History Main / MixedAncestryIsAttractive

** In the third episode, Antoinette Brown (a white American woman) has a flirty expression and smiles at Louis when she divulges, "I like burnished [[note]]copper, which is a medium brown, is a metal that is commonly burnished, so she perceives Louis as having copper-toned skin[[/note]] complexions."
** While Lestat isn't sexually attracted to his vampire daughter Claudia (who is also biracial), he nonetheless uses similar terms to describe her as he does with Louis and Lily (e.g. "pretty little head," "belladonnic beauty"). Considering that Lestat's [[ILoveYouVampireSon vampire son Louis is his lover]] and he had sex with Lily, the ''only'' reason why Lestat doesn't fetishize Claudia is because [[NotGrowingUpSucks she doesn't have the body of an adult]], and this is confirmed in the fifth episode where there's IncestSubtext when Lestat explains to Claudia (who demanded to know which of her two vampire fathers will fuck her) that he won't have sex with her because she lacks a fuller figure.

** Lampshaded by Lestat de Lioncourt (who is a wealthy Frenchman in an era when France was still an active colonial power, which includes colonies in Africa) in [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the series premiere]] when he mentions that he finds what he calls [[StarbucksSkinScale cinnamon skin tone]] -- a mix of African and European descent -- attractive while [[EatingTheEyeCandy gazing seductively]] at Louis de Pointe du Lac, who is biracial and fits in the "cinnamon" category. Louis becomes even more desirable in Lestat's eyes when the latter learns that the former has French ancestry (Lestat is delighted that Louis speaks French and has a French name), so Louis' "exotic" quality is more "accessible" to Lestat. Lestat frequently compliments Louis' looks (e.g. "beautiful face," "[[PrettyBoy pretty head]]"). This also extends to the biracial Lily because Lestat refers to both her and Louis as "misfit beauties." Lestat is madly (even obsessively) in love with Louis, seduces him, and then turns him into a vampire so that they can be companions for eternity.

** Lampshaded by Lestat de Lioncourt (who is a wealthy Frenchman in an era when France was still an active colonial power, which includes colonies in Africa) when he mentions that he finds what he calls [[StarbucksSkinScale cinnamon skin tone]] -- a mix of African and European descent -- attractive while [[EatingTheEyeCandy gazing seductively]] at Louis de Pointe du Lac, who is biracial and fits in the "cinnamon" category. Louis becomes even more desirable in Lestat's eyes when the latter learns that the former has French ancestry (Lestat is delighted that Louis speaks French and has a French name), so Louis' "exotic" quality is more "accessible" to Lestat. Lestat frequently compliments Louis' looks (e.g. "beautiful face," "[[PrettyBoy pretty head]]"). This also extends to the biracial Lily because Lestat refers to both her and Louis as "misfit beauties." Lestat is madly (even obsessively) in love with Louis, seduces him, and then turns him into a vampire so that they can be companions for eternity.

* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Britta invokes this in *Romantic Expressionism* when she mentions that Annie and Troy's babies would be "extra cute".

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist encounters a [[HalfHumanHybrid Martian-American]] waitress and notes the [[BuxomIsBetter "spectacular combination"]] of the "highly developed Martian chest expansion and the highly developed American breasts". He also notes that while Martians and humans can breed, their offspring is infertile, and some unscrupulous entrepreneurs [[TheOldestProfession have been exploiting this]].

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist encounters a [[HalfHumanHybrid Martian-American]] waitress and notes the [[BuxomIsBetter "spectacular combination"]] of the "highly developed Martian chest expansion and the highly developed American breasts". He also notes that while Martians and humans can breed, their offspring is infertile, and some unscrupulous traders [[TheOldestProfession have been exploiting this]].

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist encounters a Martian-American waitress and notes the [[BuxomIsBetter "spectacular combination"]] of the "highly developed Martian chest expansion and the highly developed American breasts". He also notes that while Martians and humans can breed, their offspring is infertile, and some unscrupulous traders [[TheOldestProfession have been exploiting this]].

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist notes a HalfHumanHybrid waitress is [[BuxomIsBetter more buxom]] thanks to her Martian ancestry (presumably Martians need a larger lung capacity).
-->The waitress at the inn was obviously a Martian-American hybrid. The highly developed Martian chest expansion and the highly developed American breasts made a [[GagBoobs spectacular combination]].

