GeekyGirl -> RE: Black Doms (4/4/2007 6:25:18 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MsParados GeekyGirl, in my experience those differences you noticed are not drawn soley on race there is another factor to keep in mind. A majority of those men that act that way, I am willing to bet come from an "urban" setting. There can be a very large difference in values as well as education between urbanites and the surrounding areas. When I look at the issues you described, it screams statistical date - generational welfare, lack of positive male role models, addicted parents, poor public school systems, higher crime and a general lack of hope-they don't know any better, so how can they even try to be better. The hispanic culture, mostly male dominated, places woman in the position of having to be looked after, we are the "weaker" sex after all. While in general the Asian cultures have a big foundation in over all respect and integrity. Most urban americans (used in this context) don't know what true respect is, for them it is tied to some inflated sense of ego and posturing. Not all urbanites are loitering outside the bodega, talking about their new "kicks" and flashing some "bling", it just so happens that most of those that do are also the ones that find themselves under your supervision. There is also a fetish based on racial or ethnic characteristics, the woman that just wants to be used and abused by a "Black Stud" or the man that wants to humiliate and defile the "pure" white woman. I'm sure there is a lot of truth to what you say....I work in an urban area and most of the inmates are urbanites. I, in no way, believe that black people are inferior to white people. I do believe that *in my area* blacks often do not have access to the same opportunities that whites have, and therefore due to circumstances beyond their control, they are almost forced to "grow into" the stereotype, if that makes sense. I find this a very tragic thing, however it does not change the fact that I have not met many black men who impressed me as a potential dating partner. I am wondering how much regional culture plays a part in these discussions. Most people know that racism is very prominent in the south. I actually found it very offensive that some people on here accused me of being a racist because I said I don't date black men. It makes me wonder if those people flinging accusations have any idea what real racism is, if they've ever seen it first hand. Where I live, I have been exposed to REAL racism, of the "hang 'em from a tree" variety and I can tell you that it makes me sick to my stomach when I hear that crap. Having had close black friends, it absolutely infuriates me when people act as though blacks shouldn't be treated equally or shouldn't have rights. It makes me extremely offended to be called a racist because to me that is having me lumped in the same category as KKK members and people who use the N word. I generally do not let people online affect my emotions, but this one touched a nerve in a major way. It's been a long long time since someone offended me this much. I did not realize that not dating outside your race made you a racist. I completely support other people who have interracial relationships. For me personally, I know that I would not be willing to stand up against the backlash from my family and community. I'm sorry, but my parents opinions are important to me. My dad has many black friends, yet he has told me many times when I was younger "please don't bring a black man home, I just couldn't approve." My grandfather is the same way. Any time I say I'm dating a new guy, his FIRST question is "He is a WHITE boy, right?" If I met a black man that I had a lot in common with and who treated me with respect, I would be very tempted to go out with him, but would probably decline for the sake of keeping peace in the family. I also just don't want to deal with the societal stigma. I live in an area where people will slash your tires, grafitti your house, poison your dog, etc if you are a white woman dating a black man. Sorry, but there's lots of fish in the sea and I'd just rather not put myself through that. What I find really interesting is that many of the black people here are just as against interracial dating as the white ones are. They will disown family members for dating a white person. This leads me to believe that the culture here is still quite less "progressive" than northern culture. No one here would ever call you racist for not dating outside your race. It's just not part of our culture. There's still a strong sentiment here that "black and white is equal but different". I have found this to be true in that the majority of the black men I meet have VERY different values than I do. Most of them are christian, most do not approve of homosexuals or bisexuals, and most do not believe in abortion. Those are all huge issues to me, and if not dating a person with different values than my own makes me a racist, then so be it. However, I have several friends who would disagree and tell you that I'm the first person to stand up when I feel a person's rights are being stepped on for reasons of race, religion, or sexual orientation. I'm a "Defender" of minorities of every kind, mostly because I myself have been mistreated over certain things and I like to support those whom others would put down.
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