This is a good debate and honestly, I've been on both sides of this argument.
I've (admittedly) been in a position where I did not receive much positive sexual attention from any girl, so being "lusted after" is something that one begins to crave. It feels nice to be desired, even if it is just sexual in nature
. I suspect the problem here is if one subscribes to the hypermasculine ideal of needing sexual validation that comes with sexual attention from women, no matter what.
On the subject of being objectified or fetishized, I think the two are slightly different but there is significant overlap. If a person takes you as an individual rather than a sum of parts, then they are subjectifying you rather than objectifying. A long time ago, I was contacted by a small number of white women on POF asking if I would have sex with them while their boyfriends watched. Believe it or not, this brought up a mixed bag of emotions. I was flattered on one hand because I was horny and they found me attractive which was nice. However, they only picked me because I was black, possibly had a big penis, and didn't really care about anything else about me. That's objectifying. And honestly, despite the initial flattery, it didn't feel that good. Needless to say, I said no
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If you're happy to be objectified, that's fine IMO. But you might be surprised at how you feel when you actually realize the gravity of it. Don't think just because you're a dude it won't have an effect. We're all different, and while at a weak moment I could have fukked those white women while their small-dikked boyfriends stood in a corner jerking off, it probably wouldn't have been a good experience, and could have been more damaging for me as an individual man than not getting any attention at all.
Having said that, there are some girls that are just into black guys, with no hint of objectification.