I'd like to thank everyone for giving Dating While Brown some love. Since blogging, we've received continuous love from the U.K., Canada, Australia, Germany, Korea, Africa, France, China, and the West Indies just to name a few. We've had several site changes and glitches yet you guys never seemed fazed!
Recently we picked up some new readership over in Sweden. Upon doing a Google search of DWB this morning, this is what I found:
Håll koll på Dating While Brown och andra favoritbloggar med Bloglovin'. Märk direkt när dina favoriter skrivit nya inlägg. På Svenska.
Loosely translated it says:
Keep track of Dating While Brown and other favorite blogs with bloglovin '. Rated directly in your favorite writing new posts. In Swedish.
So I say welcome aboard Sweden!
This goes to show you that interracial love is embraced, accepted and of interest in just about every corner of the world. Never feel down or defeated if your feelings or your relationships are not accepted where you are. Somewhere, somehow, someone is experiencing the same things you are. If you can't get the support or answers that's pertaining to your situation here, visit one of my fellow bloggers over to your right. We even have links that will direct you to some great male bloggers that will also offer their experiences and knowledge. If you write in another language we'll get it translated...Google Tools baby!
So once again, thank you for the time you spend here because I know that time is a commodity that we could all use more of.
Lastly, to the all those of you who oppose interracial love, I also say thank you because without you, DWB wouldn't have the motivation to spread the message!
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.
You will need to download a free copy of Real Player to listen to documentary
Collectively speaking, I believe this country will never be fully “ok” with interracial relationships (IRR) between black women and white men. America suffers from too much historical baggage and an extreme case of “damn can’t we just move on?” deficiency. Furthermore I feel that this country is uncomfortable seeing a black women paired with ANY man perceived to be non-black. Nonetheless, that’s not what this site is about. This site is about OPENLY exploring your options of interracial dating/marriage regardless of who you are and where you come from.
Naturally my postings are from an African-American woman’s perspective. However I’m about finding and maintaining IRRs regardless of race, creed, culture or gender. It's about being with someone even if that means losing ‘so-called’ friends and family. Sometimes it takes an IRR to find out who your real friends are. Sometimes an IRR will even expose the undeniable fact that families will never give your relationship the love and support you may need. As I said before, never let someone else’s discomfort dictate who you're attracted to or fall in love with!
Now on to the Video of The Week:
I picked this video because there’s no denying the fact that America is light years behind the acceptance of bw in non-black romantic relationships. This video echos that statement and much more. Without giving too much of the video away, a couple of statements that stuck out for me:
Nomfumdo: On past relationships: "We both were equal opportunity lovers".
Hagan: On what their society's views are in terms of IRRs: "The cultural thing outweighs the color thing".