Inside Twitter's 140 digit boundary, varied thoughts, opinions, and sentiments for and against interracial dating runs rampant.
I will say, for the most part, the response to white men and black women "swirling" (Twitter Lingo?) has been positive.
On the other side of the coin, there is a great deal of chatter about black men dating white women. What's funny is that as independent and indifferent black women are to certain subject matters, they appear actually affected to this "movement."
At ILM, we say "don't take it personal." Does that mean that we expect you to run into the arms of the first white guy who comes your way? No. We know that interracial dating is not for everyone. And if you would rather date and marry within your own race or ethnicity that is fine too.
Despite what appears to be a shortage of quality black men judging from the info we have read, there is still more than enough for you around.
"Interracial Love Magazine, I'm confused. I thought you would be encouraging us black women to explore interracial dating."
We are encouraging. It's just that we respect a woman's choice of who she wants in her life. We're not here to dictate that.
Recently, on Twitter, we received a response from someone who said, "how do you like being a consolation prize?" When we asked for clarification, we got "white men may be an alternative for some women, but not always a better alternative."
I'm OK with that. Really, I am. That twitter was entitled to her opinion. Black men do receive an excessive amount of negative press, and I respect that black women will feel a need to protect them.
But, you won't see that Interracial Love Magazine. Although we target black women and white men, we know that some of our material does catch the eye of many black male web surfers. Which is great. We welcome you to Interracial Love Magazine.
Interracial dating, relationships, sex, and love is a complex topic and requires a great deal of targeted, focused discussion from everyone who wants to be heard.
What sets Interracial Love Magazine part is that we may be the only site breaking down racial stereotypes from a white male's point of view. ( Well, for the most part. My partner is a black female. You can definitely distinguish her articles from mine....can't you???)
Interracial Love Magazine ranks among the top 185 k websites in the United States. And we are proud of that. So, we know people are reading us. Do we receive the most comments? No. Do we have the most subscribers? No.
But, we must be doing something right. And if we were not as popular, we would still do what we do. Why? Because we have to. It's that simple.
We will continue to defy racial stereotypes and break down barriers that prevent more interracial unions between black women and white men.
Stay tuned.
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7 comments:
Are white men not interested in black women who wear clothes? I am digging the site, the content is written with clarity; however, can I just get a sister who has on a business suit or just a pair of jeans and tee-shirt.
It is winter in Chi-town and the last thing that I want to see is a bikini that my 10-year old should be wearing.
Are white men more interested in our bodies than our brain? Our voluptuous bottoms and not our well-maintained body. And I am not hating - just even out the pictures and not scatter the site with stock images.
I am a size 6 because I exercise and maintain healthy eating habits, not because I binge after every meal. With that said, just want to see a variety of black women portrayed and not the stereotypical perception of how a black woman should look.
@ Dawn,
Thank you for a real comment that we could respond to!
We often portray these type of pics for a reason:
1) The web is visual.
2) We don't want our interpretation of what is sexy about black women to be different than that of the average black men.
3) The black community needs to realize that white men may often respond to black women portrayed in media the same way they do.
We (white men) can have fondness for the same "type" of black woman. Not just the "black barbie type."
But, you are right. We could show pics that were less graphic.
I have a confession though Dawn, and I know I can share this with you and I know you can appreciate it... Interracial Love Magazine, to be honest, is a manifestation of my own personal fantasies...making this site an outlet for what I carry inside.
So, you're a size 6? Sounds nice. I wouldn't mind checking you out. (wink)
Love,
Interracial Love Magazine
"The only site of its kind?"
Sure, you can check me out on iseecolor.com or I would be more than happy to see you a picture. As we say, it's in the puddin...
And I must confess, I do love me some chocolate puddin'! (Blushes)
Interracial Love Magazine
Since we are voicing our likes - put me down for butter cream. I tend to like it spread on my caramel cake...
See now you "done gone and got me started".
I too thought there was going to be something different. I have always been taught to stay away from white men because they only see me as forbidden fruit or sexual conquest seeing this pic of scantily clad women doesn't much help. I thought this site was going to be awesome. I stay away from black guys who only think about booty for that reason. I need to unfollow but I don't know how lol.
@ Anonymous, don't be so hasty. The pics are meant to portray the fact that we (many/most white men) share the same desire & interests in the same fashion as other black men.
We're not trying to glorify or uphold mistreatment of black women.
Spend some time and read our articles. You'll be able to identify that no other blog is like ours.
I promise.
Your friend,
Interracial Love Magazine
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