Of course you’re a racist if you dislike black people. Disliking people because they are black presumes that all black people are some monolithic group where all of them are basically the same. This is as true as it is for “white people,” which is to say, not at all. There are no universal character traits, no universal culture – people from New York come up in a different culture than people from middle-of-nowhere Idaho. Amazingly, different people are different from each other, and some are more likeable than others, even if they have similar complexions.
What possible, universal trait is there that ALL black people have that you dislike?
Well, personally, I prefer taller guys to date. Not saying that I wouldn’t date a shorter guy (I have), but when I did only dating profiles, I would list a particular height as a limit. It’s superficial, but I like high heels.
My point being, the OP is talking about a situation where two people are considering being intimate. The relationship could lead to children, joining of families and so on. The ties are much deeper. If someone opts to weed out certain people because they know on the front end that they will have problems a particular thing, I believe it is ethical and honest. More people should probably consider it.
I disagree. Racist people may only be people that have issues with race. (A stretch sure) They may be perfectly accepting in other situations.
Is it self serving? Sure, but I would rather find out on the front end what people have a problem with so I can make my own decision about a situation. If you don’t like chicks that mingle with other races and I have mingled, let me check myself off your list asap. Everybody can be saved of some trouble.
I agree, if someone thinks someone is tainted because they’ve previously dated people of another race then they should definitely not date those people. Being open about being an asshole doesn’t make you not an asshole though.
It’s nothing like preferring to date tall guys, which is generally an issue of physical attraction. It would be more like refusing to date men who had dated taller women in the past and then also using hateful namecalling. Again, this takes place in imaginaryland where the height of previous dating partners would ever be an issue to anyone.
Pretending you’re not a bigot while acting as one (i.e. spreading bigoted views under the pretense that you’re “just asking questions” or only quoting someone else), is more “unethical” in my view than being an open bigot, since you’re nauseatingly engaging in lying hypocrisy in addition to bigotry.