I don't normally post here, but recently a book came to my attention and I wanted to get the brothers on this board opinion on this. My curiosity was peaked a few days ago while listening to the "Wendy Williams Show". A young man Rajan Persaud has written a book entitled "Why Black Men Love White Women: An Explict Excursion in Sexual Politics". Now before you brush this topic off, you must read the excerpt from this book. To read all of the excerpts and the message board comments go to
whyblackmenloveblackwomen.com.

Here is a post from the book's introduction:

Residuals of Racism

This book is primarily for Black women, but I believe that women in general can profit from it sociologically, politically, emotionally and sexually. It is an exploration into the fundamentals of racism and sexism, which allows women to realize how they are used sexually by men for sport, politics, profit, and power. There is an underlying theme of sex power in this book, as well as in the world. An interesting spin on "The Golden Rule" says: "he who has the gold makes the rules." However, this idea seems non-transferable to women because the sexual power of women has been a natural resource that white men, and men in general, have historically mined and exploited; creating a world that has been continually run on possessive policies for centuries: "my wife, my woman, my girl" has been the male mantra for more than a millennium.

This is not another male bashing book because I check women and their nonsense too. But the politics of sex and power is an interesting study, especially when one looks at Why Black Men Love White Women. For Black people racism and sexism are one in the same, an issue I will explore further in a later chapter. In the world of racism and white supremacy, power and control through economics are the key components for its survival, and the fuel for this survival is often sexism.

The white male world creates a false sense of security for white women in order to increase their power and control. This is done by using their stewardship to ostensibly protect women and children. If there is a plane crash, fire, flood, or other disaster, the priority is to save women and children first. This is rubbish, because in kinder times women and children are raped, beaten, abducted, abused, and murdered habitually. Why are their lives more important during times of crisis rather than in moments of calm? Governments also use women as political fodder to gain sympathy and support for the next atrocity they want to level on their enemies. How many times have you heard politicians say that their enemies killed "innocent women and children?"

The hustle here is that they are not worried about their "male selves" but their women are innocent, helpless and are in greater need of protection: "so could we have some more bombs so we can blow up more shit." Calvin C. Hernton finds: "...white women are largely denied the means and opportunities of economic, political, and social advancement..."1 If women had been equally included in all phases of their politics and society, then they would not appear so helpless. But keeping women at a certain societal standard encourages men to keep power exclusively to themselves. This way they get to control the bombs and the babes too.

As it relates to Black people, whites (males mostly) seek to control both sexes in order to perpetuate the above. As a result, the white woman is psycho-socially conditioned to fear the Black male and the Black female. They in turn become the ultimate obstacles the white woman; the Black woman represents a sexually competitive challenge and the Black man represents a frightening physical one. One can take her man and the other can take her humanity, and the white man represents the sheriff that will protect her from both of them.

Regarding the white woman Hernton continues: "...their lives are drudged with the boredom of false chivalry and uneventful days and nights."2 Additionally, her male counterparts created fear and anxiety within her by instilling the myth of the sex crazed Black Boogie man; they then elect themselves as her sole protector, which thereby increases their power. Historically, politicians have used this hustle to pimp their way to power for centuries. Mississippi Governor James Kimble Vardaman did just that. According to David M. Oshinsky: "...the ability to protect one's wife and daughter from the black beast" had become a vital substitute - a compensation of sorts - for the ability to shield them from the ravages of hunger and debt."3 Vardaman's campaign banner read: A VOTE FOR VARDAMAN IS A VOTE FOR WHITE SUPREMACY, THE SAFETY OF THE HOME AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN (emphasis mine). Oshinsky continues: "...a vote for Vardaman meant that a white man, however humble, could always consider himself superior to the Negro."4 Vardaman characterized Blacks as "lazy, lying, lustful animals."5 He claimed that Blacks were "...demanding social equality, pursuing white women and committing awful crimes."6


SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

A very interesting POV.

Huey you should read all of the excerpts from the book that are posted on his website. It made me think a little bit deeper about this topic. The excerpts can be found at:
Why Black Men Love White Women: An Explict Excursion in Sexual Politics
Tell me what you think about what this brother has to say? I'm really interested in the black man's point of view regarding this.

Yssys, I wish I could say what I want to say in just one post. But the excerpts are so good that I may have to break them down into several posts.

He does make sense. I have said before on earlier topics that white men have been black women longer than black men have been with white women. I think the reason why some black men get upset seeing bw/wm couples is that neither of them have been hung for being together, even if it is consented.

But to blame black men, black women and white women for the sexual taboo would be futile, since it's the white male who started the BS in the first place. Blk. people in general and white females were powerless to stop white men in their debauchery.

I mean, how stupid and naive a woman has to be when her husband (whose raping his own female slaves [maybe a few male ones]) says STAY AWAY FROM BLACK MEN! THEY'RE TOO ENDOWED FOR YOU TO HANDLE...and actually believe it? She knew he was cheating on her but was helpless in stopping her husband.

What stupidity. A man scaring a woman to avoid a man more sexually endowed than him, is as ridiculous as a poor man trying to scare his girfriend to stay away from millionaires.

It could have been written in later chapters of the book, but I'm quite sure, that the same curiosity and/or vengeful lust black men had developed for white women could have also developed in white women the curiosity or secretive lust for black men.

To be continued...

Btw, what do you think would be Delta J's views on this book.

I think that DeltaJ would most likely say that "this is an issue that happened in the past and you can love anybody that you want to. Racism AND sexism is a thing of the past."
I don't think he would acknowledge any of the contributing factors to this issue. As the author said he would feed us some "hokey moralistic shit". The last thing we need to hear about with all of the problems facing the black community as a whole.

BTW, the excerpts from the book were so interesting to me I went ahead and ordered it online. Shipping is free.

I would love to see this at amazon.com. I may have to pay more, but I hope the author becomes successful.

Point Blanck--Any Niggro male that date s or marries a non- black woman is a race traitor and should be treated as such.....

i think that white women are easier to talk to and more direct. I speak for many brothers by saying that too often we come across blk women that expect us to be able to 'translate' what they mean/want...even at the first encounter. White women, often are the opposite, they may ask you to dance at a night club, or complement you at the gym, or juss smile and open upa convo...if she is interest. Maybe Black women need to get off the bench and get into the game. I personally dont waste my time reading such garbage like 'why blk men...' or 'why whites do...' etc. All people are different and have different motivations.

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Originally posted by Siyaku:
Point Blanck--Any Niggro male that date s or marries a non- black woman is a race traitor and should be treated as such.....

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does that only apply to 'negro' males and not 'females'?? if so, why so??