New Poll Shows Single Black Men Want Long Term Relationships More Than Black Women
There's
no good black men! That’s the rallying cry of single black women across America.
For over a decade we have heard the same thing; it’s next to impossible for
educated, black women to find love and marriage. Black women have
readily accepted this stereotype as the reason for the “epidemic” of unmarried
black women. Shockingly enough, a recent study by NPR shows that 43% of single
black men actually want relationships compared to 25 % of single black women.
The radio broadcast can be found here. These results are
greeted with much apprehension because people are so bent on proving that the
opposite is true. There are a couple of theories to why this statistic may not seem true.
Economic Disparities
According
to NPR, 2/3 of college degrees all African Americans receive are awarded to
black women. So it seems that not only are black women more educated but they
are earning more as well. With income and education as the most determining
factors in social status, it could be a large status disparity between African
American men and women.
It’s Not True
It
could be that there are eligible black men and the marriage rates of African
Americans are no more in danger than any other ethnic group in America. It
could be the media’s hyper focus on black women’s lives that makes it seem as
if there is a problem. It is a fact that an overwhelming percentage of people
experience marriage at least once in their life regardless of their ethnic
backgrounds. While it is true that people are marrying later and divorcing more
often, black people are still getting
married nonetheless.
Either way, people feel
strongly that these results aren't true. Sometimes when we are told
something is true by the media we hold it to the golden standard of truth. We
will subconsciously make it true in our lives. Maybe if we stop being so
concerned with the unavailability of black men then we would be able to see all
of these black men who actually want relationships.
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