Re:I’m a white guy in Silicon Valley and I’m done buying the...
by striking on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:55PM
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> Guys usually don't see women and internally think 'I want to be friends with that person'
> white people don't generally see a black guy and think 'I want to be friends with them'.
Is this scientifically proven? I highly suspect these statements. I personally have not become friends with any women by force, and I most definitely have wanted to be friends with people of a race that is different than mine.
Not because of gender or race. Just because they were funny or interesting.
Obviously my anecdote counts for very little, but I find it hard to believe that "generally" people suck at being friends across races or genders. I believe it's possible that some people can experience that, but I highly disagree that it is a general, chronic phenomenon; I think making blanket statements on race or gender outside of the strictly biological+physical ones is very shaky ground.
> white people don't generally see a black guy and think 'I want to be friends with them'.
Is this scientifically proven? I highly suspect these statements. I personally have not become friends with any women by force, and I most definitely have wanted to be friends with people of a race that is different than mine.
Not because of gender or race. Just because they were funny or interesting.
Obviously my anecdote counts for very little, but I find it hard to believe that "generally" people suck at being friends across races or genders. I believe it's possible that some people can experience that, but I highly disagree that it is a general, chronic phenomenon; I think making blanket statements on race or gender outside of the strictly biological+physical ones is very shaky ground.