Why are romantic “types” so often defined by race?  During my early years of high school, I remember sitting in my math class (I can’t recall which one exactly), working on an in-class activity while I overheard three boys talking about their types. As I scribbled down numbers to look like I knew what I was doing, I found myself paying more attention to their conversation than my work. One of them – a blonde white boy – brought up the artist SZA, saying she was “bad,” and another boy – a dark-s