OK... Nobody has mentioned oppressing a race, only oppressing an individual person based on their race. The phrase was 'oppressing OR etc.' SO I am saying that choosing not to date someone based only on the color of their skin (pre-judging them) is oppressive, the same way that doing so based on the color of their eyes is.
Oppression, from Dictionary.com:
4.the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.
Yes, some people have experienced dating a certain ethnicity and made their choice. I am not assuming that all have not. but what I am saying is that the choice is still oppressive, and only slightly smarter than choosing without experiencing it at all. See above. Chocolate icecream all tastes the same. Chocolate girls don't.
Yes, people's differences amongst ethnicities are more than skin deep. But in that case, the preference is legitimate, and not oppressive. I agree completely. But I am saying that in the US specifically, the differences between black and white as a whole ARE only skin deep, and beyond that are no greater than between white people from different sides of the continent, or white people from different countries, and hence a choice based on skin tone is stupid.
Yes, people makes their choices based on appearance. And that is why it is perfectly legitimate to choose a woman with a sweeter ass or a nicer smile. But the simple fact is that if you are choosing someone based on how attractive they are to you, you don't choose purely on looks. Also, even if you do, you will still end up being attracted to girls of every ethnicity. Skin is the only thing a race has 100% in common. The rest is about culture and genuine preferences. So skin is the only choice that makes someone a racist. It is not what you are attracted to, but what you so far have been able to tell yourself about who you are not attracted to based on limited experience and the unspoken cultural prohibitions surrounding you, that defines what you choose.
Ultimately people choose looks based on their proven links to biological positives, i.e. the perfect hip to waist ratio, symmetrical features etc. Skin tone isn't connected to any of these. Historically, preference for skin tones and what's in fashion has been a purely arbitrary or social status indicator, i.e. girls with super white skin used to be popular in Europe because it showed that they were too rich to ever go out in the sun to work. Now, of course, people with tans are the ones that don't have to work, because we do all our work inside.
And since you ask me to let you ask me a question, read my earlier post, as therein lies the answer. And if it's unclear, basically I like westernised chicks because it's easier to eat with their parents and not get beaten up by their brothers, but the color of their skin just doesn't matter and is completely random, white girls included.
You can't even legitimately choose not to prefer it unless you've tried it. 
