She went to prison for defending herself against men who were physically assaulting her.

Well, I take comfort in the fact that any men who are looking for WOC for those reasons are going to be sorely disappointed. Asian women are just as diverse as white women...and just as loud and opinionated. I take pleasure in belching rudely in front of men from whom I get the fetish vibe =P.

Thank you for your eloquence! In a way—though it's not the same, of course—I've experienced a similar phenomenon as a Jewish woman. It seems that (American) Jewish men tend to see Jewish women as sexually unattractive, smothering, whiny, unfeminine, too sibling-like somehow, and just all-around unappealing—a sort of…

I almost wish slave owners had been equal parts every race so we could discuss the after-effects of the institution of slavery without someone whining about blaming white people.

Thank you for understanding what I wrote. I don't know why someone assumed that I was saying he deserved it. I don't have a problem with interracial dating or marriage (I'm open to all races). But I notice men of other races tend to show me attention when alcohol is involved. I always hate going to clubs and all of a…

I just want to point out that some of your assumptions and language about Asian women are pretty hurtful here.

I'm with you to a point. I think he has a right to just say "I love who I love, go fuck yourself". And frankly, I long ago gave up hope of black men addressing the issues that black women face from not only white society, but black men themselves. I would have been shocked if he had went there. That being said, as a…

The thing is, he only said "love is colorblind" because some idiot said something like "he can't handle a strong black woman." I think OP Hermione takes issue with a larger phenomenon of misogyny (or misogynoir) wherein black men sometimes fetishize/express increased interest in white women and it's not really a…

There's actually a huge disparity between the number of black male/white female relationships and black female/white male relationships. It's something like twice as common for black men to date white women than the reverse. And that's . . . interesting. And it's likely that cultural attitudes about black women have…

I also want to add that I think part of my reaction has to do with the knowledge that black kids are less loved in America. (See e.g. Trayvon). Our children are seen as criminals and as overly mature (girls sexualized, 13 year old boys tried as adults), and not worthy of love and support. So to see so much love…

I want to like this more than once.

That's fascinating. I think it's hard for all of us not to internalize negative feelings about our race given how much negativity there is about us out in the world. (Those Harvard Implicit Aptitude Tests show that even black people have preferences for whites). https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

I would argue that people are not colorblind but that love can be. My love for my husband is just love - at the same time, as an individual I recognize his race as an aspect of who he is and how the world works to shape his narrative. I think a conversation about how black women are viewed could be good (or bad,…

No one should send this guy hate-filled racist comments. No one. He is doing a great thing here and that picture is sweet as pie.

And it goes on to this day. A large number of people who deported from France a few years ago even though we're all supposed to be able to travel freely in the EU (by "we" I mean citizens of EU countries).

If you're a Traveller, you're not Romani. Sorry. Our ethnic origins are in India. Travellers (whether Swedish, Irish, or English) are descended from Europeans who employ a culture of nomadism (i.e., white as white can be). Although Romani have a history of nomadism as well, Travellers are not ethnically distinct from…

I've got Romani family members (I'm about a quarter on my mom's side), and let me tell you, it's not just white people who use the term "gypsy." And although we're ethnically Romani, we still consider ourselves white. At least in the US. Despite the casual use of "gypsy," this is probably the best country in the world…

Because racism against the Roma has for some reason been deemed acceptable for a very long time. That doesn't change its being racism.

Your comment probably would have been better received if you hadn't started off grouping all "white privileged asses" together. And if you didn't just dismiss everything everyone else was saying by saying "you're not Romani so I don't care what you think".