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  • Monday, February 08th, 2010
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Essence reader calls cover model a white supremacist

The February issue of Essence Magazine: Black Men, Love & Relationships, has Reggie Bush, the NFL player who is in an interracial relationship with Kim Kardashian. The main focus for this issue is celebrating Black love. Having Reggie on the cover really aroused a flood of seething comments from readers just because he is dating a non-black woman and the magazine targets Black women.

Here one of those comments:

“Why is there a white supremacist on the cover of Essence magazine?... full story

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Online dating: Should we do away with the weight question

Has the weight question on your online dating profile affected your dating?

Even though two thirds of Americans are obese or overweight, most plus size singles – women especially - say their weight gets in their way of dating - even those who aren’t ashamed of it and state it clearly on their online dating profiles.

Christie receives five potential matches every day from the dating site she is registered with based on preferences in her profile… then she reads “slender”... full story

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Do unconventional love tricks bring couples closer?

Ever gotten in a stupid fight with your spouse just to get attention? Raise your hand if you tell blatant lies like “Hon, you are still as sexy as the first time I met you” just to boost your partner’s self confidence. Oh… and don’t get me started with the flirting that makes your blood rush

All these are big no-nos in relationships as per conventional wisdom. And yet we still do these things. The thing is, these supposedly bad love tricks might just be thing your relationship... full story

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Color-blind racism?

“I have never hooked up with someone of my own race before!”

The above statement seems ‘beyond race’. It somehow makes the people who make such statements seem like they are beyond the influence of racial stereotyping and racist ideologies. Is this the case?

Being an interracial dating site, we are here to make it possible for people who are open to finding love that is more than skin-deep do that. Some people think that by dating interracially, they are somehow ‘beyond... full story

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Are black women the only opponents of interracial relationships?

Warning: This article may be offensive to some readers. This is not the objective. The article is in no way meant to defame or inflame any parties, groups or persons.

“Some black guys are going to date white girls. Attempting to beat up the white girls will not turn that tide. …You’d be better off learning to love yourself than becoming mired in bitterness and hate over that thing that’s not really about you.” From the post Sometimes the White Girl (Or Guy) Isn’t about... full story

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Color-blind racism?

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“I have never hooked up with someone of my own race before!”

The above statement seems ‘beyond race’. It somehow makes the people who make such statements seem like they are beyond the influence of racial stereotyping and racist ideologies. Is this the case?

Being an interracial... full story

Does her earning more affect your sex life?

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Most men grapple with figuring out where their place is when their women bring home much of the bacon… including in the bedroom.

When some men find themselves with women who make more money than they do, much as they would love to make more, naturally, they are fine with the situation... full story

Strip clubs, porn and you

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She broke up with him because of the other women in his life. Only the girls know these women are the infamous cyber porn queens. “I thought I was special to him. When I caught him, it felt like he was cheating on me.”

As we all know, the porn industry has been growing at an alarming rate... full story

Are black women the only opponents of interracial relationships?

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Warning: This article may be offensive to some readers. This is not the objective. The article is in no way meant to defame or inflame any parties, groups or persons.

“Some black guys are going to date white girls. Attempting to beat up the white girls will not turn that tide. …You’d... full story

Marriage license denied to Louisiana interracial couple. Judge refuses to resign

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Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, refuses to issue a Hammond, Louisiana interracial couple - Beth Humphrey (White) and Terence McKay (Black) - with a marriage license. Who would have thought that such things would still be happening to interracial couples in this age and era?... full story

Do black girls really need black barbies?

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - (Business Wire) Mattel® announced… the launch of So In Style™, a new line of black dolls by Barbie® featuring more authentic-looking facial features such as fuller lips, a wider nose, more distinctive cheek bones and curlier hair. So In Style™ (S.I.S.™) was developed... full story

Should parents call attention to race with their children?

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“Remember, everybody’s equal.” This is what one woman kept telling her 5-year-old son. She thought she was getting the message across until the day -after seven months of her repetitive phrase - the boy asked, “Mommy, what’s ‘equal’ mean?”

This... full story

Loving in parents’ shadow

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Ever found yourself doing the very things your mother or father did – even those things you promised yourself that you would never ever do?

In her book “Women Who Love Too Much”, Robin Norwood argues that human beings learn how to love or accept love by observing their parents... full story

White men are least attracted to Black women?

