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When romantic interest feels like racial fetishization

I'm dating someone who fetishizes mixed-race women and I cannot tell if I'm overthinking it or if I should trust the sick feeling in my stomach.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The line between attraction and objectification becomes a minefield when physical features carry the weight of racial projection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mixed-race identity and belonging?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.