Gender Through The Prism Of Difference...Question's for the Intellectual!

Question's for the IR Pro!

I came across this book and wanted to share"Gender Through The Prism Of Difference" by Maxine Baca Zinn and I am quite intrigued by the readings of present gender as it is situated in sexual, racial-ethnic, social class, physical abilities, age, and national citizenship contexts. Sounds like a must read to me...!

So I have Question's... for you!

1. Do you believe that WW or any other Non Black Women choose a BM based on Skin Color and if so why?

2. Do you believe in the 4 E's (Emotion, Enviroment, Exposure and Experience) play a roll in your decisions? Why or Why not?

3. If you had to break it down....What percentages %
pertaining to you as an Individual would you place on
the 4 E's above in Question 2?

4. Does Experience excuse our Attitudes?

5. With the partners that YOU have chosen, did any of the Stereotype definitions of BM play a roll in your choice of how you proceeded with them? Now be honest b/c I know there are some of you out there.

6. What differences do you and your partner/spouse have to battle with MOST! And how best have you dealt with or are you trying to deal with them?

Share with the rest of us. I know we could learn a thing or two.

 

I believe you are asking white women not white men? (typo??? in question 1?)

 

I can only answer for me. So here goes.

No.

Absolutely, but not more so than it would have in any race.

Emotion - because with out that I wouldn't have paid any attention,
Environment - because that said a lot about him, and gave us the opportunity to meet.
Exposure - because with out that I'd never have met him.
Experience - because I had been through a negative one with my ex which I didn't want to repeat so I chose differently.

Emotion maybe a low 10%
Environment maybe 20%
Exposure about 5 %
Experience - about 25%

That's only 60 % of the reasons were together, give or take, because this is not an all inclusive list of reasons to start dating someone.

NO

I learned about the stereotypes after choosing, not before, so no.

I haven't really had to "battle with" anything yet because I'm in the early stages of this relationship, but I don't see it being racial issues at all.