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…gender is one of the determining factors of interracial dating trends. Caucasian females are least likely to date Asian men, whilst white males in the U.S tend to be least attracted to female African American’s. - ‘Interracial Dating Trends’ by Matt Dating

Much as... full story

Of sex: Are you denying yourself a full life?

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We think sex, talk sex… But just like love, sex is still one of the things most of us have a problem decoding… especially when it involves totally pleasing the other person and you getting maximum satisfaction.

Many have settled for less just so the other person can get pleasure. Many... full story

Melting pot metaphor explained…

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We usually go on and on about America being a “melting pot”. Question is: What do we really mean? Well this is what Catherine in an article The Great Melting Pot: “Edging” Us out within Interracial Families had to say:

We just don’t seem to realize the truth of... full story

What’s the story behind mismatched couples?

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Why are those two together?

Everyone knows at least one couple that makes that question escape their breath. Great guy and a bi*** from hell, good mannered gal with some ill-mannered ghetto boy, beauty and beast …you just can’t understand what kind of drug or hypnosis one of them was on... full story

Are Black women more likely to be single?

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Statistics show that compared with white women, black women are twice as likely to be single.

Have you met this woman? She has a good job, works hard, earns a good salary. She went to college, got her master’s degree; she is intelligent. She is personable, articulate, well read, interested... full story

When a man loves a woman …

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One minute you know he loves you, the next you are in a world of uncertainty. By far, the nastiest sure thing in life is unrequited love. And the process of finding out whether he loves you is excruciating … turning your life into an operation of massive and intense decoding. Just as men feel they... full story

Do mixed race adolescents behave badly?

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There are some bad adolescent behaviors that whites do more than blacks (like drinking and smoking), and there are other bad adolescent behaviors that blacks do more than whites (watching TV, fighting, getting sexually transmitted diseases). Mixed-race kids manage to be as bad as whites on the white... full story

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People love Kimora and Djimon

Unlike the uproar about the cover of Essence magazine, February issue, people have really embraced the cover models of next month’s issue... full story

Marriage has a chance after all

I know of people who have refused to commit to the women they love for fear of divorce. Look at celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry. Much... full story

Essence reader calls cover model a white supremacist

The February issue of Essence Magazine: Black Men, Love & Relationships, has Reggie Bush, the NFL player who is in an interracial relationship... full story

Online dating: Should we do away with the weight question

Has the weight question on your online dating profile affected your dating?

Even though two thirds of Americans are obese or overweight, most... full story

Do unconventional love tricks bring couples closer?

Ever gotten in a stupid fight with your spouse just to get attention? Raise your hand if you tell blatant lies like “Hon, you are still as sexy as... full story

Found that perfect one? Make it last forever

It’s the holiday season. May be you will bump into that perfect one somewhere while enjoying your holiday. And if you already have that perfect love,... full story

Color-blind racism?

“I have never hooked up with someone of my own race before!”

The above statement seems ‘beyond race’. It somehow makes the people who... full story

Does her earning more affect your sex life?

Most men grapple with figuring out where their place is when their women bring home much of the bacon… including in the bedroom.

When... full story

Strip clubs, porn and you

She broke up with him because of the other women in his life. Only the girls know these women are the infamous cyber porn queens. “I thought I was... full story

Are black women the only opponents of interracial relationships?

Warning: This article may be offensive to some readers. This is not the objective. The article is in no way meant to defame or inflame any parties,... full story

Marriage license denied to Louisiana interracial couple. Judge refuses to resign

Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, refuses to issue a Hammond, Louisiana interracial couple - Beth Humphrey (White) and Terence... full story

Do black girls really need black barbies?

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - (Business Wire) Mattel® announced… the launch of So In Style™, a new line of black dolls by Barbie® featuring more... full story

Should parents call attention to race with their children?

“Remember, everybody’s equal.” This is what one woman kept telling her 5-year-old son. She thought she was getting the message across... full story

Loving in parents’ shadow

Ever found yourself doing the very things your mother or father did – even those things you promised yourself that you would never ever do?

In... full story

White men are least attracted to Black women?

…gender is one of the determining factors of interracial dating trends. Caucasian females are least likely to date Asian men, whilst white males... full story