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Hudathan says:
Can’t speak for anyone other than Asian people. It is prevalent in Asian culture to fit in and be accepted. Many choices in life such as one’s academic and romantic pursuits are supposed to fit within what’s considered as positive norms of Asian culture. Asians are primarily taught to stick together, and will venture outside to only include whites here in the West. Many Asians would consider whites to be the only ‘upgrade’ to fellow Asians and that can explain the bias. It’s all about the image. Being with a very plain white person will still give the folks back home a successful impression of you, while being with a fellow minority will carry the opposite feelings.
With that said, there are always exceptions, and interracial dating is all about being willing to deal with the occasional rejection due to preference. Second generation Asians and beyond are much more willing to date outside of their ethnicity since they’re further removed from the influence of Asian cultural norms. I think the Asian male/Black female pairing is on its way up here in the U.S., and to me that’s very cool.
October 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Morris says:
I haven’t got time to go back through all the previous responses, so maybe this has already been raised, but I’d be curious to see how the stats break down for men messaging men and women messaging women.
October 8, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Ryan W. says:
According to our internal metrics, at least, OkCupid ’s users are better-educated, younger, and far more progressive than the norm, so I can imagine that many sites would actually have worse race stats.
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5 Ways Your Friends Could Be Keeping You Single
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What are the Disadvantages of Being Single?
How to Meet a Good Man in a Bar
Hudathan says:
Can’t speak for anyone other than Asian people. It is prevalent in Asian culture to fit in and be accepted. Many choices in life such as one’s academic and romantic pursuits are supposed to fit within what’s considered as positive norms of Asian culture. Asians are primarily taught to stick together, and will venture outside to only include whites here in the West. Many Asians would consider whites to be the only ‘upgrade’ to fellow Asians and that can explain the bias. It’s all about the image. Being with a very plain white person will still give the folks back home a successful impression of you, while being with a fellow minority will carry the opposite feelings.
With that said, there are always exceptions, and interracial dating is all about being willing to deal with the occasional rejection due to preference. Second generation Asians and beyond are much more willing to date outside of their ethnicity since they’re further removed from the influence of Asian cultural norms. I think the Asian male/Black female pairing is on its way up here in the U.S., and to me that’s very cool.
October 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Morris says:
I haven’t got time to go back through all the previous responses, so maybe this has already been raised, but I’d be curious to see how the stats break down for men messaging men and women messaging women.
October 8, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Ryan W. says:
According to our internal metrics, at least, OkCupid ’s users are better-educated, younger, and far more progressive than the norm, so I can imagine that many sites would actually have worse race stats.