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How Your Race Affects the Messages You Get (2009)
- heyheyhey 10y agoI'm curious how different this would be in 2016 as online dating is currently much more popular than it was in 2009.
- tristanj 10y agoThere's a followup post that spans 2009-2014 here https://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/race-attraction-2009-2014/ https://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/race-attraction-2009-2014... . Sadly I don't think there will be a 2017 version. The OkCupid blog has basically been dead ever since Match.com acquired them.
- orangea 10y agoAnyone have any idea why men seemed to prefer Middle Easterners?
- ksk 10y agoProbably a combination of media brainwashing, societal expectations, and biological programming, but you can't control who you're attracted to. Maybe its worth fighting against all that conditioning, but it sure ain't easy, and IMHO shouldn't be forced upon anyone.
- rarec 10y agoEveryone has features they are attracted to. You can't negotiate attraction, and so there's no reason to feel any sort of guilt if you just aren't into someone. For any particular reason, race or otherwise. In regard to your thought, what would fighting the conditioning achieve?
- sean_patel 10y agoThe figures for Indian-males is quite depressing. The only bright side is that it doesn't differentiate between Indian-male from India (immigrant with heavy-accent) and Indian-Americans like me with a fluent American accent. Related Viewing: "We know it's not good for getting Laid." Russell Peters on the Indian Accent => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCfx9RktUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCfx9RktUQ