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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they’re too busy hooking up with white privileged men on tv commercials...
seems obvious
since based on the intersectionality chart
black lesbians will rule the world
they can just marry each other
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.
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.
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.
Among, as in one of the top 4 races…
I think the movie Barber Shop explains it.
One word ala branDUHn: “Have you seen and heard joy reid? Kadisha Jackson brown? Carmella “fweedumb” hawiss? Come on man!”
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.
Good movie.
“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.
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.
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?
What percentage of the men at Liberty (or any other college) have jobs before they graduate?
I suppose they’re assuming black women can only date black men.
Is it ‘securing a spouse’ or ‘securing a pay check’?
Why don’t they just go lesbo, and complete the trifecta?
“Black women are among the highest educated female demographic in America.”
Uh huh.
Why would you want to date a racist white toxic male?
Yeah let’s talk about “stereotypes”.
Plenty of nonbinary whatevers out there.
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.
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