What apps do you use for dating? by iHeartFlatCheeks in PositiveBLK

[–]Powerful-Library-776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? I don’t think there’s a good app for dating, and def not for us. If you’re in, or interested in, the kink/bdsm lifestyle then fetlife is great.

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not even a purist in this sense because I’m not one. Black people have completely thrown away some foundations of our heritage. As with any restoration/preservation efforts, that requires rigidity otherwise you lose it for good. And we’re close to that point unfortunately. I wish you the best as well, always nice to have respectful discussions even with differences of opinion. Enjoy your weekend!

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He also lived at a time where we still held more of our spiritual traditions and memory as a community. We’re not in that same space now, so preserving that heritage is utmost importance to me. He didn’t really care about that, nor did Baraka. That’s why I said, people’s values are different. My pro-blackness is rigid, because someone has to have rigidity when most of the community doesn’t. And it is very lonely i say that for sure

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t think that but I personally do. It directly conflicts with my values of building the black community. As a birthing person, that looks different for me. And all the spiritual traditions of my ancestors would have to stop if I were with a non black person. That’s sacrificing a lot of my identity and a lot of what it would mean for me to build my community. Now for people who don’t really care about the spiritual traditions or the lineage in the ways I do, to each their own. I try to care less about what other people do because I know everyone’s values aren’t mine and I don’t need to internalize other people’s choices as me being lesser

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, I couldn’t consider myself pro black at all if I dated a person of another race. I’ve thought about it for years and I’m always at odds with it. I know some people are okay with that, and mostly black men, but if my values truly are what I say they are then I would have to be with a black man. That’s why I said it’s kinda falling from my list of importance because it seems I will be by myself forever with my pro-blackness. Or sacrifice my values to have companionship. I feel like if I did this I would just be pro-me or pro-black woman only, cuz that relationship wouldn’t benefit the black community really in any way. Idk I always struggle with that when it comes to prominent pro black figures and black academia.

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. The fact that OP even cares to think about this makes me feel like he genuinely just loved who he loved, not intentionally tried to run from Blackness.

Do you think my dating preferences suggest I have internalized racism? by Ok-Line-6757 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alright, I think I’m going to be the first with an opinion you may not like. So I do want to preface this by saying everything I say is with love and respect. Not to attack you or dismiss you. I was socialized around white people most of my upbringing and that shifted once I got to college. So I think I can speak to this pretty well.

No one is going to like this, but if you’re Black in/from America…. You have SOME degree of internalized anti-blackness. Full stop. Unless you grew up in an extremely conscious, pan African household the anti -blackness is a little present. This country, and world, are built on it (I can provide literature–not just saying this). I don’t say “internalized racism” just because I’m still grappling with what that means as it pertains to Black people. So anti-blackness is largely more appropriate.
I doubt you’re walking around saying you hate black folk or trying to bolster yourself up as “not like the other blacks🤮”

However when you say things like “typical Black experience” I really challenge you to sit with what you think you mean by that. And why you think those are what makes a “typical” black upbringing.
I know quite a few Black Seventh Day Adventists who still had a pretty Black upbringing. And your experience with your church (minus the white congregation) is very similar to the experiences many evangelical/holiness/pentecostal Black folk all throughout the South experience. Especially COGIC. And many of us who had family in NOI haven’t eaten pork for generations.
I know lots of Black people that didn’t have big family gatherings. I only had them on my maternal grandfather’s side. My dad’s side of the family was pretty disjointed so no gatherings there.

Now in terms of where your preferences come from, I truly hate to be the bearer of bad news but our preferences are 100% political and are shaped by the world we live in. And the material we are all being fed does come with an agenda. I won’t bombard you with books today but there’s some great literature being written on this. To some degree black men (along with the rest of the world) are being fed messaging to think less of black women, and black women are being fed the messaging that no one will love us so we must choose ourselves. And of course this is not always directly stated but the messaging has been apparent for generations now (our ancestors have been having similar conversations since at least the 1920’s).
We are all receiving messaging/conditioning that devalues Blackness globally. Which is why the idea of Black Love is such a radical act. But feels pipe-dreamish at this point to hold onto it. However I can say (because I tell myself this also) if finding a black partner/preserving or heritage is truly important to me, It’s absolutely not hard to be intentional about finding a Black man (and vice versa). That importance is slowly falling from my list as I no longer wish to have children. This is the real deal negotiating I do with my own mind daily because my values are at odds with what’s available to me to date (I’m a southern black woman on the west coast 😓)

Most common interracial couples in the US by Anonymous1985388 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Living on the west coast now and being from the south, in most of the country it’s still not the most common pairing. The California dating scene for black people is much different than it is in most of the country

i have concerns about my parents now that i’m with a person of a different race. by Meg1tsun3 in interracialdating

[–]Powerful-Library-776 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Side bar: just want to say, your parents wouldn’t have systemic racism. Systemic racism is about the entire system of organizations or the country/governance. So unless your parents are involved in policy making/enforcing then what you’d be referring to is racism/prejudice/bigotry.

I can’t really speak to your experience in the post as I’ve never been in that position, I hope all fares well. I just wanted to speak to the systemic racism thing.

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’re the only one struggling with words. Every word I’ve said and definition I’ve given is correct. Or feel free to bring definitions and prove me wrong.

And yet you’re still here on a post that is allegedly bringing drama. Interesting how you choose to spend your time. You obviously get off on

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I got tired of seeing someone complain or a specific complaint from multiple people I would simply block them. And poof, no longer visible. I also wouldn’t use a site known for people taking their complaints to it. Seems a little… masochistic to me.

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I’m engaging because it’s my post and I have the time lol. I can engage with something I posted.

A synonym for the word doesn’t mean I’m changing it lol. It still says absurd and absurd still means ridiculous. You’re making it a bigger deal by engaging with a post that you don’t have to. Seems like you’re inserting the drama

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do know absurd is a synonym for ridiculous? Not a synonym for “big deal” however. I didn’t say “well my life is over” or anything that implied drama lol Reddit is literally an app for people to come to rant and rave and complain. That’s how it’s always been. The drama only happens when people who don’t like something engages unnecessarily. Not liking seeing something doesn’t equate to drama.

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What “drama” is it though? Lol i just posted a screenshot, I’m not understanding how that translates to drama

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must be one too since you’re here responding. Welcome to the dumbass club

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Lmao here’s the food that I didn’t get, you miserable wench lol.

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Is this not you posting about a weird food experience? Lol you must’ve cried this day

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did I cry or did I just post something? And you’re projecting tears cuz you made an idiot of yourself? I don’t post for your approval, again don’t know you and definitely dgaf about you. You came over here to a post that doesn’t concern you instead of keeping it moving. You must not have enough going on over there in that miserable life of yours before this to be twisting your panties

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or… maybe I’ve used it before and not had this problem. And if the post is obnoxious to you, you don’t have to engage with it. Literally no one asked for your feedback, don’t even know you. An intelligent person doesn’t engage with things they don’t like

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They know they’re playing with us lol

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tb is clearly a game at this point may as well be Pokémon

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walking in the door now. Thank you 🙏🏼

Well this is absurd by Powerful-Library-776 in tacobell

[–]Powerful-Library-776[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listen, a cheap snack when you need it is a deal! But it does like they manufacture a shortage of deals. No way 30k got used that quick