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Why aren't college-educated Black women meeting their match?
Insider via Yahoo ^ | February 5, 2023 | Brianna Holt

Posted on 02/05/2023 10:45:53 AM PST by grundle

Bias and stereotypes lead to college-educated Black women facing greater challenges in the dating market.

Black women are among the highest educated female demographic in America.

Students and experts told Insider that predominantly white college campuses don't create a fair playing field for Black women when dating.

A viral TikTok of white, female college graduates showcasing their engagement rings while waiting to receive their degrees sparked a conversation online about the pressure on young women at southern colleges and universities to get engaged before graduation.

The phenomenon has many names, but is perhaps most commonly trademarked as "ring by spring" or obtaining an "MRS degree." While the terms can have a negative connotation — implying that a young woman's main intention in attending college is to find a partner – it sheds light on the very real experience of young, white women finding their life partners on campus.

It isn't comparable to the experience of college-educated Black women who are 53% less likely to marry a well-educated man (with at least some post-secondary education) than their white counterparts.

"For Black women attending college, we're really striving to level the playing field or become economically stable. Our goal is to secure a career, and in turn, secure our families," said Anjerrika Bean, the assistant director of Howard University's Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership. "Securing a spouse isn't the ultimate agenda for us. That doesn't mean we aren't interested in it, but it isn't the reason we are choosing to further our education at said institution."

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dating; fracebook; fracebooking; menareweak; mgtow; redpill; saynotoracemixing; women
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To: grundle

they’re too busy hooking up with white privileged men on tv commercials...


21 posted on 02/05/2023 10:56:36 AM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: grundle

seems obvious

since based on the intersectionality chart

black lesbians will rule the world

they can just marry each other


22 posted on 02/05/2023 10:56:54 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: MinorityRepublican; nwrep

Neither of their families would approve. I was married to a black man once. His family was less approving of me than the other way around.


23 posted on 02/05/2023 10:56:55 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: grundle

The reason is because of feminism, “I dont need no man!”...until they do. Look at social media and women complaining about the sad state of relationships; its all over the place.


24 posted on 02/05/2023 10:57:09 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: MinorityRepublican

I hate to generalize as I have known a few extremely high-quality black women in my life.

But based on the ones at my work, I would have to say, nah.


25 posted on 02/05/2023 10:57:12 AM PST by DarrellZero
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To: rdcbn1

Among, as in one of the top 4 races…


26 posted on 02/05/2023 10:57:24 AM PST by EEGator
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To: grundle

I think the movie Barber Shop explains it.


27 posted on 02/05/2023 10:59:17 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: grundle

One word ala branDUHn: “Have you seen and heard joy reid? Kadisha Jackson brown? Carmella “fweedumb” hawiss? Come on man!”


28 posted on 02/05/2023 10:59:36 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: ViLaLuz
This makes no sense. The pool of eligible bachelors is the same for all women. Don’t try to make it a issue of race.

I think what they are really saying is that there are far more black woman in collage the black men. Thus the lack of opportunity.

This can be avoided if black women become corrections officers.

29 posted on 02/05/2023 10:59:39 AM PST by usurper
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To: AppyPappy

Good movie.


30 posted on 02/05/2023 11:00:24 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Securing a spouse isn’t the ultimate agenda for us. That doesn’t mean we aren’t interested in it, but it isn’t the reason we are choosing to further our education at said institution.”

OK, then you got what you wanted.


31 posted on 02/05/2023 11:00:46 AM PST by scrabblehack
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To: grundle

They used to have these events, First Fridays, all over the country. I think it started in DC.

Monthly event where black, “professional”, white collar types, could mingle with other black, white collar types.

So, you have successful black businessmen, doctors, lawyers, etc showing up to get laid. Of course, not every woman that showed up was some lawyer, consultant or whatever.

The women are trying to find a match. The men are looking for the hottest woman in the place.

The “professional” women are 100% attitude. They’re a black, female lawyer that graduated from Howard or Spellman or wherever. The men don’t have time for that nonsense.

Ergo, black men pretty much have their pick of the litter.

The black women do not.


32 posted on 02/05/2023 11:01:56 AM PST by qaz123
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To: grundle
"Securing a spouse isn't the ultimate agenda for us."

Securing a spouse is an item on an agenda, it's not an agenda.

Are students not required to take English in school these days?

33 posted on 02/05/2023 11:02:42 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: AppyPappy

What percentage of the men at Liberty (or any other college) have jobs before they graduate?


34 posted on 02/05/2023 11:03:09 AM PST by scrabblehack
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To: usurper

I suppose they’re assuming black women can only date black men.


35 posted on 02/05/2023 11:04:17 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ladyjane

Is it ‘securing a spouse’ or ‘securing a pay check’?


36 posted on 02/05/2023 11:04:18 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ViLaLuz

Why don’t they just go lesbo, and complete the trifecta?


37 posted on 02/05/2023 11:05:37 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: grundle

“Black women are among the highest educated female demographic in America.”

Uh huh.


38 posted on 02/05/2023 11:06:03 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: grundle

Why would you want to date a racist white toxic male?

Yeah let’s talk about “stereotypes”.

Plenty of nonbinary whatevers out there.


39 posted on 02/05/2023 11:07:15 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: DarrellZero
I hate to generalize as I have known a few extremely high-quality black women in my life.

Halle Berry's my type. That said, the best ones are probably out of USA. Maybe from the Islands or Africa. They're not brainwashed. But they're less likely to be my type unless they're a little bit mixed somewhere. Just my personal preference.

40 posted on 02/05/2023 11:07:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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