Gypsy came from Egyptian. Roma people were called gypsies because they were believed to have been Egyptian in origin (by the people calling them gypsies).

Utopia by Sir Thomas More.

Except that the biological imperative to finding a mate (not a spouse, a mate) is based on the child bearing / rearing physical qualities, i.e. wide/ sturdy hips that can bear a child and large breasts that can feed a child. These qualities (beautiful/ attractive or not) are not usually found on waif like women.

I'm confused as to what you thought was going to get you in "a lot of trouble" then. You said when a character of color dates only whites you see it as a form of passing, which suggests to me that a CoC needs to also date other people of color or they're trying to be white.

As someone who grew up in Germany, where societal views on nudity and the human body are much different I've got to disagree. It's an American thing to be so uncomfortable with the human body and to consider it inherently sexual.

I agree with you as a mixed girl, but would go even further to say I'm not even looking for a mixed guy or black guy with my same interests and values. I like tall, skinny, white guys, Mindy's tastes are even a lot more varied than mine. I've met (and seen on TV) men of other ethnicity and races that I find…

As a mixed girl who loves me some tall, skinny, white boy, I'm gonna have to be outraged and disagree. Why should minority women only date other minorities? To maintain their authenticity? When I'm attracted to a guy, I'm not thinking "with him, no one will notice I'm half black!" I'm thinking "I could climb you like…