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist notes a HalfHumanHybrid waitress is more buxom thanks to her Martian ancestry (presumably Martians need a larger lung capacity).
-->The waitress at the inn was obviously a Martian-American hybrid. The highly developed Martian chest expansion and the highly developed American breasts made a [[BuxomIsBetter spectacular combination]].

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist notes a HalfHumanHybrid waitress is more buxom thanks to her half-Martian ancestry (presumably Martians need a larger lung capacity).

* In ''The Quest for Saint Aquin'', a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist notes a waitress is [[BuxomIsBetter more buxom]] thanks to her half-Martian ancestry (presumably Martians need a larger lung capacity).

* In "The Quest for Saint Aquin," a 1951 sci-fi short by Creator/AnthonyBoucher, the protagonist notes a waitress is [[BuxomIsBetter more buxom]] thanks to her half-Martian ancestry (presumably Martians need a larger lung capacity).

* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. When Tom Paris first sets eyes on [[HalfHumanHybrid Brazilian-Venerian]] B'Elanna Torres, he notes that she has "that exotic Venerian allure", [[ButNotTooBlack but not too alien for discomfort]] thanks to her human blood. [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule The fact that she was raised in a Catholic convent doesn't hurt either.]]

* In ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'', HalfHumanHybrid B'Elanna Torres was raised in a Catholic convent on Venus after her [[DisappearedDad Brazilian father took off back to Earth]]. Tom Paris tries hitting on her and is shot down.
-->"Crash and burn, space-jockey!" gloated a Maquis at the adjourning table. "Don't feel bad. That dame's as prickly as a Martian cactus."\\
"Maybe." Paris was too experienced a Lothario to give up at the first knockback. "Half-Venerian, half-Brazilian, and [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule raised as a convent girl]]. Could be interesting..."

In animated works, mixed ancestry is often used to justify unusual phenotypes, regardless of [[HollywoodGenetics how unlikely these might be in real life]]; these rarer skin, hair, and eye colors might contribute to the character's perceived attractiveness. For example, it is common in Japanese media for a mixed white/Japanese (''haafu'', a loanword meaning "half") [[InformedAttractiveness beauty]] to have [[PhenotypeStereotype light hair and eyes]], traits that stick out in a predominantly dark-haired and dark-eyed society, even though such a person is 99% more likely to have their Asian parent's black hair and brown eyes.

** While Lestat isn't sexually attracted to his vampire daughter Claudia (who is also biracial), he nonetheless uses similar terms to describe her as he does with Louis and Lily (e.g. "pretty little head," "belladonnic beauty"). Considering that Lestat's [[ILoveYouVampireSon vampire son Louis is his lover]] and he had sex with Lily, it seems the ''only'' reason why Lestat doesn't fetishize Claudia is because she doesn't have the body of an adult.

** While Lestat isn't sexually attracted to his vampire daughter Claudia (who is also biracial), he nonetheless uses similar terms to describe her as he does with Louis and Lily (e.g. "pretty little head," "belladonnic beauty").

* Comic Clinton Jackson (who is black) jokes about how most people who hear that his wife is Japanese tend to always remark on how beautiful their children will be. His response? "I ''guess''... or they could have short legs and long arms. 'Don't cry, sweetie. Come Halloween, you're gonna be the best [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] ''ever''. Now give daddy a hug.'"

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', Asian people are believed by the characters to have been wiped out, and Mikasa (half-([[FantasyCounterpartCulture alternate-]])Japanese and half-Germanic white) is thought to be the last person of Asian descent alive. This gives her a unique phenotype, with straight dark hair and almond-shaped eyes. She is considered beautiful, with Jean in particular falling in LoveAtFirstSight and extolling her features.

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', Asian people are believed by the characters to have been wiped out, and Mikasa (half-(alternate-)Japanese and half-Germanic white) is thought to be the last person of Asian descent alive. This gives her a unique phenotype, with straight dark hair and almond-shaped eyes. She is considered beautiful, with Jean in particular falling in LoveAtFirstSight and extolling her features.