I can't speak for all African-American men, but I'll speak for myself. I've been asked this question a lot, but only by African-American women. I've dated women from many different ethnic backgrounds- Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese,Cambodian, Indian, Sri Lankan,Afgani, Australian, Greek, Italian, Irish, Ukrainian, Russian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Brazilian,Portuguese, Apache, Navajo, and of course, African American.
That being said, I find that women of different cultural backgrounds have many beautiful things about them to offer. Every woman is different, and every culture is distinct. That's what makes life and love so exciting. If you love people then you must love what makes people distinct. Every woman has something wonderful to offer. Every culture has a distinct beauty to it. I've found that when I took my "racial blinders" off, and was willing to see that beauty, not only did it give me more dating opportunities (who DOESN'T want that???) but it also OPENED UP THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD TO ME. I find all women gorgeous, and I'll never go back to being closed to that beauty.
2006-06-09 02:20:22 · 17 answers · asked by Curious 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
The question that many African-American women have asked is "why do you date (white, asian, latino, etc.) women?"
2006-06-09 02:22:21 · update #1
I don't know why either. I am in an interracial marriage, and am very happy with it. Sure, there are people who do not agree with our relationship, but we don't care. "They don't pay our bills."
It astounds me at times how people will go out of their way to rationalize their prejudices. They say, "Interracial relationships are wrong because society will be very hard on an interracial couple." Society is hard on everybody. If it's not about your race, it will be about something else. Life is not fair, and fair is not equal. But life is beautiful, and I agree with you-- all people are beautiful.
2006-06-09 19:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by monica_dietz@sbcglobal.net 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Curious, I think you need to remember that interracial relationships are only recently being accepted in America as a norm. There's a lot of old-fashioned folks down south who aren't ready to see Marsha and Jerome holding hands while walking the streets of Charleston.
2006-06-09 09:31:39 · answer #2 · answered by hiclaude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Brother you sound a little something like myself. Because I love all women: Light-skined, Hatian, Jamacian, and whit women, Indians Italians Hatians and Puerto ricans they be itching for they chance and waiting on me to freak em'.
A lot of times black women just dont understand the mind of black men in america. Its already hard enough getting to the point that you feel like a man. And by sisters beaing so Naturally strong, Its a subconcious battle going on in black on black relationships. A man wants to be a man, feel like a man in his own home. Black women dont understand that other races of women respect their men as a man (Not being a servent) but respectful to him. We want to feel like men in our homes so we choose to be with other races of women. And then blk women get mad because they see you with a white woman. GO Figure
Now take 2 of Deez and call me in the Mornin'
2006-06-09 09:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there are alot of bigots out there. Personalities and backgrounds are more important to me. Strangely enough, I find that alot of black people can be bigots also. I've been subjected to alot of racial slurs from black men and women when I've been out with a black female friend.
2006-06-09 09:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by bad_bob_69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are haters in general. They don't have someone and if they do that person doesn't make they really happy so they hate on others. I think its best just feel like you are happy and the person you with is happy and people are always going to hate and have something critical to say so don't let it bother you.
2006-06-09 09:25:30 · answer #5 · answered by gentlgodis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we black women want the black men for ourselves and get upset when some woman from another race gets him especially the good intelligent attractive ones and then we are left with the ones that nobody wants
2006-06-09 09:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because good men are hard to find and when a good black man goes for a woman who is not black that is one less good black man for a good black woman. Ask many black women and they will tell you, a good educated, successful black man is hard to find.
2006-06-09 09:24:50 · answer #7 · answered by skigod377 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop the hate i know its been said to death but its true we all i repeatALLL can get along this life is to short for people no matter the color to fight lets be friends and happy till we meet in heaven really
2006-06-09 09:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said that very well! So now can you feed it to the rest of world so we can all be happy and stop all the fighting!
2006-06-09 09:24:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there are many narrow-minded people in the world that believe that it is against God or some other silly reason they can think of to be against it. you have made some valid points and I commend you on them.
2006-06-09 09:24:21 · answer #10 · answered by captures_sunsets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