White Girls Black Guys Prom Photo. :)

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Came across this on Youtube and navigated to the Facebook discussions the youtube blogger mentioned, Dr. Umar Johnson.

Man the hating was thick by black folks on the Facebook page. I realize they are Pan-Africanists and all that and so believe in black on black love and other jazz on that Facebook page, but grown ass folks who just seemed taken aback to see so many young black men with white prom dates and couldn't contain their vitriol was telling.

For example have a black women with 2 young sons talking about "her son better never deal with a white girl, he'll know better". With a parent who thinks like that her sons most likely will seek out a white girl out of sheer curiosity about why all the hate. It never fails in those situations.

I tell you black men and white women together sure get folks going, even when its a prom date with young men and women graduating with their diploma, a more noteworthy feat b.t.w.

Must say I got a kick out of some of the comments such as

"Seven Wives for Seven Brothas"

"This is what happens when you open a Starbucks next to a basketball court"

 

Those captions were funny. Oh well, they're probably angry because everyone appears to be attractive and well on their way to succeeding in life. As the saying goes, "Misery loves company."

 

^^^That's actually funny as hell. White girls and our Starbucks! :smt023

I remember one ex in particular, his mom was always so complimentary towards me but she flat out told me her son would never be more than friends with me (clearly she didn't know he was my bf lol). She wasn't about to have a ww in her family.

My bf now has told me that growing up his mom always told him he'd better not ever come home with a white girl. As a mother, I imagine her reasoning behind that rule was to try and protect her son from the hate/stereotyping/racist attitudes that can surround IR relationships. White friends were fine, but white girlfriends were off limits. His mom has changed her way of thinking since then though. She's such a welcoming and loving woman, who's been nothing but warm and respectful towards me. At this stage of her life, I think she recognizes that how I treat her son, and ultimately his happiness, is far more important than the color of my skin. If I make him happier than he's been and I take care of him like a woman should take care of her man, why should it matter that I'm white and he's black? I think she gets it now...thank goodness

 

Preach my lady, that's what's up. :smt023

Relationships are already tough out here, if you find that person that compliments you as a partner that is what it comes down to. No time for haters and their misery as Orejon mentioned above, misery loves company.

Glad to see your dude's mom has altered her perspective as she got to know you as a person and not a racial makeup.

LOL, didn't realize white girls be loving Starbucks like that.

 

Lol definitely no time for haters love. Never had a care in the world for those types so I damn sure won't start now lol

That gif tho :smt043

 

I think back to a few incidents during my junior and senior year in high school. One involved the annual Homecoming Ceremony and Game. There was always the question as to why a black girl was never elected Homecoming queen or even as a part of the Queen's court. The school held elections and everyone voted. The results were always the same. So, we(black students), accepted it. Then we had a little game on campus; it was a computer match game to see who was compatible whom on campus. It was called The Love Match Game. For $5.00, a student can find out who was more compatible with whom. However, a parent was concerned about his/her son or daughter being associated with a black boy or girl in a way other than scholastic learning. I paid that price and I was given the money back a week later. I was told that there was no one with whom I am compatible with. I thought it wasn't true. But I was glad to get my $5.00 back.
There was a school dance on a Saturday night. Two of the couples were interracial. But one of them were have a night of intimidation. That night, there was a Filipina and her boyfriend who happened to be white and a black boy and a white girl. Everyone was dancing close and enjoying the moment when some guy walked in and started taking pictures. He took pictures of the black boy and the white girl. The white girl was visibly shaken because the photographer was her ex-boyfriend and he was sort of tight with her parents. She had asked me once about how I felt about IR. I told her I was in favor of it. She was so in favor of it that she made it known and didn't care. But she did care that Saturday night.
There was another young IR couple on campus and for some reason, nobody bothered them. I think it was the fact that these two were both a little on the heavy side. They were not a super attractive couple but they seemed to get along great together. I guessed it is all about looks. If an IR couple is attractive, they get the scrutiny and if not, they are left alone. As to the video, I think people are make too much about nothing. A tempest in a teacup. My nephew is dating interracially(his girlfriend is Puerto Rican and Dominican) and the two are close. They're not making a statement. They are just a couple of kids together.

 

I tend to agree. A lot of this feels like it's about men viewing women as their 'property' so the other race of men is 'stealing' their property. It's pathetic, really. People are just people if you leave them to their own devices free of social pressure, manipulation, etc.

 

Or that family making sure that this person is "saved" or "preserved" for someone they deem worthy. So, they encourage them to excel because they believe that their child is special and as good as, or better than anyone else.

 

I love how parents think it their prerogative to deem who is worthy. As if they had to spend their lives with that person. Children are not our property, they are our loved ones. Sounds like patriarchy to me, but I could be wrong.

 

Raising children does not come with very detailed instructions. Most parents live vicariously through the lives of their children. They don't want them to make the same mistakes as they had made(or haven't made). And in the selection of a potential mate is something they wish that they could have an active part in. What I have learned from my parents was that though they meant well, they didn't really know any better. They have no idea of what would happen to their children later on down the road. So, all that they can do is pray that we all turn out all right. I had an argument years ago with my father and he said, "You can hate my guts all you want to, but you better not forget that I'm still your father." My teenage rebellion was very small compared to the other kids. I told my father that I knew kids who stole and committed other crimes, did drugs, drank, etc. I knew who they were and where to find them. If I wanted to join them, all I ever had to do was ask. It all begins at home.

 

:smt043:smt043:smt043

 

flaminghetero is scratching himself right now, wishing he could use this opportunity to chastize black women.

 

Wow. Kudos to young folks for having fun 8). Where was this? On a purely statistical level, this is "amazing". My high school was too ultra-segregated for a scenario like that to jump off, lol.

 

That makes it sound like a streetfight, lol. It makes me happy that people feel that open and comfortable nowadays.

 

What's the matter, Beasty? You upset your teammate is on the sidelines?

 

Don't be going my future husband like that

 

Future? You're not already married? You are fighting his battles for him, this is one of the characteristics of marriage. :smile:

 

lol! Upset? Lil dude your reference to teams is indicative of your small mentality. Apparently you have an imaginary system of points in which you use to substantiate your delusions. Your silly misguided appraisal for anything other than bm ww is beyond the scope of this site. So you along with the small number of insecure posters and trolls can carry on in your folly proclaiming to the world that you have no gripes with bw, as if anyone cares. Only the men that actually have a choice can understand the concept of preference. :smt043

 

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