International blog against racism week

[netmouse]

All right, I'll play. But I feel a little bit like elisem wrote:
I am a little fearful that I'm waving a banner around and dancing up and down and trying to win a hat that says Clueful White Chick, or something. And I'm not. I miss all sorts of clues. Not just about racism, but many things.
That said, let's see

Comments

[kestenbaum]

"A friend complains of how porn and drama both never seem to show black women getting involved with white men."

(I can think of some counterexamples, but all from sf books, hmmm....)

The harsh reality is that among black/white interracial marriages, black-male/white-female couples outnumber white-male/black-female couples by a ratio of something like eight to one.

The reasons for this discrepancy are debated among sociologists. Charles Herbert Stember, in Sexual Racism (very interesting book), concluded that it was due to "the attitudes of both groups". Others have blamed white racism. But recent "speed dating" studies have found that college-age black women are much more likely to be opposed to dating someone of another race than college-age white men are.

[netmouse]

The harsh reality is that among black/white interracial marriages, black-male/white-female couples outnumber white-male/black-female couples by a ratio of something like eight to one.

Well, and that's pretty much what I expected. But my guess is that in the media representation of black-male/white-female couples outnumber white-male/black-female couples by a ratio more like 200 to one - a whole higher order of magnitude.

There are certainly exceptions, though. Even in the movies - again, SF comes to mind (Strange Days).

I'm curious, if you know, how many couples getting married in this county are inter-racial. Do you keep track?

[kestenbaum]

I'll check to see if we have any local stats. The 8-to-1 number I mentioned came from Minnesota and a couple of other states.

[dionysus1999]

Yeah, sci-fi movies. Supernova was a horrible film, but it did pair Angela Bassett and James Spader together.

And don't forget Serenity/Firefly.

Or Die Another Day, who can forget Halle Berry and Pierce Bosnan.

[dionysus1999]

I think its funny you mention Ohio and Michigan. My sister married an Ohio guy. He's great, for someone from Ohio. ;)

[kestenbaum]

No marriage/race numbers in Michigan, because the question isn't asked.