I'll be completely honest here, I don't really think I'd date a black guy. Nothing racist about it. I really can't tell if they're attractive or not. I wanna be physically attracted to someone as well as mentally and emotionally, and I really can't tell if a black man is considered attractive(well, I can tell if they're over the top attractive, or shit off the bottom of your shoe ugly, but those are the extremes) One of my black friends(a guy) said he has a hard time telling if a white girl is physically attractive(like, mediocre attractive-he can spot outliers) so it goes both ways. There's probably only one black guy I know I would date, but he's more like my brother than anything. Plus he flat out stated dating me would be weird
Another thing, even if I were attracted to black men, I doubt my parents would approve of it. My best friend dated a black dude(he's hella awesome) and my mom was asking stuff like "does her mother approve?" Or "how did her mom take it?" I feel like my parents wouldn't approve of my boyfriend if he were black. And update, it's a full blown crush now. Screw the "more like a brother" thing
I think my parents would react the same when I bring home a white guy and I'm totally ready for the comments I know I will receive. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what they think cause it's my life I'm living not theirs.
Exactly. Like, the guy I like is a really cool dude. He helped start the bible study at my school. It took the whole school by storm. He doesn't do drugs or anything like that, he's outgoing and fun and caring. If my parents say no, that their problem
Get your man, girl. *high five* my parents shouldn't be surprised about it either. I've been thinking back on my crushes in life and I've been liking white and asian guys since mighty morphin power rangers. I'm 23 and have only liked 2 black guys ever.
Honestly dating shouldn't be about the colour of skin. It should be about * going I sound cheesy* being with another person and connecting with them and even when you disagree, they should be the person you fall back on when there is no one else that believes you or trusts you. They should be another human who will love you and hate you but still see the beauty you have to offer into their life
I think you should date a person based on three criteria. First, sexual attraction. If you aren't into dudes, African Americans, or people from Greece, you shouldn't feel obligated to date them. Second, personality. They could be the nicest person in the world, but if your personalities conflict, the deal's off. Third, intelligence. A better way to put this might be "intellectual attractiveness" or charm.
THIS REMINDS ME I saw something on tumblr where this chick was saying you should only date your own race so that you can ~ preserve ~ it and not have it tainted by others. Unless you're white because that makes you racist but you shouldn't date other races and taint them ( that's pretty much the gist of what she said, I don't hold these opinions )
I'm a white male (not that it /should/ matter), and I find this sort of "acceptable racism" incredibly reminiscent of the Separate but Equal idea of recent history. It completely baffles me that people can simply write off an entire race as unsuitable for lifepartnerhood simply because their ancestors lived in a certain location on the Earth whose environment selected for a unique group of genetic traits.
Personally, at one point or another, I've dated all of the "main races" with the exception of asian. That's not by choice, mind you, but it seems that they are under intense pressure from family to only date inside their race. No great loss, though. People who care what others, even family, think of how they live their life, especially in a country as diverse as the US, don't deserve me.
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