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Over the weekend Issa Rae found herself in the hot seat when an excerpt from her book proposing that black women date Asian men, found its way on social media. In The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, Rae addressed the then-recent studies that claimed black women and Asian men were the least desirable when it came to dating apps.
Of course, Black Twitter had a TON to say, but it was black MEN who were offended by her preference.
https://twitter.com/RealBeardedDre/status/990730137330225152
https://twitter.com/216Champ2/status/990790806641479680
https://twitter.com/LvckyLefty__/status/990782767133671425
For context, here’s an excerpt from the book (which was released three years ago).
https://twitter.com/TommyDreamer___/status/990715072359133184
So what’s the problem, exactly? Men have long since had a preference in what and how they like their women — from long hair to big butts and even, dare we say it, complexion. And let’s not forget, most music in our culture glorifies a woman of foreign descent as more attractive.
But when a woman speaks out loud about her choice to date outside her race, we’re all of a sudden a sellout. Yeah, okay.
Calls to boycott the 33-year-old CoverGirl‘s hit show Insecure was immediately denounced by the women of Black Twitter. Even some of the fellas saw the outrage for what it was, ridiculous.
https://twitter.com/thomeography/status/990776155858001926
https://twitter.com/persephonevibe/status/990752101356724224
TELL US: Do you think Issa Rae crossed the line or was she right on the money?
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