Rhymefest has been doing a lot of writing leading to the release of El Che. He guest blogs for DJBooth, Honey Mag, and I think a few more spots… Today I was sent over this piece Fest did with HoneyMag regarding interracial dating. Check out the piece below.
via HoneyMag
Twenty years ago, seeing two homosexual men walking down the street holding hands or kissing in the park sent heterosexual males into a frenzy. Today it’s like, “Hey man, we’re all the same. Don’t be homophobic.”
Ten years ago, it was unacceptable for rappers to sing on their own track. Today, in order to be commercially successful, the singer-rapper hybrid is damn near mandatory.
Five years ago, black women openly shunned and condemned black men seen walking with a white woman. Well, some things just don’t change.
What is this secret war between black and white women over who gets the black athlete, actor or businessman? I understand that 50 percent of all U.S. prisoners are black males, and a lot of those who have escaped prison find themselves unemployed (especially in this economy) or bogged down with one or two baby mothers. It seems like the few fully viable black men who’ve managed to gain success, education and wealth are African lions: visible but endangered of extinction.
Some black women are increasingly frustrated that they are passed over for white women who they don’t feel can culturally relate, nurture, or respect their partner’s position in society. On the other hand, some white women candidly reveal that they feel like black women are bitter, selfish and socially defiant. And while all of these are stereotypes, whether true or false, they are still common ideas held by each side. I once heard a black woman say that the relationship between black men and women in America is a very sick one that needs to be quarantined and healed before we expose the virus to others.