>>i DO have a feenin' for black women.
>
>right, right, we've been over this.
>
then why did you mention it in your last post? aw, are you mad that i prefer sistas? i apologize. i guess you feel i'm being insensitive to irish women. *lol*

>
>>which is why i mentioned
>>the diversity of black women
>>in the first place. is
>>that shown by "american" society?
>
>i'm not arguing that point. i
>made an assumption (oops) about
>the intelligence/observance levels of our
>okayplayer peers. i figured that
>telling most here that black
>women are diverse is like
>telling us that potatoes are
>for eating.

not really. while you're not arguing the point, you're definately assuming. first off, you seem to lack the understanding that black women are considered the whores of american society and that perception is put forth FIRST AND FOREMOST. even by some of the so-called okay player activist. so you might want to do some refiguring. and maybe read a few more books.
>
>>my first post clearly read
>>"to each his/her own".
>
>i appreciate that.
>
>>and you certainly do have ...
>>diverse. the american sociopolitical ...
>>women of color don't ...
>>women of color must aspire to.
>
>agreed. but like i said before,
>i view most in the
>activist forum as at least
>a little more informed than
>the masses; i.e. most here
>recognize the diversity of black
>women. operating under that assumption,
>you mentioned it because you
>felt that somebody needed to
>hear it. and likewise, in
>the scope of this discussion,
>i feel that my message
>needs to be heard- and
>considered- by some.

your assumptions are getting more off-base by the minute. i mentioned that black women are diverse because i was expressing my love for them and one of the reasons why i have that love. nothing more. you're reading too much into this. if anything, get off your pedastal and just take what i said at face value.
>
>>first off, you're getting really personal
>>and you're telling on yourself
>>in the process. personally,
>>i could give a damn
>>about your personal relationship.
>>so throw out the "you'd
>>be foolish" bullshit you're on.
>
>first off, i'm getting really hypothetical
>from an outside/opposing point of
>view, including yours, and the
>only thing i'm telling is
>that i want nothing to
>do with the off-the-cuff, misguided
>write-offs of my relationship handed
>out so freely by some.
>if you didn't want to
>get into my relationship, you
>shouldn't have brought up my
>personal business in the first
>place. by reducing my feelings
>and/or relationship to jungle fever,
>you're telling on yourself.

firstly, i didn't bring your relationship up. YOU DID. and did i make an off-the-cuff, misguided assumption? nope. it seems that you did AND you admitted it. and if you do suffer from a case of jungle fever, then once again, that's on you. you put yourself in a bottle. i just put the cap on.
>
>>you diggin' a brotha, that's
>>both your and his CHOICE.
>
>about that dead horse you mentioned
>earlier...
>
i sure do. you've been beating that secretariat corpse since that making your sign on this post. okay, we get it. white women are diverse...blah, blah, blah...all we need now is a helen redy (sp) song.

>>deal with it and get
>>on with your lives.
>
>*g* you know, on your brilliant
>advice, i think we just
>might move past this discussion
>and, you know, go to
>work, bathe, maybe even eat.
>
taking another black history course woudn't hurt either.

>>are you implying that you happened to slip
>>and fall on your man's dick?
>
>again, intentionally or not, reducing my
>relationship. in the name of
>respect and decency, please watch
>that.
>
right. and intentional or not, watch your assumptions. in the name of decency and respect or course.

>>you simply could have turned him away
>>but you didn't.
>
>you're right. i could have looked
>at my best friend, put
>my arm up to his,
>and told him that sorry,
>he was unfit to be
>the potential father of my
>children. this irish skin must
>be protected. but i didn't.
>
your irish skin protects you whether you're willing to admit it or not, the same way my african skin makes me a target whether i want to confess it or not. don't get it twisted. you still made a choice and that's the bottom friggin' line.

>>you didn't choose a fat guy.
>
>didn't i?

i see you intentionally left out the crackhead and terminal cancer patient. good try, but you get the point.
>
>>you ultimately chose who you
>>wanted to be with
>
>right, right, right, choice, choice, choice.
>but do you think that
>you always choose who you
>love? as if feelings don't
>come into play until you've
>sized the other person up
>and given them the seal
>of approval?
>
yes. YOU DO ULTIMATELY CHOOSE who you want to be with. and like it or not, you do give the seal of approval. it's just that simple.

>>no matter how cleverly you
>>attempt to use the bob-and-weave
>>strategy, you gotta live with
>>that choice and both the
>>praise and criticisms that comes
>>with it. just like
>>the rest of us.
>
>you treat it like it's a
>liability... *hehe* my relationship is
>not herpes. give me some
>credit. i'm not ten years
>old; i'm familiar with consequences.
>however, living with both the
>praise and the criticisms does
>not mean that i have
>to be mute. living with
>it, to me, means that
>i'm free to discuss.
>
you know, i can't believe how this discussion started. in addition, i can't believe that i'm sitting here at the all-star game giving this a reply. it must be a slow moment here, which it is. first off, all i did was express my preference for sistas and that contrary to popular belief, black women are diverse. i didn't knock white women in the process. but here you come along putting yourself and all other white women on a pedastal. why? God only knows. because i also said i've previously dated women of various races. i've made my point. (over and over again) do you have a point? if so, please get it out so we can both go on with our lives.