The problem with people's "It's just my preference" is they make it a rule.
Ex: I like tall guys because I am short and would PREFER to have a man taller than me. Now, am I going to EXCLUDE an entire group of men who happen to be 5'5 and under because "Oh... it's just my preference". No, because it's not the rule. It means if any short guy was to come to me and hope to start some type of connection with me and hopes we could be more that I'm not going to hit him with "Sorry, I only date tall guys".
See, I'd be on board with the whole "It's just a preference" if black women didn't receive SO MUCH crap for our appearance and still receive it till this day. I'd be on board if everytime I'm in the face of "beauty" it's almost rarely the image of a woman who looks like me. I would be on board if guys didn't tell me the reason I'm not as pretty as I could have been is because my skin is too dark and my hair is just too "nappy". Black women and preferences don't go well. It's usually just "I have semi-racist views on black women so I won't date them."
Note: The fact that the black community is having a very hard time with self-love is pretty clear why I get tired of the "It's just a preference". It's BS that black men aren't finding the female equivalent to themselves attractive. I RARELY hear other races of men say "I don't like my own race of women" but YOU HEAR BLACK MEN SAY IT ALL THE TIME. Does anyone honestly not see the problem with this? Don't get me wrong. I'm not some bitter black chick mad cause Tyrone got a Betty. I could care less but I have a problem when little black girls don't feel beautiful BECAUSE THEIR SKIN TONE and little black boys being taught that anything but black is beautiful.