<p>Hmm, I’m sorry if I am reviving this thread unnecessarily, but I’ve been reading this thread and its tangent threads for the past couple of hours and I felt the need to make a contribution.</p>
<p>Just to give a little bit of perspective, I am an African American female.
Now let me dive into this.</p>
<p>First off, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to date a driven black man. Honestly, that’s my ultimate goal. Primarily so that my parents don’t give me any crap. But the thing is if I met a driven, cool, funny guy of any other race, I would be so chilled and definitely go out with him.</p>
<p>It would be awesome if I could find someone that I was intellectually matched with, but also has an understanding of my background. I don’t want to have to be incessantly explaining cultural things or have to give him a week-long crash course on how to talk to my parents. And I think, at least on the most basic level, that is what everyone is looking for: someone that they can relate to.</p>
<p>So seriously, if you are a straight, smart, driven, cool, tall (relatively) African American male, you have an automatic in with me. Seriously, you’re guaranteed at least a 6 month relationship. The “straight” clause seems to be the biggest problem… Literally every smart black guy I’ve met outside of my family is gay 
I have no earthly idea why that is. </p>
<p>If you’re any other race and have all of those traits and happen to be interested in me then you’re guaranteed… the time period from the beginning of our relationship until you inevitably blow it with my family… (jk, kinda)</p>