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A couple of weeks ago, I was covering an event for AfroToronto.com, where several well-known 'urban' artists performed for inner-city youth in Toronto. One of the artists, who is a well-known R&B singer showed up with her boyfriend, a tall, handsome....white man. My initial reaction was shock, and I thought, she's having trouble finding a brother? But does it really matter? But I found myself calling my girlfriend that night and gossiping about the statuesque songstress, whose natural beauty and popularity seemed to guarantee a line-up of brothas at her door every night. "Well what do you expect?" my friend said. "Otherwise, she's gonna be alone."
Quite honestly, I get tired of this topic. But in the last couple of weeks, quite a few bloggers have been discussing the complexities of these relationships. Writer Deborah Dikerson was roasted (figuratively, that is)when she wrote an article for Salon,entitled "I Want You To Want Me," about the absense of black characters in the hit movie, The Wedding Crashers there was backlash from angry bloggers who felt that because Dickerson was married to a white man, she had no 'right' to delve into the complexities of black female imagery(or lack thereof) in mainstream films.
Clare at Racial Realist has a interesting, yet contreversial take on the relationships between Black men and black women, and Free weighs in on the conversation. Also, check out the Thinking Black Man's perspective from the 'other side.'
