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I think that if it wasn't for family members & others in society's (possible) negative feelings, opinions & comments, that more white men would date/marry black women. But because white men don't want to look "bad" in the eyes of their parents, other relatives, maybe coworkers, & strangers in society, meaning being stared at, talked about behind their back, thought of in a different light, possibly have biracial children, etc., they tend to stay away & not date/marry black women.
Many parents today still are willing to disown their kids if they date/marry the "wrong" race person, which is a real shame! TONS & TONS of black men date/marry white women, so why not a lot more white male/black female relationships?
And please, no one say anything to cause this thread to be closed. (And please, no one think I'm trying to be racist...I'm a biracial person myself.)
Actually, there was a thread on here a year or so ago that included a link to some news story showing that statistically speaking, most "professional" black women were more likely to marry a white than a black man, and these marriages were surpassing white female/black male marriages.
Then why do asian and hispanic american men generally feel the same way about black women that white men do?
I think the issue is the women, not the men. Otherwise you'd have mexicans and asians walking around with black girl friends all the time. And I'll be honest, I've seen more white men with black women than other races of men.
Food for thought.
you've already said you are not "attracted to African features" whatever that means. you don't have to come here to convince other non black men that they don't like black women either. people like who they like. fyi, there are more latino men with black women than white men, regardless of what you "see".
Then why do asian and hispanic american men generally feel the same way about black women that white men do?
I think the issue is the women, not the men. Otherwise you'd have mexicans and asians walking around with black girl friends all the time. And I'll be honest, I've seen more white men with black women than other races of men.
Food for thought.
Did you really create an account JUST to speak ill of Black women?
Here, let me serve up a little something for you to chew on...
I think that if it wasn't for family members & others in society's (possible) negative feelings, opinions & comments, that more white men would date/marry black women. But because white men don't want to look "bad" in the eyes of their parents, other relatives, maybe coworkers, & strangers in society, meaning being stared at, talked about behind their back, thought of in a different light, possibly have biracial children, etc., they tend to stay away & not date/marry black women.
Many parents today still are willing to disown their kids if they date/marry the "wrong" race person, which is a real shame! TONS & TONS of black men date/marry white women, so why not a lot more white male/black female relationships?
And please, no one say anything to cause this thread to be closed. (And please, no one think I'm trying to be racist...I'm a biracial person myself.)
Because, broadly speaking, the two groups of people least likely to accepting of black/white romance are white man and black women.
Then why do asian and hispanic american men generally feel the same way about black women that white men do?
The simple answer is, blackness is often viewed as ugly and inferior. We do not live in a vacuum. At an early age, children become accustomed to societal depictions of what's considered beautiful. 99.9% of all magazines in this country feature white people and most of the beauty magazines feature white women or women who are closest to the white ideal.
Young boys grow up with these images and begin to accept them as the standard.
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I think the issue is the women, not the men. Otherwise you'd have mexicans and asians walking around with black girl friends all the time. And I'll be honest, I've seen more white men with black women than other races of men.
In a nutshell, they are brought up to accept the inherit superiority of white beauty standards. "Ethnic" American men are not immune from this, because they too are fed images from the media on a regular basis, which consistently reinforce the notion that white women are best.
I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I'm pointing out the obvious.
I see you're quick to go on the defensive. I'm willing to bet you're black.
because you see it or you have an opinion about something doesn't make it obvious. I am a black woman, married to a black man, with no desire to date white men. unlike certain, idiotic people, my lack of desire has nothing to do with "features", but about the way we experience society differently. I cannot relate to 99.9% of white American men. btw, you do know Africa is a continent with many different types of people, right?
The simple answer is, blackness is often viewed as ugly and inferior. We do not live in a vacuum. At an early age, children become accustomed to societal depictions of what's considered beautiful. 99.9% of all magazines in this country feature white people and most of the beauty magazines feature white women or women who are closest to the white ideal.
Young boys grow up with these images and begin to accept them as the standard.
In a nutshell, they are brought up to accept the inherit superiority of white beauty standards. "Ethnic" American men are not immune from this, because they too are fed images from the media on a regular basis, which consistently reinforce the notion that white women are best.
yep. there is always white supremacy to fight. I thought my husband and I had done a very good job of countering the messages our kids receive from the media, but the other day my son said one of his little friends, a girl, was "too black." anyone who knows me knows I almost lost my cool. I was like, "too black for what? too black to be pretty?" I had to break it down for him as best I could to a 7 year old. i'm trying to raise him and his sister to not be racist, but be aware that there is a reason why certain things are done by certain people.
in California, everyone has dated a Mexican, black, white, whatever, including myself. here in Virginia, it's not common to see Mexican (or those we perceive to be Mexican) with white or black women. but I thin people look down on them here. I was waiting out a rain storm in my car the other day and one of the gardeners was stuck out in it. I cracked my door and gave him an umbrella through the crack. he stood there holding it for a second for me like I was instructing him to hold it for me so I could get out of my car. I told him it was for him, that I ha another one. the whole situation made me angry. I cannot imagine the type of people he has probably encountered here in Va to feel I would be such an a**hole.
That's because the majority of men in the US are white. So you can't really blame society for it. Beauty standards are set by white men. Women do not dictate what men like, men do.
What you see in the magazines is what white men like. Can you really blame them for it? They like what they like. Don't hate on them for what they like. If you want non-white standards in media then make your own magazine and advertisements that feature non-white women. No one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to do anything. Stop holding a gun to other peoples heads and force them into something they're not interested in.
You can force affirmitive action on people, but you can't force them to like you.
You really have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, huh?
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you've already said you are not "attracted to African features" whatever that means. you don't have to come here to convince other non black men that they don't like black women either. people like who they like. fyi, there are more latino men with black women than white men, regardless of what you "see".
