Stereotypes

In my last few post I touched on, but did not go into great detail about the stereotypes about interracial dating. Some stereotypes are that Black men date White women because they are "easy", meaning they can easily manipulate them or they are easily willing to have sex with them. Another stereotype is that Non-Latino men date Latina Women because Latina women are eroticized and exoticized. A well known stereotype about interracial dating is that White women date Black men because Black men are stereotyped to have larger genitalia then White men and they want to know if sexual intercourse is better with Black men. Some believe that Black men or women date outside their race so that their children are born with lighter skin and “good” hair. Good hair is generalized to be non-kinky and easily manageable.
I find it shocking that people believe that interracial dating is done for such shallow reasons. Why is that people can become involved with someone outside of their race because they are physically, mentally, and emotionally attracted to someone who cares about their well being and feels the same about them. I find it hard to believe that a person was specifically date outside of their race so that their children will be lighter or because they find someone to be exotic. That view makes people seem shallow and I would like to believe that humans have evolved beyond that.