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an. What we need to discuss?
im talking about the statistic that black men are marrying black women at a lower rate than they are marrying us. Do you have anything to say on that my brother?
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an. What we need to discuss?
im talking about the statistic that black men are marrying black women at a lower rate than they are marrying us. Do you have anything to say on that my brother?
Lol. I'm messin with you bro.
IMO, I think a good portion of this is because of environment and opportunity that largely goes unnoticed.
If a brother goes through a predominately white high school then he's most likely is going to be attracted to white women. So, if it is possible, I would encourage parents to find a balance of black exposure during those developing years so that the young brother won't think that white is right or the only option.
I would also encourage black girls/women to pursue technical professions. In the section of downtown Philadelphia that I work, finding a black professional black woman is like trying to shiny hunt in pokemon. There are mostly technical and business professions in the area and honestly its a sea of mayonnaise here. If your a brother in these professions then you run into white women like zubats in Mt Moon. Traditionally black women are discouraged from anything math related which in talking to educators they have informed me that this leads them away from fields like engineering where there are a decent amount of brothers but alot more non-black dating options.
The same goes for the gym as well. Encourage sisters to workout so that demographic of brothers are exposed to them as well.
There is still the obvious of self-hate and trauma that causes disparity in the black marriage rates but I personally found environment to also be a factor among my friends.
coulda sworn this same graphic was already posted...there are so many angles to this, as to render generalizations or explanations about it somewhat lacking and unproductive. sure there could be a mismatching of profession(s) and/or interests between of demographics of black men & women at various stages in life, (tho i don't think this 'problem' is because of differences in occupational selection or propensity to go gym) sure some black men (and women) may grow up or work in environments where they are just around more other non-black folk but people tend to find partners they are attracted to in spite of those type of mismatches. if anything you might expect that black women should have more opportunity to marry non black men as black women tend to outnumber black men in things like going to college and also in many professional settings, tho this prolly has a good amount of variation depending on the place...
there is also a reality that many black women, at least by the stuff i read in the media (and i do tend think it plays out in what i see in the world as well to some extent), seem to be out achieving/performing black men (at least in the aggregate at a certain level, though maybe not on an individual level as successful as the most successful black men---tho i do remember reading some articles that 'interpreted' some statistics to infer that black women were the most degree'd up/educated demographic in the u.s), which might be leading to a situation where the perception is there just aren't enough 'marriageable' black men? women, as very general rule don't tend to marry down, factor in too the numbers of black men caught up in the legal system. then you also have those infamous studies that point to black men (and asian women) to be most likely to date outside their 'race' (conversely with black women & asian men least likely) which may exacerbate the aforementioned eligibility mismatch between (maybe especially for professional) black women & black men, where 'professional' black men just have more options of women generally than do similar professional black women do options of men?
i'm not sure you can really come to any single conclusion about that disparity, it is up to a confluence of so many things. ultimately i think people just like who likes them, yes the cloud/pall of the pervasiveness of 'european standards of beauty' around the world does hang over this topic and is definitely in full effect, still it is exceedingly difficult to really disentangle it from the fact that in matters of love people tend to like who likes them. we don't really control who we attract/are attracted to/like/love...consider also that generally, the expectation is on men to approach women/do the courting (so it could very well be that this marriage disparity is generally the case where men tend to be more aggressive about having a variety in their partners whereas women tend to be less so in terms of actually seeking out variety) and if you ask most black women about this they generally say while they may be more attracted to black men they would be open to dating non-black men but are not often even approached by them...
This is one “concern” I’ve had in the back of my mind about moving to Colorado and raising kids out there. My girl and I plan to relocate there in a couple years. I want my kids to be well exposed if not well rounded. By that I really mean that when it comes to them making decisions, they made it after considering their choices and simply knowing they had choices.If a brother goes through a predominately white high school then he's most likely is going to be attracted to white women. So, if it is possible, I would encourage parents to find a balance of black exposure during those developing years so that the young brother won't think that white is right or the only option.
This is one “concern” I’ve had in the back of my mind about moving to Colorado and raising kids out there. My girl and I plan to relocate there in a couple years. I want my kids to be well exposed if not well rounded. By that I really mean that when it comes to them making decisions, they made it after considering their choices and simply knowing they had choices.
I’m hoping we can find enough opportunities for black exposure in Colorado. I don’t care what race my kids date. But it would sting a little bit if it doesn’t look like they are even considering their own because of lack of exposure in general.
BLACK PEOPLE WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!
Man shut yo goofy *** up with all dat yip yap....
Ole fear mongering ***......
Somebody remove this clown from the thread already
Once again, I can't blame China for doing what's best for them and their people. Blame solely lies on these corrupt African leaders who are making themselves rich to the detriment of their people.
bro, this one still hurts
Junius Stinney was executed at 14 for a crime he didn't commit, then 75 years later the state of South Carolina apologized
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stinney