I Don't Date Outside of My Race...

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by starang21

ok,

light, bright, damn near white?

:thinking:

and long straight hair.

Liar.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Liar.

:looks at chaos:

arty:

:fap:

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I assume you are a "white Latino" (in layperson's terms ) so it makes sense that this would translate into "racial" differences (rather that just cultural and ethnic) in your family's eyes. In this country and in Latin American countries, there is a great social divide between groups of people based on the color of their skin, features, and hair texture. So things like attractiveness and social status (i.e. the white privilege that people of European background receive all over the world) will be based on that. If you date someone of the African diaspora, familiarity with each other's "culture" would have to include acknowledging and discussing this without being too consumed with it.

There was a special on PBS recently about this issue in Brazil. Very sad state of affairs. If I find a link or article, I will post it.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

There was a special on PBS recently about this issue in Brazil. Very sad state of affairs. If I find a link or article, I will post it.

I hope you find it, I'd really be interested in reading that.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

I hope you find it, I'd really be interested in reading that.

Could this be it?
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/ro...l_cutting.html

[Fawn Liebowitz]

Please excuse my forum crash - I thought this was an interesting topic.

"they think they're better than you, they're nerdy, or they smell like
wet dog

I try not to date anyone that smells like wet dog, regardless of race, and I have to admit, that really made me laugh - I've never heard that one!

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Fawn Liebowitz

I try not to date anyone that smells like wet dog, regardless of race,

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Personally, I simply date who I'm attracted to, whatever their race.

The only thing I take issue with is people who exclude certain races from their "dating pool" based on stereotypes. For example, black men who only date white women "because black women are lazy, ghetto, and make bad mothers." That's a stereotype. Or black women who won't date white men because "they think they're better than you, they're nerdy, or they smell like wet dog" That's also a steretype. If you're going to stick to certain races, that's fine. But don't base your choices on things that are ignorant and untrue.

LMAO!

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Could this be it?
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/ro...l_cutting.html

No, thats not it. It was PBS, though. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/brazil2/

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

No, thats not it. It was PBS, though. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/brazil2/

Thank you for finding this.

But with national surveys identifying over 130 different categories of skin color, including "cinnamon," "coffee with milk," and "toasted," who will be considered "black enough" to qualify for the new racial quotas?

Wow, just wow. A whole other level.

[OhSoVeryLadylike]

Julian McMahon
Hugh Laurie

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

No, thats not it. It was PBS, though. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/brazil2/

Thanks for the link!

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

Thank you for finding this.

Wow, just wow. A whole other level.

It sounds like the coffee menu at Starbucks.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Personally, I simply date who I'm attracted to, whatever their race.

The only thing I take issue with is people who exclude certain races from their "dating pool" based on stereotypes. For example, black men who only date white women "because black women are lazy, ghetto, and make bad mothers." That's a stereotype. Or black women who won't date white men because "they think they're better than you, they're nerdy, or they smell like wet dog" That's also a steretype. If you're going to stick to certain races, that's fine. But don't base your choices on things that are ignorant and untrue.

Totally agree

[Confucius]

^^^^^I agree. As for myself, I take what I can get.