Is love racist: Channel 4 documentary

take everything

Anyone watch this documentary on Ch4 tonight.
Presented by Emma Dabiri (seen her a couple of times and frankly I can't stand her).

I would have thought that sexual attraction would be "racist" (ie most people are most attracted to their own race).

Is this what passes for groundbreaking telly nowadays.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/is-love-racist-the-dating-game

stimpson

I like my women like I like my tea: hot, wet and black.



And with as little dribbling as possible.

DontThankMe

Love is blind not racist.

riffmongous

What is love?

Ninthlife

DontThankMe wrote: »

Love is blind not racist.

It wouldbe hard for a blind person be racist considering they cant see who they are speaking to/dealing with. Unless the guide dog tells them

The Backwards Man

Does anybody love anybody anyway?

antodeco

stimpson wrote: »

I like my women like I like my tea: hot, wet and black.



And with as little dribbling as possible.

Plus something you can teabag

donegaLroad

baby don't hurt me, baby don't hurt me

Are Am Eye

In the end the race is only with yourself.

We're through the Looking-Glass here people.

bear1

I couldn't give two ****s what race a potential partner could be.
Black/white/chinese/Indian..
If the person has a good heart, can stimulate the brain with debates and in general be a good person to be with then why should the colour of the skin come into it or where the person is from come into it?

thelad95

To be honest, I have never looked at a black or Asian women and found them attractive. Does that make me a racialist?

Then again, I've seen some Icelandic and Swedish women, who I would happily have my sack dragged through thirty feet of broken glass and my eyelids torn out with a tweezers just to smell one of their farts.

meepins

bear1 wrote: »

why should the colour of the skin come into it or where the person is from come into it?

Everybody is the same and race is just skin pigmentation.
Why is it important that my people continue to exist anyway?

Jesus Wept

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Does anybody love anybody anyway?

endacl

stimpson wrote: »

I like my women like I like my tea: hot, wet and black.



And with as little dribbling as possible.

What's the best biscuit to dunk in a woman?

endacl

thelad95 wrote: »

Then again, I've seen some Icelandic and Swedish women, who I would happily have my sack dragged through thirty feet of broken glass and my eyelids torn out with a tweezers just to smell one of their farts.

Probably easier to buy a flight to Iceland or Sweden and sit about in a pub or shopping centre. One of them is bound to fart at some point.

Ipso

endacl wrote: »

What's the best biscuit to dunk in a woman?

A hob nob.

Yourself isit

meepins wrote: »

Everybody is the same and race is just skin pigmentation.
Why is it important that my people continue to exist anyway?

Or any people I suppose. Let's get rid of everybody.

meepins

Yourself isit wrote: »

Or any people I suppose. Let's get rid of everybody.

oh there's plenty of people who have these idiotic ideas who will quite readily descend into that nihilism.

B.A._Baracus

'Click bate' type of name for that show anyways.

ceadaoin.

bear1 wrote: »

why should the colour of the skin come into it or where the person is from come into it?

Why shouldn't it? A person is attracted to who theyre attracted to, or not, for whatever reason. I don't think personal taste should be judged in such a way, once the person isn't generally a racist in other aspects. Is a person homophobic if they don't want to date someone of the same sex?

Sven Hassel

Only the English could be this neurotic over race. Maybe they'll bring in forced interracial dating?

Is this not one of those things that just depends on the specific person?

I'm white, and I like black girls in general. Some of them I wouldn't be at all attracted to, and others i'd nearly crash the car if i see them walking by.

I think the whole 'omg ur black lol' thing is dead and buried, no? I'd guess racism is limited mostly to older people, and even then fairly few and far between?

Witchie

I have dated guys from many different races and backgrounds and it is never a consideration. If I gind him attractive and nice that is all that matters to me.

That said give me my ex from Trinidad any day of the week. He happened to look like a really smiley Idris so that was all I needed. Damn he was hot. Wish I could go back to Florida for a little something something.

Dirty Dingus McGee

take everything wrote: »

Anyone watch this documentary on Ch4 tonight.
Presented by Emma Dabiri (seen her a couple of times and frankly I can't stand her).

I would have thought that sexual attraction would be "racist" (ie most people are most attracted to their own race).

Is this what passes for groundbreaking telly nowadays.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/is-love-racist-the-dating-game

I remember this cultural appropriation bull**** from Emma Dalbiri on Newsnight few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6vwa3SyoU

zmgakt7uw2dvfs

My wife is Filipino but I appreciate beautiful women of all races.
The culture of certain nationalities -- Indians, Pakistanis, Somalians for example -- puts me off them, even if they are physically beautiful.

pickarooney

thelad95 wrote: »

To be honest, I have never looked at a black or Asian women and found them attractive. Does that make me a racialist?

