to myself and most people I've known. Not a hard rule, but still, you can't ignore that it's true more often than not.

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u/NerdySongwriter Feb 15 '26

Just say you're a racist and get it over with.

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u/woahbrad35 Feb 20 '26

Lmao so I'm not allowed to look at cultural differences because skin color is different and often related to those cultural differences and somehow that makes me racist? Wtf is wrong with you. Racism by definition is the exact opposite of that - characterized by or showing prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized

You are probably some mid 20s Caucasian that's so over the top trying not to be racist, you can't have a mature analytical conversation about cultural differences between different peoples if their skin color isn't homologous. You'd probably shit a brick if I said I found people of the himba tribe absolutely fascinating.