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That is what I got out of the article, too. Attraction for most people is truly innate, it is not something they can really control. If someone prefers to only date within their race, culture, whatever, that should be fine. That is their personal choice; after all you don't have to date them if you don't like their preferences.

This article just seems like more race-baiting and trying to identify a problem, and a victim class, where there really isn't one.

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Attraction might not be something you have as much control over, but I wonder if it's something where parents have meaningfully more control? Will the experience of your sexuality really be unchanged if you grew up in US vs China? Muslim vs atheist household?

I think it’s just who you’re around when you’re hitting puberty, if I’m being honest. My school was pretty diverse mix of black and white, and a lot of my high school classmates got married to each other and are interracial couples.

So send your kids to a diverse school with lots of intermingling and life will uhh, find a way.

Anecdata: I'm a white American who grew up in China and it didn't impact me, nor in my experience most of the kids in my international school. Single adults who go back however are more likely to self select based on attraction.

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