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Originally Posted by Adder
I confess to not having very many black friends. One imaginary one on the internet. One of the guys from our beer club that I don't know that well. A number of facebook friends, primarily former colleagues or friends-of-friends.
The wife has encouraged me to try to become friends with a black female lawyer I've just started to work with at the office, and has suggested inviting her and her husband to things. Maybe I should do that. But I feel a little awkward because (1) I'm rather a bit older than her, (2) we've just started working on stuff, and (3) the black lady is pretty hot (and we all know I have awkward feelings about hot people).
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You don't seek out to make black friends, or Asian friends, or female friends, or gay friends, or any other category of friends. You either make them as you would any other friend, or you don't.
It is bizarre to actively solicit a person's friendship based on background. If you hit it off with this woman, she's a friend. If not, she's an acquaintance.
I don't have enough hours in the day to give a shit about someone's race, ethnicity, sexual preference, or any other differentiating factor beyond a person's control. Most people are such annoying, irritating, or insipid fucks it's damn hard to find a decent person to have dinner with these days. I say if you find one you like who's shining day glo green, trans-sexual, and a fundamentalist Zoroastrian, it's a win. Go with it. If not, maintain an open mind and keep looking.
