It was indeed an interesting post, and very different from the normal banter. I'm glad someone was finally honest and gave us a heartfelt post instead of just throwing around insults.
However, I think a lot of gaijin men go after Japanese women just because they know Japanese women are so crazy about them and that gives them confidence. They know they have a pretty good chance with the Japanese women, because those Japanese women think us gaijin are so kawaii. I think a lot of gaijin men are thinking that if they can't get any other woman, they can have a Japanese woman just for that reason.
I've known some that have had this attitude in the past. They couldn't get out there and find a woman from home for whatever reason, and then they kind of have that "Well, to hell with them! A Japanese girl would be crazy about me! Those Japanese girls are all crazy about gaijin!" Then they get a Japanese woman who thinks they are so cute and thinks they're such a novelty. Then that's when they start insulting the girls of their nationality. Since they were dissed by them for whatever reason, they have to then turn around and insult all of them.
There are lots of us Westerners who don't dress like Britney Spears and who do appreciate someone's intelligence and are very attracted by it and are even attracted to someone who's nerdy! Take me, for example. To me, intelligence and a sense of humor are the two qualities that are most desirable. I also love someone who is geeky, goofy(at times), silly, down-to-earth and at the same time, be extremely intelligent, responsible, affectionate(biggie), loyal, etc. etc. Not all of us are wanting a guy who has to be the life of the party, jockster, muscles rippling, popular, GQ. There are some of us(*cough*) that consider all of those things a huge turn-off.
Anyway, that was my rant. As I've stated before, it gets kind of tiring to hear people say they only want to date one nationality for whatever reason. I have more respect for noyhauser, though, because he actually gave reasons that one could kind of begin to understand and that one could relate to.
I guess in the end, it just boils down to individual preference. I just wish a lot of people would be more open-minded about this particular subject. You should just let things flow and not get hung up on dating someone just because they're of a particular background, nationality, race, whatever.
Equal opportunity dating, dang it!
Just kidding. I'm not
that politically correct!
*Edit*--All of this aside, some people do not realize how difficult an intercultural marriage is. It might look really nice and cute from the outside, but sometimes--once on the inside--is where that old phrase, "the grass is always greener", might come into place. It is not always easy. It can be downright difficult sometimes.