Then again, I've seen some Icelandic and Swedish women, who I would happily have my sack dragged through thirty feet of broken glass and my eyelids torn out with a tweezers just to smell one of their farts.

You're most likely gay and in denial.

bear1

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Why shouldn't it? A person is attracted to who theyre attracted to, or not, for whatever reason. I don't think personal taste should be judged in such a way, once the person isn't generally a racist in other aspects. Is a person homophobic if they don't want to date someone of the same sex?

That doesn't make sense, I said the colour of the skin shouldn't come into it when you're potentially falling in love with someone.
If you aren't attracted to someone cause they simply haven't got the same skin colour as you but everything else is perfect then how is it that fair?
Your homophobic point is a completely different story which i suspect you know already.
It's quite different from a heterosexual point of view judging a potential partner of a different race rather than a random straight man/woman saying well I don't want to be with that person as they are same sex. Thats a gender choice not a race choice.

wakka12

I dont understand this. Personally I think theres attractive people in every race. But if i were hypothetically not attracted to a certain race, which imo is understandable as people of different races look so different, am i obliged to be attracted tot hem because of their race just so I'm not racist

Lorelli!

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Does anybody love anybody anyway?

Everybody loves somebody sometime

HalloweenJack

I'm attracted to people, the colour of their skin doesn't come into it. If someone's hot, they're hot. If someone's ugly, they're ugly. Race isn't an influencing factor for me.

I get annoyed at these types who are actually forcing labels on us with their fight against -isms. an example: there are two girls, one is a very attractive white women, the other is an ugly black woman. If I choose the more attractive woman, who is coincidentally white, then this one would probably label me a racist but, for me, race has nothing to do with it. We're talking about attractiveness. Race is irrelevant for me, other people are making it a big deal.

I see people as people. Gender, sexuality and race are irrelevant to me. I find that some of the people are complaining against these things are actually reinforcing the labels and making the differences more visible. It's more divisive than anything, imo.

Pac1Man

I would certainly be more attracted to certain races over others.

The fact people are saying 'that's not fair' is laughable! What does fair have to do with? It is what it is.

Lollipops23

I have certainly found Asian and Black men attractive on multiple occasions, but my "type" happens to be dark haired, beardy white guys. I've had one long term relationship with a guy who was a blonde and had no facial hair.

stimpson

endacl wrote: »

What's the best biscuit to dunk in a woman?

A ladyfinger.

Wibbs

bear1 wrote: »

That doesn't make sense, I said the colour of the skin shouldn't come into it when you're potentially falling in love with someone.
If you aren't attracted to someone cause they simply haven't got the same skin colour as you but everything else is perfect then how is it that fair?

Fairness has feck all to do with it. What next? Dating quotas and affirmative action? Do I find some African women attractive? Sure. Do I find some Asian women attractive? Sure. However I would find far more European women attractive. That is my personal preference. Maybe I need to find a reeducation centre for my willy...

kyogger

bear1 wrote: »

That doesn't make sense, I said the colour of the skin shouldn't come into it when you're potentially falling in love with someone.

There are no set criteria for what should and should not 'come into it' when you're potentially falling in love with someone. For some people age is a factor, other not so much. For some people career is a factor, others not so much. For some people attractiveness is important, others not so much. In fact, for some people, gender is not even important - for most people it is. Get my point?

bear1 wrote: »

If you aren't attracted to someone cause they simply haven't got the same skin colour as you but everything else is perfect then how is it that fair?

How is it not fair? If I am not attracted to someone because they have freckles am I a frecklist? Like race and colour, freckles are an attribute of the appearance (more specifically of the skin), and if I wish I should be allowed let that form part of my opinion of whether someone is attractive or not without being judged by others as being unfair.

evil_seed

As a guy you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
Scenario 1: I only prefer (enter ethnicity here) women - Fetish
Scenario 2: I only prefer (my ethnicity) women - Racist.

Again this all boils down to preciousness of people and the pussification of society and SJWs

mad muffin

No more

bear1

Wibbs wrote: »

Fairness has feck all to do with it. What next? Dating quotas and affirmative action? Do I find some African women attractive? Sure. Do I find some Asian women attractive? Sure. However I would find far more European women attractive. That is my personal preference. Maybe I need to find a reeducation centre for my willy...

