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actress Regina King says Black women are limiting their options when it comes to dating non-Black Men!
In an interview with Vibe, actress Regina King says Black women are limiting their options when it comes to dating non-Black men.
Of all groups of people, Black women are the least likely group of women that will date outside of their race. When you have everyone else who is willing to explore but a Black woman is like, “I want me a brother,” well, if the brothers are out and they’re open to date everybody and the majority of Black women aren’t willing to look twice when a man outside of their race is sending them messages, then that makes our percentage rate lower and the chances of finding love, because we’re only looking in one specific place for finding love-with Black men.
She says maybe it’s a regional thing or maybe it has something to do with self esteem.
It’s more common here on the West Coast. I think in New York, you find more Black women that date outside of their race. But in L.A. not as many. I think Black women need to open up. A lot of Black women still carry a lot of pain when they see Black men with women who aren’t Black and that’s really unfortunate that that could make us so upset. It has to do with self esteem. With women on a whole, what a man thinks about us means so much to us. Does he think my hair is right? Does he think I look right? Does he think my ass is big enough? Does he think my breast are big enough?
Would you considered dating someone of another race?
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Permalink Reply by Michelle Gordon on
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I think she's absoultly 100% correct, Black women need to start venturing out more toward other races, although it's hard to do sometimes considering how our men present us in rap videos and in the lyrics of our music (lady MC's do it to) If we want the husband, family and happiness we need to let go of our insecurities as black women and look into crossing the color line for love.
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Permalink Reply by Danielle McDowell on
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I don't think Regina is correct in her assessment at all! I believe we as black women know what we like, and in studies done about women and self-esteem, black women's self-esteem is the highest of all races pertaining to body image! Myself personally, I know what I'm attracted to, and while I haven't dated outside my race, I don't feel I need to to prove a point because black men do it! I'm not concerned with the black men who date outside their race, I deal with the ones who find me as a black woman beautiful, and there are plenty to go around! I believe in what Minister Farrakhan said in the TV One interview that a black man's first choice should be a black woman, and vice versa! I think Black people in general should stop looking to Hollywood for advice! I love Black men and no other men are sought after as much by other races than Black men; so why would I go anywhere else! For me there are no finer men on Earth thank Black men and that's what I date now, and will continue to be with in the future! I believe it takes more guts and self-esteem to stay with your race nowadays than to venture out; considering all the historical and present trials Black men and women have had to face!
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