Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:47     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
OP:

Other than the President of the United States and his wife, who do you think the best role models are in today's black community? Public figures, I mean.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:45     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:Did (or do) you have sex outside of your race? Mixed woman here, and I find that most black men fantasize with being with a white woman.


Everybody in American fantasized about this, whether they admit it or not. (AA female here, married to a WM).
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:42     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:Question for AA women, what reasons do you find cause you to dislike other AA women? do you find it harder or easier to become friends with other AA females?


I don't like loud, aggressive, obnoxious people, and in my experience, you find these kind of people in ALL races not just AA. I don't find it any easier or harder to become friends with other AA females, the bottom line is always do we "get" each other and the fact that you are AA doesn't always make this so.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:42     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:I know AAs can't wash their hair that often or it will get dry. What do you do about working out and getting sweaty?


You know wrong, I can and do wash my hair everyday. But I'm a female wearing my hair naturally. White women who get their hair blown out don't wash their hair everyday either, it's the same thing for AA women who go to the salon for relaxers.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:41     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you know any blacks who have not had or like mumbo sauce?


NP, I'm an AA who has no idea what this is.


Mumbo sauce isn't really an AA thing; it's more a DC thing.

ps. LOVE mumbo sauce, but haven't had it in some time.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:41     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:Question for AA women, what reasons do you find cause you to dislike other AA women? do you find it harder or easier to become friends with other AA females?


This is a myth. I don't find it hard to get along with other black women and I certainly don't dislike them "just because". My company is probably 95% white and while I am acquaintances with a few white women, I've formed a closer bond with almost all of the black women here.

I would wager that black women don't get along with one another for the same reason why some white women don't get along with other white women: personality clashes, jealousy, etc.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:40     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:Do you know any blacks who have not had or like mumbo sauce?


NP, I'm an AA who has no idea what this is.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:38     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
The same thing that would cause me to dislike any female: Having a shitty attitude or going out of their way to be disagreable/make me feel unwelcome in their little world.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:36     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Question for AA women, what reasons do you find cause you to dislike other AA women? do you find it harder or easier to become friends with other AA females?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:33     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:10:25, Do you ever stop to think why you think you look prettier with straight hair rather than your natural hair?


I know what you're getting at, but I don't think it's about what society tells me is pretty. I have had a natural afro, braided hair, curly ringlets and straight hair and of all of those, curly ringlets flatters my face the most, followed by straight hair. When I leave home in the morning, I try to leave with whatever look my eyes find attractive.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:28     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:Do you ever feel that white people adjust how they speak when talking to you? Do you hear them trying to talk "black"? How do you feel about it?


Yes they do. They go out of their way to be extra nice, it seems. White men try to "talk black" more that white women, in my experience. They end up sounding like bumbling idiots though.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:28     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
10:25, Do you ever stop to think why you think you look prettier with straight hair rather than your natural hair?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:26     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:
ManHere wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you were from Japan, would you say you are African -Japanese?


No, just black. Not all black people are African American.

Agreed
-OP


but you are so if you were from japan --------?

Nobody from Africa has made it to Japan yet and started a family there?


Afro-Asian or Afro-Japanese
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:25     Subject: I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do AA men marry/hit on White Women so much?

Define "so much" and I will try (not) to answer you.


Fine, I'll rephrase.

What is the attraction a lot of AA men have towards white women?


Same reason black women do their best to look like white women - dieting away their curves, straightening their hair, etc. White people are the majority here and society says white women are the ideal (blonde hair, blue eyes). We're all a product of our American culture.

Same reason why white women are dieting down to skeletons even though that looks hideous.


I beg to differ. I don't know of any black woman who is trying to be white.

-I perm my hair because it's easier to maintain straight and I prefer the look over natural hair. Has nothing to do with looking white...especially since my hair still remains thick and does not resemble "white hair" at all.

-I absolutely love my curves. Would NOT trade them for a pancake ass. Being extremely thin and/or anemic does not appeal to me at all.

-While the blonde hair/ blue eyes may be the ideal among white people, genuine articles of these traits are rare indeed. I am not fooled by every "blonde" I see. And most white women that I see are extremely plain and/or need makeup to avoid looking haggard. White women also age very quickly (35 looking 45). No thanks.

-AA female



Agree with PP, I don't straigthen my hair to look "white", I straighten it because I like the way it looks on me, I'm prettier with straight here, I have eyes and I can see it in the mirror.

I've always been thin but I do have a bit of a butt and I won't trade that for a flat ass. No matter what the media tells you, curvy is still more attractive than thin. If I'm walking down the street, Kim Kardashian will catch my eye before Demi Moore, and I believe MOST guys will say the same thing. There is something about full breasts, a flat stomach and a bubble butt that just screams sex. And anything that screams sex is the standard of beauty people aspire to.

There are too many ugly blondes so I won't even touch that one
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2012 10:17     Subject: Re:I'm an African American. Ask me anything.
It seems like well-hung white guys are the most likely to date black women (not afraid of the stereotype because they "measure up").