The author offers her perspective on dating non-Black men in this revisited May 2014 article as one who likes all men of all stripes
I’m A ebony girl whom dates the “rainbow.” In the event that you place every man I became associated with in past times decade into one space (that group includes random times, relationships, situationships and therefore one time i acquired married), youd have the perfect, multihued bouquet of masculine beauty. A sort, smart guy who moves me personally, could probably rock beside me, aside from battle or ethnicity. Im maybe not on that absurd color-blind train; Im simply an equal-opportunity dater.
Most my Ebony girlfriends exclusively and purposely date Ebony males, therefore I have plenty of questions regarding my UN-friendly dating roster and almost all of those concerns are concerning the white dudes. “Is it pink?” “Are you sure its not some jungle temperature type thing?” “Has he seen Love Jones?” The responses to those concerns hinges on the guy—could be tan, red or some combination. Just once was it a thing that is fetish the guys end, and I deaded that the moment I became conscious. Seeing particular movies is perhaps not really a dating requireme personallynt of me. You better know and love Stevie ponder, however. Thats life there.
Then there are 2 troubling statements that we usually hear. The very first is, “Im so tired of these black colored men. Ina moment, Im planning to end up like both you and find a White boy.” Ugh.
We find this become problematic because every thing about this is incorrect. You must never date somebody of a race that is certain you are feeling exhausted because of the antics of males of another race. Its perhaps not reasonable into the Ebony girl, the White dude or Black men. There are many good Black men on the market. The real deal. Men within my household, my group of friends and loves that are past to this. If youre operating into Black dudes that are perhaps not worth 25 %, their behavior just isn’t some hereditary problem associated with their cultural back ground, they just arent the people for you personally, for almost any number of other reasons.
The White guy receives the quick end associated with the stick in that situation, too, because hes a sucka-ass plan B and doesnt even comprehend it. The Ebony girl loses because shes perhaps not addressing the real issues that subscribe to her dating dilemmas.
One other statement that is troubling have from my Black girlfriends regarding dating White dudes is, “Youre the sort of Ebony woman White dudes like. White men arent interested in me personally.” Chile, stop it. If you have the one thing i am aware about heterosexual guys, it is the fact that aside from their preferences that are physical at the finish of your day they simply like women. Ive seen White guys with a wide number of ebony females.
I will be a thin, Harlem-residing, Detroit-born, masters degree-having 34-year-old divorced Ebony girl whose passport is on pimpin. Whenever buddies state Im the “type” White guys like, they’ve been mostly talking about my tiny framework, training and breadth of travel. Nevertheless, I’m not a boy whisperer that is white. You’ll find nothing me a “safe” Black chick for White guys to holler at about me that makes. The stark reality is that i’ve a tremendously active social life in a diverse town, and we usually find myself in spaces full of males of various racial, cultural and nationality backgrounds. My roster that is dating reflects social encounters.
The majority of my girlfriends whom speak about being tired of Ebony guys, aren’t being totally severe. They arent going to abandon men that are blackwe havent, either). They truly are just considering dipping their toes into something new. But extending into interracial relationship territory just isn’t one thing to accomplish as an “I hate you plenty appropriate now” sort of performance art test toward Ebony guys. Additionally, regardless of the insane and incredibly incorrect chatter that just Black men are drawn to Ebony ladies, attention from non-Black guys just isn’t some sort of additional validation of A ebony womans beauty.
Black colored women can be gorgeous, period.
Having said that, interracial relationships arent for all of us, and thats fine. We date interracially, but Im perhaps not distributing the gospel of United Colors of Benetton dating. Do this if it fits you. Dont get it done if youre not inclined to. Simple. Theres nothing incorrect with Ebony women adhering to Ebony males or vice versa. Just be clear with who you really are and exactly why you would like who you want.