# People's mate preferences are racist.  Do we care?

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**Created:** [February 20, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-mate-preferences-are-racist-do-we-care/529777 "2010-02-20T17:10:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-mate-preferences-are-racist-do-we-care/529777/88 "2010-02-22T15:29:43Z")

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From the thread over here: [Mac computers - is it mostly just image and status?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12147166#post12147166)

> [@Mac computers - is it mostly just image and status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-computers-is-it-mostly-just-image-and-status/529748/97):
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> Heck we’re born with a preference to want to look at the attractive over the less-attractive: [link](http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6355-babies-prefer-to-gaze-upon-beautiful-faces.html)

Sounds like babies, to say nothing of Mac owners, could be _born_ racists.

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