Is a race preference in dating....Racism?

So something interesting happened to me today. I was texting with a guy who I had been emailing with off and on for the past few months..not really anything serious of what not.

Well we got into a text conversation were I asked him to describe himself he did 6'2 210 brown eyes brown hair well endowed. I asked him what race he was. I have no idea why we have never had this discussion before, but I asked. His response back was Why? To which I responded stating that that regardless of feelings everyone has preferences in what they are attracted to.He said like racism? I said No just as you're attracted to curvy/thick women, others are attracted to skinny women, or tall or short. And some people are attracted to a certain race and not to others. His come back was well Hitler had a preference to. I responded back with yes he did and that was not what the issue was, the issue was what he did with that preference and what his followers did and they way they enacted pain and evil on to the objects that were not of their preference.

I realized that this man was not of the race that I find attractive and told him that I wished him the best of luck in his search for a romantic relationship but that we wouldn't be going further than friends. ....here is what finally set me off a bit. His response back was so it's true what they say about Klantee? I said I don't know I didn't grow up here. I then kindly told him that I thought it would be best to stop talking and to please delete my number. His response was GLADLY people like you Disgust me.

Now I am use to men that are not of the race that I prefer to date calling me names because of my preference in dating. But this man's comment set me off, I responded back to him stating that it is when you make a preference a hateful hurtful thing is when it is racism. I told him I have nothing against you I just prefer to date a certain race and unfortunately you're not of that race. If you were shorter than me it would be the same thing. We all have preferences in what we find attractive and drawn to.

So why is it that because I choose to date one race over others that am a racist? Why is it okay for a man to want to date a skinny woman? Or a blonde? or a redhead? or White man prefer Asian women? Or Black women that prefer to date black men? Or dating of a certain age range Why is this all okay...but when a white woman prefers to date a white man I'm called a racist?

Have race relationships and racism really not evolved so far and education not done it's job of stating that people have a right to fall in love and date whomever they are attracted to? and if that means its two white people, two Asians, or two black people that it's okay and normal? Since when has the right to have your own opinion in the United States of America become a part of racism, I thought it was a part of what set this great nation apart from others. Am I still in the USA? Or have I really left Kansas?