What do white women think about black guys?
(Going anonymous, just in case…) As a white woman, I have a different experience than those already mentioned. Charlie Toure’s answer makes a lot of sense! And for many people, that might be the underlying reason for the attitudes toward black men.For myself, it’s different. I’m white (like, Irish white, so nearly transparent) and living in Atlanta, Georgia. When I was in the military, I met people from all different countries, from all over the US, and had a mix of experiences with those people. Get down here to Atlanta and it’s almost completely negative. A few black guys I’ve met were just genuinely nice, smart, honest people. The majority, however, were proving the stereotypes true. I couldn’t even walk to the apartment complex mailbox without being approached, being asked to cheat on my husband (even while I was pregnant), or being stalked. I had to carry pepper spray just to pick my kids up from the bus stop because the harassment got so bad. (We were one of only a few — 3 or 4 — white families in the 800 unit complex.) Sometimes I’d get asked how much I charge per hour. Sometimes they’d nearly crawl into the car with me if I was sitting in the car waiting for my kids after school.My husband’s mom has always dated black guys (after her two white marriages were over), and his experiences also prove stereotypes true: cheating, violent, abusive, and selfish.Are those qualities present in other races/colors? Absolutely! Are the stereotypes there because it’s more prevalent in American black culture? Yep. It’s not universally true. So to answer the original question — what do I (as a white woman) think of black guys? I’ve had enough very negative experiences that I shy farther away when I see a black guy, and I never walk anywhere alone in Atlanta.Edit: Clarified that my perspective applies predominantly to American black guys/culture. I have met black people from other parts of the world and the experience and people were vastly different (and more decent) than the American attitudes.
Will spiders nest in my dreads or is this a myth?
myth a dumb myth like many other myths you cant get bugs and stuff in your dreadlocks i dont even think homeless people get bugs in their hair you guys are dumb... [edit] Tho i'm not calling you dumb, most people who answer about dreadlocks have not 1 bit of experience or decent information/knowledge about dreads. Just stupid myths and opinions. One reason you can't take a lot of people's word for granted I have dreadlocks Know a lot about them And give CORRECT information about them Yes, i double check some answers And have a life, hehehe
Is race real or just a "social construct"?
That we have slight physiological differences based on where our ancestors lived? Fact. That we have a tendency to treat races other than our own slightly differently, or be biased towards our own? Social construct. Race is real. Racism is a social construct. It bugs the hell out of me that idiots insist on saying "there's only one race, the human race" as if they're giving up on defeating racism without having to speak bullshlt.
What is the genetic impact of selective breeding of Black people in the US during slavery?
For instance, Black people seem to have a tendency to excell at sports requiring power and speed. Take football for example. Football is not a cheap sport to get involved with, yet even with the disproportionate desparity between races, they seem to dominate this sport. Also, we see Black people advancing in more expensive sports as the equality gap slowly gets smaller. But aside from athleticism, I have heard that Black people retain sodium more efficiently, thus making the group more prone to diseases that are effected by high sodium diets when compared to other groups of people. This was a result of the survivors of the terrible conditions in slave ships (no food or water for a very long time) being the only slaves available for breeding; a type of fast-acting natural selection. These are things I have heard and would like cited proof of. If anyone could direct me to some valuable and unbiased, non-racist literature on the topic, that would be great.