My question is essentially.. how much does the color of your skin affect your attractiveness and SMV? In primarily white areas.

Race can be a touchy subject, and I'm not posting to complain or whine about things being unfair or unequal for certain races. Nonetheless, I'd like to hear a TRP perspective on this topic. I'm genuinely wondering if being darker skinned or just not white, significantly lowers your value to women in the SMP.

I live in the United States, and most people I socialize with are white. Most people have no idea what race I am, both men and women ask me a lot. I'm black and white. My father is half black and half white, while my mother is completely white. My skin color looks like this guy from that show Mr. Robot.. I don't look like him at all facially but I'm decent looking. However, I've been assumed to be hispanic, italian, samoan, middle eastern, etc.

How many white women do you believe completely rule out the option of dating guys who aren't white? Would an Indian or Black man who looks like a male model have less success than a white guy who looks equally attractive?

Even though it doesn't sound politically correct (not that TRP is), my guess would be that the darker you are the less options you'd have in dating or in the night scene.

I have to mention: I don't believe race or anything like that should hold you back. And you should still chase your goals regardless and be confident in yourself. But how much does your skin color really affect your overall attractiveness? How many women would just completely dismiss a guy just because he's say, Asian?