October 13, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Jessie Maims says:
Silent Male:
“If the argument that being gay is a matter of biology, and not social conditioning, is valid, then why isn’t the argument that being attracted to a certain set of physical features, and being repulsed by others, also a matter of biology ?”
Because the results don’t make sense, from a biological perspective. If everyone was attracted first and foremost to their own group on the chart, that would be a distinct possibility that we’d have to consider, along with cultural conditioning and affinity/taboos and social penalties, etc.
But… do you honestly believe that all races of women are biologically predisposed to be more strongly attracted to white men? If so, I have a bridge to sell you, sir. j/k
White OKC members shouldn’t see the results as some kind of indictment on/of them in particular — christian’s snarky comments are probably more self-deprecating humor (because OKC’s staff probably consists primarily of white people who are mostly attracted to other white people) than anything — the white results are pretty expected, and actually line up with real-life dating and marriage patterns, because most racial groups generally prefer their own. Some of the justifications/explanations/defenses proffered have been kind of… interesting, though.