I’m going to approach this post like I would getting into a scolding hot bath full of water. Jump in, get it over with and then jump the eff back out. I’d read this quote and found it quite arresting. Take it for what it is and do me the favour of laying off the racial sass in the comment section.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak and her busted ass weave (that she seems not to be able to explain away) say they don’t date black men. For some reason she chose to tell this to Essence magazine. Yes, that popular African American-focused magazine.
“…I don’t date Black men. I never have. It’s not a prejudice. It’s just a personal preference. People always think that Big Papa is Black. I don’t know why. I’ve never dated a Black man. It’s not to say it wouldn’t happen in the future, but at this time, I never have.” (via Essence)
Image credit to CWNY/Fame Pictures.
Where’s the problem?
You’re kidding me, right? It’s an odd thing to say, that invites controversy. She said it to a niche magazine, who aren’t going to thank her for it. At best she sounds thoughtless and at worst perhaps predjudice. Have a preference, no one cares. But have enough brain cells to either say it in a more appropriate setting or keep it to yourself.
P.S. Are we feeling rather spunky today, TMW?
I like commenters with the balls to ask direct questions about posts like this. What do you think of her comment then?
I think it’s hardly the most offensive thing ever… I never said it was. As I said read it and take if for what it is.
It just made me pause and question her motive for phrasing and revealing what she did, in quite that way. Kim likes the spotlight and she got it with this comment.
i’m not sure i see the problem, either. everyon has their preference. some guys like skinny girls, other like em fat and juicy. i figure she’s the same way, she just doesn’t dig on black guys. no big.
now, why she would say t hat in Essence magazine is, like you said, more than a bit odd.
who is this woman again and why is she “famous”?
To be clear again, I never said she cannot have a preference and per the above, I don’t care about that. Don’t care. I don’t particularly care about her at all. I’m not the only one to notice the comment and find it a little odd in the context, PopCrunch (who reach a much, much bigger audience than I) ran a similar article on the quote [you can see where I picked up the story].
Everyone can have a preference. As you made note of, it’s the context that left me scratching my head.
Oh, and she’s “famous” cos she is an attention-seeking poppet who says things like this for attention m
So she doesn’t date black guys and where’s the contro? People are allowed to have preferences. That did not change because we voted for Obama.
I don’t date black guys either. I mean I tried once when I was younger. It was just something bigger than I could possibly accommodate at that time in my life. Far from rubbing me the wrong way and leaving me raw, the experience left me bruised and aching.
(You said lay off the racial sass, not the sexual innuendo…hee hee!)
And Amy, you would be surprised to find out that in the Gay community Kim’s attitude is even more prevalent.
I was balking at the oddity of the comment in the context. It struck me as a slightly odd, and for those who read the above I said that was my reaction, make of it what you will. For the third time, no controversay. Sheesh.
Kind of tired of repeating myself and having people make assumptions about how I may feel, rather than read the post. Not too bothered about challenges to an arguement, so long as they are actually about the post.
It strikes me that rather than read what the post said, some may be reading the title and then her comment to Essence and then going from there.
The post is about my initial reaction and not putting any judgements onto other people. As I said My reaction was x, what was yours…
Date whomever you like, Kim, I really don’t care. Your lack of self-awareness and bluntness in an odd setting was an oddity to me, almost funny, but not really worth typing out the same response comment ten times in a row.
[To save me from repeating myself further, comments will be closed]