I can’t imagine the sample size being all that large, but I’d really like to know how women responded to biracial men. Just in general. I’m extremely proud of my heritages but at the same time, I can’t help but wonder if I should choose one or the other.
October 13, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Joe says:
This is just a minor, tangential note, but one factor skewing the response numbers might be that a lot of guys will write differently to girls of the same cultural/ethnic background as themselves — oftentimes in ways that would probably make them less likely to get replies. Other complicating factors might include people turning to online dating to find a ‘match’ of a certain cultural/ethnic background that’s uncommon in their daily life; I remember reading an article written by an anonymous CEO of a matchmaker service somewhere who stated that black men overwhelmingly avoid using the internet to find black women to date because “If I want to date a black woman I can do that normally, without using your service and without trying very hard”.
I think the broad conclusions drawn here make sense — just saying that delving into the details will produce further complications. It’s a fascinating topic, and I’m glad someone’s putting the data out there.