Response to "Why Can't a Successful Black Woman Find a Man"

My Boy Duece Duece made a video blog based on ABC Nightline Face-off's "Why Can't a Successful Woman". Here is my take on the forum.

The problems that were mentioned are not only Black problems they are universal. What happens though is that black people are exposed more than our other racial counterparts. The black male (mentioned in the Assassination of the Black Male Image) is depicted as a "brute, beast, animal, and ape" by society. We are degraded in the media (look at the way a black basketball player is described compared to a white player) and we live in a time where the media (to some) is used as the source of truth. Hill Harper truly enlightened the forum with facts and not opinion. I have read "The Conversation" and the issues touched on in his piece of literature has opened my eyes to a lot of things that are going on in the Black Relationship Community. Women should have a certain standard when choosing a man but, do not shun away potential. If a man has the ambition to own a McDonalds while he is currently "flipping burgers", roll with that man. As far as dating outside your race, I believe you can find love in any man/woman but a white man (or woman) cannot understand the history of our people. Its almost like the afflicter trying to sympathize with the afflicted, its not going to happen. I love "Black Love" so I settled down with a black woman because when attempting to date outside my race the scrutiny I received from the woman's family was degrading and I refused to assimilate and lose my identity. A powerful woman is not intimidating to me. I love when a woman holds herself to a certain esteem and not downgrade herself as a "video vixen". If my Wife were to make more money than me, so be it, what's her's is mine and vice versa. This is my take on the forum but do read the "The Conversation" by Hill Harper to get a more in-depth look on this issues discussed.