‘In Italy I Kept Meeting Guys’: The Black Women Who Travel for Love
I suspect it has to do with the neighborhood I live in, the dating white I use, and the industry I work in. These men are typically very socially aware and would women describe themselves as liberal, feminist, and woke. While dating outside my race has opened my eyes to different cultures and new experiences, it has also come with a lot of fetishizing and expectations of my character. When dating a swirl man, I have to ask myself, has he dated outside his race before? Has he dated a Black woman before? Does he only date Black women?
Does he surround himself with Black peers or find himself in predominantly Black spaces? What am I to him — an experiment or someone who he is genuinely interested in harvesting a relationship with? At first glance, this guy might actually seem pretty cool. So why would any problems arise? He loves to positively compare you to women of his race and make you feel like your features, your character, your whatever is better than theirs. Oh god, where do I even begin?
This dude has seen twerking in music videos and just loves the taste of soul food. He asks you to cornrow his hair for fun without thinking that perhaps you never learned to cornrow. But some guys take it too far. I personally like to wear my hair straight. I dated a guy who would always tag me when he saw news articles about Black people being discriminated against, shot, unfairly sentenced, etc. This is where the thin line between preference and fetish is drawn. I totally have a type: dark hair, slim figure, noticeable sleep deprivation.
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That would be incredibly weird. Swirl guys love to tell me they wish their lips were as full as mine or that they could tan like me.
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