Nobody ever says this about mediocre white women, or any POC of any gender
Seems to me that these people want to date people of high social status/privilege in society - and due to mediocre white men’s complete lack of any highly positive qualities - by virtue of being “mediocre” - can more easily be stripped back to only being viewed as white and a man as the sole standing “positive qualities”, making them a more pure symbol of status/privilege
Yeah I think this is the answer. ‘White’ and ‘man’ grants a default socioeconomic status, while ‘mediocre’ means they’re less likely to cheat or otherwise cause trouble.
You’re just gonna have an easier, simpler time with a sitcom dad than with a hyper-ambitious hotty.