I'm not watching this show on purpose, I've never heard of it before and I don't know if it's on every day or once a week or what. I'm on the computer and the TV was left on this channel. Anyway, I overheard that the next show is going to be about interracial relationships/couples and I thought some of you might be interested in checking it out. :smt102 Here's some information about his show: http://www.andersoncooper.com/
It just hit me...Anderson Cooper has a big African-American fanbase. And he's definitely the black sheep in the Vanderbilt family.
I didn't mean he was pariah in that sense. Rather, the Vanderbilts are all about business and they tend to be heavily conservative. Anderson is the opposite of all that. Yes, he's a businessman in a sense, but he's more of an entertainer and more out in the public.
I just happened to catch the tail end of the show as it aired the other day then went online and watched some of the clips these two caught my eye http://www.andersoncooper.com/2011/11/04/interracial-couples-audience-reaction/ http://www.andersoncooper.com/2011/11/03/an-interracial-couple-weighs-in/
I saw some of this Friday. A white lady in the audience said that black men use white women as a status symbol. The people on stage told her that was a stereotype and the media makes it seem like most black athletes date "others". They also said black athletes date out no more than regular black men and that 88% of BM are married to BW. But yet ppl make it seem like BM are abandoning BW. It's like they look past the 15 black couples they see in the mall and focus on maybe 2 or 3 interracial couples if that. Those of us who do date out are apart of a small minority.
I had to straighten out an old friend on this one - she really thought that was the reason black men were attracted to white women. I mean, seriously, I'm a 53 year old middle class white woman with MS. How the HELL am *I* a status symbol for anyone?? :smt043:smt043
There were a lot of stereotypes verbalized on that show. I didn't catch the whole thing but enough to get an idea... For example, the BW on stage who refused to date anyone other than BM stated that BM might prefer WW because BW are known to be strong and dominant (or something like that) hinting that she believed WW are the opposite - weak and submissive. A BM in the audience who was in an IR stated that BW had attitude insinuating that ww don't and that all BW had attitude. Puh-leaze. Just too much stereotyping and generalizations going on there to make it a truly valuable conversation, in my opinion with the exception of the gentleman that brought those stats of course. He seemed to have an open and balanced view from what I'd seen.
you mean they arent? :smt043 those stereotypes peaked their heads around here on occasion also. some guys said at the end of the day, they didnt want to come home and fight with a BW, hinting again that WW are docile creatures with no opinion.
shhhhhhhh...don't say that too loud...they are patiently waiting for just the right moment to school us on our lives...
LOL. too funny. I think BW confuse strong and independent with having to argue every point. That doesnt make you a woman...that makes you an ass
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Jacque Reid has been known to do varied interviews on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. That's sort of weird because I do remember her stating that she dated many men of varied ethnicity on the program. [YOUTUBE]02z3qWEuLKU[/YOUTUBE]
