It's hard to say. It's fair to think people should be tolerant and respectful, but I don't think it's reasonable to expect them to be into all races equally. It may or may not be shallow, but we're all attracted to who we're attracted to, and some people just have naturally narrow or particular preferences. I won't say anything's wrong with that because there's really no helping it. As far as homogenizing races goes, I think it probably happens less than this particular labeling situation implies (or maybe I'm being naive, but I know I have preferences as far as different Asian and white races go. :x) Don't get me wrong though-- even though I think it's fine to recognize/express a racial preference, making assumptions, pigeonholing, or labeling someone else is still ignorant.
I think my greatest concern was towards people's prejudices towards those who have racial proferences. I've dated a lot of white guys, so people assume I am culturally ignorant, or that I hate the fact that I am Chinese. Also, by my racial track record of dating, people assume that I have a preference towards white guys and will confidently tell others that I do... I personally don't believe that racial preference in dating is racism (though the root of that preference could be arguable), but I find it disrespectful for someone to assume I have a binary preference towards White or Asian... as if those were the only racial groups. I'm never asked if I like a type of guy, or what qualities I like, it's always race (which is what I meant by preoccupation with racial preference).
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