We don't live in a world where your race doesn't matter, unfortunately.

meri_dian · on April 18, 2018

For most people it really doesn't matter, including most people in powerful positions. But we keep telling ourselves it does, unfortunately.

colmvp · on April 18, 2018

Ha. That seems like a good joke.

Try doing online dating as a White Guy and then doing it as an Asian guy: I can 100% assure you the response rate and experience is going to be wildly different.

ramblerman · on April 18, 2018

Would you get more responses from Asian girls on these sites though?

oblio · on April 18, 2018

No: https://theblog.okcupid.com/race-and-attraction-2009-2014-10...

meri_dian · on April 18, 2018

I'm not talking about dating prospects though.

_k4hw · on April 18, 2018

It absolutely matters. Maybe it doesn’t matter to YOU, and that’s great, but it absolutely matters.

Racism is alive and well in this world, and saying it doesn’t exist does nothing to defeat it.

_dczq · on April 18, 2018

The data keeps telling us too, maybe we should listen to it, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable.

giantsloth · on April 18, 2018

If race “doesn’t matter” to rich people, but is rather used as a tool by the rich to cause in fighting amongst the powerless (which is true and seems to be what you’re implying), then in fact race does matter as it affects how the powerless relates to each other. So racism matters, so you’ve contradicted yourself.