African American women sometimes feel they are under attack from a constant stream of negative information from the media. ABC News and “Nightline” both recently featured long segments dedicated to the problems black women face finding suitable mates. And with many African American men struggling with low graduation rates and high incarceration, those problems don’t seem to be going away.
Many black women have taken to dating outside their race and are looking at white, Latino and Asian men — and that is good thing according to dating expert JT “The Asian Playboy” Tran. Tran says that African American women and Asian men have a lot in common, because they are often avoided by members of their own race. He urges both groups to open their dating horizons.
More racial harmony after the jump...
Despite increasing numbers of British Asians in mixed relationships, interracial dating and marriage between Asians and those from the black community are still relatively rare. ‘Dating Black’, presented by Anita Rani, questions why the Asian community is more accepting of mixed relationships with white people than those with black people.
We hear from three young British Asians who have all dated black. Layla is struggling to tell her parents about her black boyfriend. Rickesh has finished his relationship with a black girl because of the hostility he and his partner would face from his parents and community and Rajiv has gone against his parents wishes after falling for Francesca- Anita Rani
Here are a few comments from the interviewed subjects:
My parents couldn't understand why I would go out with someone black. As far as they are concerned, black people are the lowest of the low...
I wouldn't date a black girl again purely because of the hassle I know I will go through...
In the Asian community to some degree considers itself to be up higher up the ladder than the black community so when your child is dating someone black its consider a step down...
*blink blink*
Wow but the world wants us to believe that racism only exists in good ole US of A.
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According to every statistic that's ever printed, written and video taped, African American women and Asian men are the least likely to hook-up. So imagine my surprise when I found this gem over at Articlesbase:
"This is a short Asian men dating black women guide. If you're an Asian guy who love brown women (like one of my friend) I'm going to give you a couple of information to find yourself a black girlfriend -- because finding a brown girlfriend does not hold to be hard, if you know what to do. I'm going to show you how to dress, so you instantly attract dark skinned women and they will compliment you like no tomorrow."
Seriously?
I mean aside from the grammatical errors throughout the post, I don't know if I'm offended or honored. But I have so many questions. The author goes on about what he believes will be instrumental in getting your very own dark-skinned black woman:
"Where to meet (plenty) of Black women There are certain parts of the city where there are dark skinned women, just like how there are Chinese people in China town."
How cute!
He then suggests hanging out at the local coffee shops and malls. Hmmm the only black women that I see at my local Harris Teeter Starbucks are the one's that work there. Now the mall, that's a different story.
He continues by offering some fashion tips and encourages his male readers to "take action" to change their social life. I believe this is the best advice anyone can give because its true. I believe too many of us don't this due to fear of the unknown or fear of rejection.
Life is too short to not experience it and too short to worry about how others perceive you. So get out there and start mingling at those coffee shops!
