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This is true. Unfortunately we live in America where the ones who have most of the power and created the American culture(white men) have made white women the standard of beauty. Thus it has been subconsciously programmed into us since childhood to think that the closer a woman is to white, the more attractive she is. Its the reason you hear rappers and lot of other black men obsess over "redbones" Beyoncé, Rihanna etc. It also has a lot to do with why a lot of Asian Americans hate the way their eyes look and try to make them look as "big" as possible. By the time most people are adults its too late to reverse the brain washing.
I will say a few controversial things below so I just want to write a disclaimer. I think all races are beautiful and gifted. I have nothing against interracial couples or their mixed children.
After taking certain classes, I have realized that it seems like some people are ashamed of their race because of the few individuals who give us a bad name (i.e. talk show guests, ghetto people). By dating interracially and eventually producing children that are not fully black, maybe a person can escape the shame that they have carried for years. One day my friend's sister (non-black) called a black guy on The Bachelor an ugly n-word. The girl quickly gasped, looked at me and apologized, then abruptly said, nevermind it's not like you're black anyway. I don't know if this has ever happened to other black people residing in a racially-homogenous suburb, but the black people around here avoid each other like aliens or enemies. Black people want to fit in with their friends and now view other black people in a stereotypical/unattractive light because their only exposure to black people has been through negative media portrayals.
In my honest opinion, the biggest protest against racism is a happy, wealthy successful black family who can interact harmoniously with other races; it shows that full-blooded black people are not genetically or intellectually inferior. I am not saying social activism should determine who you date, but if you are socially aware and educated, why would you willfully allow society to convince you to completely exclude the possibility of dating within your race? I believe that for women, we date who approaches us; however, with men, you are the leaders, and the decisions you make will affect whether successful black relationships will exist. I personally do not want the face of the black race to be poor, low-class, uneducated people with bad character.
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