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Nobody ever says this about mediocre white women, or any POC of any gender

Seems to me that these people want to date people of high social status/privilege in society - and due to mediocre white men's complete lack of any highly positive qualities - by virtue of being "mediocre" - can more easily be stripped back to only being viewed as white and a man as the sole standing "positive qualities", making them a more pure symbol of status/privilege

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Counterpoint, what's wrong with a person being mediocre? What makes someone "great" or "positive". I think you're right about it's weird wanting someone that they're not attracted to just because they're white and male, specifically I think you're right it's a shitty status thing due to society, but people should be allowed to be mediocre in society

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I never said it was wrong to be mediocre, that is neither a statement I made nor a topic I tried to bring up for discussion

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What makes someone "great" or "positive"

That is defined by each individual person. But some person by their own admission say they want "mediocre" white men 🤷🏼‍♀️, whatever that means to them. But surely by definition of the word it implies they want people without highly positive qualities or else they wouldn't be "mediocre" in their eyes