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I said "tend to" and "generally."

And. . . "that's not to say that people of a different race are not appealing."

I'm talking about the population has a whole.

Plus, didn't you meet Alex online, and therefore knew him prior to what we he looked like? o3o

biggrin Lambo has no problem with associating with people of different ethnicities.

I find people like that to be ignorant. I mean, Heck maybe that's why people won't help her. xD

But that's the stupidest thing about posting pics up. I mean, Heck, I don't because I just want to be recognized as an artist and that's it. I don't need my picture on here for that. And besides, it's ONLINE. People don't think when they post a photo of themselves and heck, even though someone sends you a photo of themselves, doesn't mean that it's really them. That's how criminals/sex offenders find kids/preteens

Late to the party, but here is a short narrative rundown of my experience with ethnicity in the very diverse San Francisco Bay Area before I sum up my view:

As a child, I was sent to a school in Chinatown, which meant if you looked different from the other kids (such as a mixed Asian and white kid or a black kid), you'd probably be unconsciously or consciously shunned unless you made a real effort to fit in or get to know people.

When I moved to middle school and to a different area, I was thrown into a very, very diverse environment and found myself constantly being drawn into Asian circles not voluntarily, but because Chinese kids, especially ones that were new to the country, gravitated towards me because I knew their language and knew it well. This was also the first time where I discovered how much of a minority my ethnicity was. Also the first time where I was openly mocked and picked on because of ethnicity. It was not a fun time.

In high school, again it was a very diverse environment to begin with, but again I ended up with people closer to my ethnicity. Near the end of high school, though, I opened up more as a person just as I did near the end of middle school, and found myself speaking with most people regardless of ethnicity. My career so far as a college student has been a continual progress of me opening up and seeing people beyond their skin colours or the cultures their ancestors came from, but it is very much a work in progress. And yes, I still do face a lot of racial prejudice despite the fact that I'm not too similar to a lot of the people of my ethnicity. I also few very isolated when not surrounded by people of similar skin colour.

Anyway, from my experiences with people thus far, I think that if given the choice, people will naturally gravitate towards those that look similar to them because of who they were surrounded by as kids. It's a bit of a challenge for some people to overlook colour differences and cultural assumptions they were brought up with. Sometimes what they do is completely unconscious. Also, in some areas more than others, people of similar ethnicities tend to stick together because of the hostility or prejudices against them. There are very few people out there that can overlook ethnic differences from the get-go, let alone make it their goal to make friends with everyone regardless of ethnicities or other visual differences.

^This.


I've isolated myself from large groups of individuals to the point where I just automatically assume every single individual race, sex, and whatever else is under the kitchen sink to be under the same class of 'suck'.

I'm not even sure what my own race is anymore (I think I'm a caucasian cherokee hybrid or something). I've spent so much time inside that I've grown a slightly greenish pale skin tone. Hell knows I don't wanna be around fellow green-skins. xD