Why is having a racial preference racist when you can choose who you want to date?

@GoingDownSouth Which is a shame. Racism is a problem....but its treated like a Karen complaint.. Every 2 seconds someone yells racism where none exists to the point that it longer draws attention to the real problem that it exists and should not. Now because the term is said mostly to get attention people are so jaded hearing it its like "yeah...blah blah blah".