Speaking as a Young Asian Man (YAM), this is rather an interesting thread: here are my two pence:
Just to clarify: I am talking about my experience and of people in general - obviously there are exceptions to every rule. And with respect to my experience, I used to be reasonably active in replying to ads and stuff, and had a few replies but they went nowhere, so I stopped - apart from anything else, the odds are just so long I don't think it is worth my time. I have had a fair bit of success at Rio's however.
Having said that, I think the truth is somewhere in between the views expressed here. Firstly, I think it is pretty blatantly obvious that race does matter to a LOT of people. One look at the ads on SH shows that pretty clearly, when you see how many people specify their race preference.
The *reason* for race mattering is a more interesting issue. In my opinion, for most women, I don't think it has much to do with far out things like the status of women in India and Pakistan or whatever - I just don't think that Asian men are seen as sex objects in UK culture - the opposite if anything. Nobody (well, there are some) fantasizes about Asian men, unlike, very obviously, black men, and it shows in the ads..that's all. Similarly, very few women fantasize about really small cocks (although they are probably as rare as really big ones), they fantasize about really big ones and you see that reflected in the ads.
I don't think it is particularly racist - I think a preference is just that - a preference. Like someone posted above, it's not very different from the preference most women have for tall men, or confident, assertive men, or whatever - just another kind of prefernece. I mean, the saying IS "tall, dark and handsome", not "short, dark and handsome", and similarly it's "big black cock", not "big white cock" - these are cultural stereotypes which are pretty accurately reflected in the ads if you ask me. (There are, also, no doubt some women who have had bad experiences with men and decided not to date them or meet them or whatever - may be it's even true that on average experiences with Asian men are worse - I don't know)
In my experience, it is far easier for women (or men) in online ads to succumb to the "list mania" - if you don't fit *exactly* the criteria for a 6 foot 2.5 inch man with grey hair and 9 fingers (or whatever), your ad won't even be looked at, while in person, people can (and do) change their minds and adjust their preferences based on the individual standing in front of them..perhaps that's one of the reasons I've had so much more success at Rios.
For the most part, *when meeting in person*, I think most women are atleast open to the idea of Asian men even if they don't actually fantasize about us..this is probably more true in a "regular" dating situation, and its probably less true in a swinging situation, simply because (for a lot of swingers) its about fulfilling some particular fantasy, and as I said above, those don't often involve Asian men..
Bottom Line: Yes, it is probably harder for an Asian guy to get a meet than a black or white guy, but it's not *that* hard..it's quite doable I think.
Now, I'll stop rambling..
C
Good for you mziafat, and what a good looking guy too!
personally we would never have anything to do with a 6'4" guy . Its a cultural thing . Dont get us wrong , some of our best friends are tall. :shock:
ive noticed a few racist ads in the photo ads section. this chap was right to bring up the subject. saying that you wont go with a person of a certain colour because you have had bad experience with a few individuals in the past is still judging someone by their colour........in my book thats racism. just a nice politically correct self justified form of it.
anyway i think dev off coronation street has worked wonders for the image of asian men being sexy. im sure there are a lot of housewives who wouldnt say no to him......
yeah its their loss fabio.........i do think racism comes in varying degrees though.