Someone just wrote "what's white on top, and black on the bottom?"
I was in a Charles Schwab, April 1993, on El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, California. The young lady helping me with my taxes was, like me, an immigrant. Only, whereas I am a proud citizen of the British Isles, loyal to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Fidei Defensor, etc, and in the US on a green card, the young lady in question was from Kenya. I'm white, she's a deep, dark, gorgeous black.

And she's clearly smart. Personable. Nice to chat with. English accent. We talked about more than taxes, and when it came time to wrap up (and me to write a big check to the federal government, so they could buy some more cruise missiles, or HumVees, or some other much-needed items), I asked her if she'd like to have a cup of coffee some time.

I was floored by her response: "Oh no, I never go out with white guys."

I've been on the receiving end of racism before (I lived in Japan for a couple of years), but I was knocked sideways by this. Not because of any "but I'm white, how can you reject me?" but because of the casual way in which she said it.

She was an awful lot better looking than I'm imagining some of the racists discussed here.
(IHaveComeAmongThee__Twice Tissues on the left. Self-esteem on the right., Tue 6 Apr 2010, 8:57, 15 replies)

I'm not sure I understand
why it's important that she is better looking than internet racists?
(Lannes, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 10:57, closed)

Because
people often pre-judge friendly attractive people to be nice and non-prejudiced?
( greedyostrich Cheese is evil! Cheddar is VOODOO!, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:05, closed)

it doesn't matter whether it is important or not
he's setting the scene, allowing us to get a proper picture in our minds' eyes.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:06, closed)

I was referring to
the last line, not his story telling (which was very good)!
(Lannes, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:17, closed)

Or it might just be
she doesn't find white guys attractive. I don't find the pronounced cheekbones on those from South-East Asia particularly appealing. It's not racist, just a preference.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:30, closed)

Same here
The pronouced Adam's apple is a turn-off as well.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 9:30, closed)

Must be the strange coloured nipples...

(ClungePlunger I drink Sambuca on the rocks and bloody like it!, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:54, closed)

My nipples...
...are now, have always been, and I hope will always be, the regular Anglo-Saxon nipple in shape, size, colour.

Thank you very much. (And yes, I just checked!)
(IHaveComeAmongThee__Twice Tissues on the left. Self-esteem on the right., Wed 7 Apr 2010, 5:12, closed)

Could be the small cocks.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Tue 6 Apr 2010, 11:59, closed)

Just cos someone has preferences for a particular look - including skin colour / racial background -
doesn't make them racist per se. Racism, fundamentally, is the belief that some races are for whatever reason inherently superior to others (simplified definition I know - for a start off race and skin colour are also frequently different but often confused concepts) but you can't knock the lady for her personal preferences.
(rampants, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 14:12, closed)

But she could have said, 'sorry, you're not my type' or something.

( Bob Todd whee, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 15:31, closed)

"I never go out with white guys"

That doesn't sound like "I don't find you aesthetically appealing"

If, on the off chance you're right and that's what she really meant...

She still sounds like a racist
( Allisade would love to hear from you, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 16:26, closed)

I know/ have known
a fair amount of black women that don't find white men attractive, for numerous different reasons. However I think that black guys don't have any problems with white girls, could be my personal experience but if you are out in your respective towns, it's not uncommon to see a black guy with a white girl in tow, with their kid/s but how often do you see the same situation but the other way round....weird but true.

*I think London may be an exception to this rule.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 17:31, closed)

I'm colour-blind...
...when it comes to women. They're all pink on the inside (as far as my extensive research has shown!)
(IHaveComeAmongThee__Twice Tissues on the left. Self-esteem on the right., Wed 7 Apr 2010, 5:14, closed)

I was always taught that beauty is skin deep
Therefore you're looking in the wrong place. Weirdo.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 9:32, closed)