Isn't 'black' Beautiful?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20444798

/// In many parts of Africa and Asia, lighter-skinned woman are considered more beautiful, are believed to be more successful and more likely to find marriage. ///

Women of all races have been known to go to the most extraordinary lengths to make themselves more beautiful, but why are these women taking such risks to their health so as to attract males of their own race?

Is it because the black male finds white females the more attractive, hence the various black males who seem happy to take white partners?

[sp1814]

It is common knowledge that black men especially soccer stars and other black celebrities class a white women on their arm as something of a trophy

No it is not.

[hc4361]

A responsible pet owner gets the pet neutered whilst young and should factor the cost in.
It is a fact that keeping pets is expensive. If you rehome a dog or cat from the RSPCA or similar it should already be neutered, but frankly if you can't afford the cost you can't afford a pet.

[hc4361]

Ooops! Wrong thread

[FredPuli43]

Wrong thread,hc? For a moment ,I thought it was the right one LOL. You know how 'they' breed like flies and how the country will be overrun by Muslims and other black and brown folk by next week or decade or something. Can't let our pure Anglo-Saxons interbreed. That will only make more brown people ! Me, I see nothing wrong in interbreeding and find it interesting that there are so many mixed race couples here. What's wrong with that being so?

People the world over want to change their appearance, whether by cosmetics or more serious means, to appear more attractive in their own or others' eyes

[emmie]

i don't go for a sun tan because i wish to be black, but to stop looking like a ghost. It actually lifts my mood considerably when i have some colour in my face, and believe it on not, the sun is good for you, Vitamin D, which the scientists have been telling us for years. There is a risk of sun damage, cancer if you overdo it, but quite frankly you can get cancer from any source, with combinations of overeating, bad diet, drink, drugs, stress, and so many others things.
so if i wish to look a little tanned then it's not because i wish to attract anyone, i do it for me.

[Booldawg]

you dont tend to see as many black women with white men. I dont know what the statisitcs are but from what I see in everyday life in the UK an idea of a mixed race relationship tends to be in favour of black man and white woman.

[pa___ul3]

it would take one massive sociological study to determine this! Asia and Africa are big places so I'm guessing there's many, many sociological trends. There may be some places where this is noticeable as in the old case of the geishas.. as the old trends in the UK, whereby being pale was a sign of wealth (not working outdoors), with the arrival of foreign travel the trend has more recently swayed towards the desire of a tan, although I think it's slowly swinging back. Maybe there's a link to the old 'gentlemen prefer blondes' because they're, perhaps subconsciosly, perceived as softer and more feminine. Maybe in the case of white women with black men it's because they're, at least what I've noticed, more commonly of West African descent and so often taller and more muscular, traits associated with masculinity.
These are, obviously, only assumptions. From my experience people are attracted to whomever they are attracted to for any number of reasons and it's good to see that, in the UK at least, society is becoming more and more acceptant of all matches.

[emmie]

i would hope so too, but fear that is not the case in some of our more conservative societies.

[237SJ]

"Is it because the black male finds white females more attactive?"
No. It`s because having pale skin indicates that you are above working on the land and thus getting your face tanned. It`s a matter of status. If you don`t work on the land, you have "made it". You can`t find face creams in the Far East that don`t have skin lightening agents in them. It`s the same all over the world.