I don't think it would be fair on the other person if you connect fully and then simply due to a colour you decide that's the end of it even though you could be perfectly matched.
Of course this is simply preference and everyone will have their own tastes but if you talking racism would choosing the partner based on skin colour not be classed under that?

kyogger wrote: »

There are no set criteria for what should and should not 'come into it' when you're potentially falling in love with someone. For some people age is a factor, other not so much. For some people career is a factor, others not so much. For some people attractiveness is important, others not so much. In fact, for some people, gender is not even important - for most people it is. Get my point?


How is it not fair? If I am not attracted to someone because they have freckles am I a frecklist? Like race and colour, freckles are an attribute of the appearance (more specifically of the skin), and if I wish I should be allowed let that form part of my opinion of whether someone is attractive or not without being judged by others as being unfair.

Of course, I get your point and it's a valid point.
I simply think that letting someones race determine if you should interact on a deeper level with a person can be unfair to the person you are potentially connecting with.
Age/Sex/freckles I don't really class as a racist led approach as these fall under different categories.
I'm younger than my wife and she is eastern european but it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if she was black or white for example.

Skylinehead

bear1 wrote: »

I don't think it would be fair on the other person if you connect fully and then simply due to a colour you decide that's the end of it even though you could be perfectly matched.

You don't decide who you're attracted to.

biko

Why do you hardly ever see black women married to white guys?

biko

biko wrote: »

Why do you hardly ever see black women married to white guys?

Because polygamy is still illegal?

bear1

biko wrote: »

Why do you hardly ever see black women married to white guys?

Cause then this happens

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947802/

Afroshack

biko wrote: »

Why do you hardly ever see black women married to white guys?

David Bowie and Iman?

Sven Hassel

biko wrote: »

Why do you hardly ever see black women married to white guys?

Or black guys with Indian women or white women with Asian men? The only interracial couples I see with any regularity, and it's still rare, is white man East Asian woman.

Real life is not like Hollywood.

conorhal

Jesus, it used to be that you couldnt keep conservative Catholicism out of your bedroom, these days it's the left standing at the foot of the bed waving consent forms at you and tisking at the lack of gender neutrality and ethnic diversity in your choice of partners. They need to be soundly told to get out.

764dak

Pac1Man wrote: »

I would certainly be more attracted to certain races over others.

The fact people are saying 'that's not fair' is laughable! What does fair have to do with? It is what it is.

Wibbs wrote: »

Fairness has feck all to do with it. What next? Dating quotas and affirmative action? Do I find some African women attractive? Sure. Do I find some Asian women attractive? Sure. However I would find far more European women attractive. That is my personal preference. Maybe I need to find a reeducation centre for my willy...

What's the point of having racial preferences when you're comparing individuals? You should pick whom you deem as most attractive.

Pac1Man

764dak wrote: »

What's the point of having racial preferences when you're comparing individuals? You should pick whom you deem as most attractive.

I let them battle it out on a weekly quiz show. We're down to the last eight. The next topic is Norwegian roundabouts.

Of course I could find someone from any race attractive. Generally speaking though, I definitely have my preferences.

_Roz_

I've always thought racism is about believing one race or ethnicity is superior or inferior to another. These days as far as I can tell even noting that there IS a difference between ethnicities is enough to warrant cries of racism.

I'm generally only attracted to pasty white guys. I have zero issue with any other race, and there are examples of most ethnicities I've found attractive, but 95% of my preferences on a purely aesthetic level are pasty white guys. They are just more attractive to me than others. But I am not racist.

LadyMacBeth_

Hmm, I'm attracted to black men and women, and asian women, not so many asian men really. I think white probably is my preference, there are more white men and women that I'd be attracted to. I can't help what I find attractive so I don't consider this to be racist.

jackofalltrades

bear1 wrote: »

I couldn't give two ****s what race a potential partner could be.
Black/white/chinese/Indian..
If the person has a good heart, can stimulate the brain with debates and in general be a good person to be with then why should the colour of the skin come into it or where the person is from come into it?

Because you can't f*ck a personality.
You're attracted to what you're attracted to.
Not being attracted to someone due to race is the same as not being attracted to someone due to them being too short, old, fat, bald.
There's no stigma around the above, so there shouldn't be on race either.
It's only racist if you wouldn't date someone from a particular race, because you've consciously decided that that race is inferior.
This is just another example of Channel 4 pandering to ever more extreme levels of political correctness.