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Why don't white guys approach black girls?
My best friend is a white guy and we are super close since grade 5 but we would never date although people say we should, (i don't want to though but thats beside the point)once one of my other friends said that it's because we are two races that don't like each other that way and don't mix in terms of dating. And that got me wondering why is that? I was born in Cuba and there race does not really matter much.... I'm 16 , light skinned black Latina, I have been checked out by white guys but none make the effort to come and approach me,Should I approach them? I sort of had a moment with one in the book store and we were talking and stuff but he didn't ask for my number or something..... Don't get me wrong i like all races, its just that i have not dated a white guy before. There are plenty of black guys who approach white girls where I live. But it's different the other way around
So my questions are: Why can you be interracial friends but its so much more complex if you date? And why don't white guys approach black girls even if they seem attracted to them?
First question on here since I joined, yay!
19 Answers
- gosolojacobLv 59 years agoFavorite Answer
I'm white, but come from a multi-racial family (two siblings are black), and married a Cuban with a chocolate milk skin tone (yum!), so I've seen race play into a lot of life situations.
Black women have a stigma attached to them, thanks to media portrayal. You have your "strong black women" types, that men fear will rip off their heads if they try to approach them. And, you have your "ghetto" black girls. A lot of men, black or white, don't want to be associated with that. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of portrayal of the average, black, normal girl that a lot of girls are. Men are just afraid or turned off by the stereotypical black woman.
Or, he could be a punk, and afraid of your black friends. Or, he could be a punk and afraid of societal backlash (ie maybe his parents wouldn't approve of him dating outside his race). Or, he may just not be interested.
Not everyone thinks like your friend, but a lot do. It's so sad to think that people believe couples shouldn't be together because of the colour of thier skin. It's just skin. It's not a representation of who the person is inside. The next time you see a white guy you're interested in, approach him. The worst that can happen is that he'll say no :)
My best friend is a dark skinned Dominican man, and we face many of the same stigmas attached to interracial dating..mostly because they don't believe a Dominican and a white woman can have a strictly platonic relationship. You're lucky no one judges you and your best friend!
- BrometheusLv 49 years ago
I think you're generalizing a bit too much. I know tons of white guys that date black girls (I like black girls as well ;D) and of course in order to date someone, approaching them will be the first step. Everyone can be compatible when it comes to dating, too. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, anything. Anyone can be compatible. Their ethnicity hardly matters and doesn't change the fact that they could be compatible or might not be compatible together. If you ask me, ethnicity hardly plays a part in it. It's just a matter whether or not the person is attracted to you. You and your friend have been friends for a very long time too so that plays a part in your relationship with him specifically and you already said that you didn't want to date him so obviously that plays a part in your relationship with him. As for all of these guys looking at you but not approaching you, it's probably just because they didn't want to (not saying that to insult you). Race probably didn't really matter to them. They probably just didn't want to approach you for whatever reason or maybe felt too nervous to or something. They also could've been shy. You're generalizing way too much with this, honestly. You're also jumping to conclusions a bit. Interracial relationships have actually started becoming much more common as well so that further proves my point. It could just be your city too and the people there while in other cities, it could be much different and you'd see tons of white men going out with black women.
- 9 years ago
It could be because they think you wont be interested due to the racial differences. Most people tend to be more attracted to those of the same race, so a lot of people kind talk themselves into thinking that the other won't be interested without even bothering.
And as far as Black guys go, since it really wasn't that long ago that Black and White people where allowed to marry and such, they kinda have an edge so to speak. Like, a lot of white girls where attracted to the thought of bringing a black guy home to shock the family, or going after something different, blah blah blah. (If you want to look at it in a stereotypical sense)
At least thats how I see it. *shrugs*
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- Obi Wan KnievelLv 79 years ago
I'm a white guy and I've dated black girls. And Latina girls, Polish girls, Irish, Russian, English, and even one who I think was a member of Hell's royal family. Skin colour is just like eye or hair colour. Since I haven't really dated any black guys I can't tell you about that part, but I don't have any hangups about girls.
Do you live in Alabama, by any chance? Because I've heard that some people there have a problem with that stuff. Those people usually also drink engine coolant and go to family reunions to pick up dates, but hey. But if you don't...
Methinks thou jumpeth to conclusions too much.
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- Dotachin 56Lv 59 years ago
ha! i got this, first generally speaking ... so this doesn't go for all!
but i think most white guys are intimidated by black girls personalities and traits which may be 180 of a white girls generally speaking. Next is that most black girls keep to there own or tend to stay in groups of there own ethnicity, so they may be too scared to approach a group,or there just less except interracial relationships.
idk im BLACK and im not picky all girls have the same parts... the shade and shapes are the only differences! :)
- 9 years ago
that paki guy is an ahole dont listen to him.
There are a few things that might be the problem.
It might be the fact that some of them are just simply not attracted to darker people which is usually normal.
The second possibility is huge!
Like my self, many white guys or just guys are VERY SHY and might not have the guts to approach you!
Thats why i think girls should approach guys more often.
Hope that helped.
- AlLv 69 years ago
Sometime they worry about what they family and friends may think about interracial relationship, maybe you need to let the guy know you maybe interest in them and allow him to take it from there because white guy love a black woman but the don't know how to approach you because they're fr aid of your reaction therefore you have to start making your present known and maybe with your white friend.
- JayfreshLv 49 years ago
I usually see black guys with white girls. I rarely see the other way around. It seems more common to see mixed race relationships these days, but not really black girl/white guy relationships. I might have seen it one time in my life.