# "I'm not racist, I watch a lot of black porn!" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588 "2014-08-15T06:57:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/1 "2014-08-15T06:57:34Z")
What factors do use to decide if someone is racist? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/2 "2014-08-15T07:16:29Z")
Well, first I have to decide if their being racist is the most significant thing in recorded history. Come back and post in your threads sometime. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/3 "2014-08-15T08:19:09Z")
If someone is drawn toward interracial porn as a fetish, out of a sense that it is more transgressive than any other type of porn, I’m more inclined to see that person as a racist. Of course, in real life, I do not canvass my acquaintances as to their porn preferences, so that issue is largely moot. The tone of the sites that market such products suggests that such racist individuals are out there, though. Actually, I find that I’m hardly EVER called upon to make an assessment about whether a person is, in fact, a racist. The people who are in charge of keeping track of such things probably consider me ill-equipped to make such assessments. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/4 "2014-08-15T08:27:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If someone is drawn toward interracial porn as a fetish, out of a sense that it is more transgressive than any other type of porn, I’m more inclined to see that person as a racist. I’d think it far more likely they are simply attracted to a particular race, and that is why they are into the porn. Racism means believing that certain races are either superior or inferior, or that there are certain traits beyond appearance associated with certain races innately. I’m baffled how racism has become extended to those who rate sexual attraction anything but randomly.😕 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/5 "2014-08-15T08:32:19Z")
If they say they hate people of races other than their own, I usually take that as a pretty good indication that they might be racist. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/6 "2014-08-15T08:47:36Z")
I find that if people are members of any race at all they are usually racist. I know a lot of people that would swear they aren’t racist but their occassional comments prove this to be a lie. I don’t think that I am a racist. I have friends of different races, I don’t treat anyone differently because of their race but once in a while I will have a thought that, if someone else expressed it, I would think, “Racist!” I think it’s really hard to avoid. Just look at the number of public figures that manage to say the wrong thing. And they aren’t racist either. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/7 "2014-08-15T11:16:45Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I find that if people are members of any race at all they are usually racist. > > I know a lot of people that would swear they aren’t racist but their occassional comments prove this to be a lie. > > I don’t think that I am a racist. I have friends of different races, I don’t treat anyone differently because of their race but once in a while I will have a thought that, if someone else expressed it, I would think, “Racist!” I think it’s really hard to avoid. Just look at the number of public figures that manage to say the wrong thing. And they aren’t racist either. There is a difference between racist and prejudiced. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/8 "2014-08-15T11:43:43Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Racism means believing that certain races are either superior or inferior, or that there are certain traits beyond appearance associated with certain races innately. I agree, ‘positive’ stereotypes cause damage too. Just ask a disnumerate Chinese, or a African who prefers weight-lifting over running > [@Smapti](#): > > If they say they hate people of races other than their own, I usually take that as a pretty good indication that they might be racist. Not just your own, you’ve never heard of the self-loathing. > [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I find that if people are members of any race at all they are usually racist. I’m afraid I’ll have to agree with you. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/9 "2014-08-15T14:37:27Z")
Many men enjoy seeing women sexually humiliated. To some of these men, there’s nothing more degrading than being used as a black man’s fucktoy. She’s thirsty for dat BBC yo. Uh huh. But everyone is racist. Babies are racist. Seriously. Look it up. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/10 "2014-08-15T14:43:05Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#): > > What factors do use to decide if someone is racist? I wouldn’t start with their porn preferences. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/11 "2014-08-15T19:59:12Z")
The notion of the “exotic” in sexual allure is not the same (exactly) as the notion of bigotry in social relations. A guy might have grown up in a mostly-white neighborhood, and, upon first seeing black women in porn, might have developed a fixation. It’s something new, something that isn’t common in his experience. It could be a kind of interest that isn’t really up to the level of fixation, obsession, or fetish. (When I was young, I developed such a schoolboy crush on Lt. Uhura from Star Trek, for approximately that reason. Also, hey, let’s be honest, she was very pretty – hell, still is – and, ooh, those miniskirts…) ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/12 "2014-08-15T20:02:24Z")
Gimme black porn, and I don’t care… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/13 "2014-08-15T20:26:05Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Many men enjoy seeing women sexually humiliated. To some of these men, there’s nothing more degrading than being used as a black man’s fucktoy. She’s thirsty for dat BBC yo. Uh huh. > > But everyone is racist. Babies are racist. Seriously. Look it up. There are also people who are turned on by porn that is different than what they are used to in real life. Their viewing habits may not have anything to do with what they like or do in the real world. > [@Flywheel](#): > > Gimme black porn, and I don’t care… That’s it, I’m done with the internet. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/14 "2014-08-15T21:21:33Z")
Which is more racist: A) A white person who watches porn of a white woman and black man B) A white person who watches porn of a white man and a black woman. C) A white person who watches porn of a black man and a black woman. D) A white person who watches only porn of white participants. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/15 "2014-08-15T21:56:57Z")
E) Japanese tentacle porn watched by an Indian and his pet octopus ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/16 "2014-08-15T23:03:17Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Which is more racist: > > A) A white person who watches porn of a white woman and black man > B) A white person who watches porn of a white man and a black woman. > C) A white person who watches porn of a black man and a black woman. > D) A white person who watches only porn of white participants. None, because one’s tastes in porn have nothing to do with whether they’re racist or not. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/17 "2014-08-15T23:21:58Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > Gimme black porn, and I don’t care… I am ashamed that I laughed at that. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/18 "2014-08-16T00:13:50Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > ?.. > > Of course, in real life, I do not canvass my acquaintances as to their porn preferences… I’m going straight to hell, but for some reason, this made me laugh. I was picturing myself walking up to one of the software development guys I work with, or my downstairs neighbor, and asking … nope, nope, brain bleach! Took me a second, **Flywheel** , but I LOL’d too. Well played. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/19 "2014-08-16T00:51:39Z")
Does lesbian porn cover me on not being homophobic? Because I’m not into the guy-on-guy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588/20 "2014-08-16T01:12:26Z")
Here’s an excellent [editorial cartoon](http://o.onionstatic.com/images/26/26592/original/700.jpg?8037) on this very topic! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-i-watch-a-lot-of-black-porn/695588.md?page=2)