tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post1547489013319836248..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Mismatch Dot ComJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-54127965454153160442013-08-04T16:19:50.221-07:002013-08-04T16:19:50.221-07:00"I haven't seen the commercial, but, I ag..."I haven't seen the commercial, but, I agree with Ms. N: any dating service would show attractive people in their ads as a matter of course. "<br /><br />Some of the ads I see feature ordinary looking people. Not ugly, but not particularly noticeable in a crowd good looking either. <br /><br />And some feature old people (40+) and people with average, kind of out of shape body types. <br /><br />Actually I can't think of one ad I've seen that features "hot" folk.Green Eyed Galnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-59850942630979432972010-11-28T19:44:00.164-08:002010-11-28T19:44:00.164-08:00What was really your point in this article because...What was really your point in this article because I may have missed it? I sense that you have an obsession with white women since you are always talking about them. And bm/ww couples and anyone else on t.v. for dating sites are always exceptionally attractive people. It's funny how you claim that halle doesn't have any sense yet you are uplifting this bm/ww couple like no ones business. You need serious help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-6581330135779806562010-08-28T11:02:58.656-07:002010-08-28T11:02:58.656-07:00I haven't seen the commercial, but, I agree wi...I haven't seen the commercial, but, I agree with Ms. N: any dating service would show attractive people in their ads as a matter of course. But the thing I have to wonder is, is the coupling of a black man and a white woman so shocking in the media today? It doesn't seem to be so from my experience. I think that there is a perception that this combo is somehow bold or daring or progressive. But, really, whenever you see (fictional) black/white mixed-race couples, it is more often than not this very combination. It's nearly a liberal fetish. In fact, it's so prominent, I am usually surprised to see - in ads, in fictional narratives, etc - a black woman with a white man. I suppose it's just not as exciting. Probably comes from the same line of thinking that convinces some people this little skit is actually funny and perceptive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OThTFySGR90the night watchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278095576412167269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-75868689833847803262010-08-28T04:30:13.322-07:002010-08-28T04:30:13.322-07:00"He doesn't really look like Smith to me,..."He doesn't really look like Smith to me, but I have heard this from non-blacks."<br /><br />No Mr. Collier its much more simple than that. White people tend to think that ALL Black people look alike.<br /><br />MKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-26147470230611809302010-08-27T11:47:37.139-07:002010-08-27T11:47:37.139-07:00Anon 11:28, perhaps you are correct, but you may b...Anon 11:28, perhaps you are correct, but you may be experiencing a phenomena of cross-racial identification, whereby in-group identifications are more accurate than out-group. He doesn't really look like Smith to me, but I have heard this from non-blacks.James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-73701649757539175152010-08-27T11:28:46.590-07:002010-08-27T11:28:46.590-07:00It's weird, but the guy you pictured looks a L...It's weird, but the guy you pictured looks a LOT like Will Smith...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-9712807367424753362010-08-24T09:36:08.964-07:002010-08-24T09:36:08.964-07:00The subject of attraction, dating, sex, and race (...The subject of attraction, dating, sex, and race (and humor) is great for bringing out the edge in some folks, but hey, it's all good. No offense meant, none taken.James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-66590735390963787892010-08-24T08:59:10.801-07:002010-08-24T08:59:10.801-07:00I applaud you for trying to be comedic in this pos...I applaud you for trying to be comedic in this post and switching up your style a little bit. I think more of your post could use that, seriously. You have good topics but the delivery could use some help. <br /><br />But this post was all over the place and your point was a little muddled. The comment you made above summed up the post better for me. Because before that what I took away was...Attractive black men are always going to be attracted to attractive white women and vice versa. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. I mean...you didn't mean that did you?? Because that would be, among other things, ridiculous. And what was the bit about us picturing an interracial couple getting naked? Like that takes it up a notch. And where was the attractive same race couple in this equation of yours. I don't know about you...<br /><br />Do you date or are you married to someone of another race?Ms. Negronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-28994292547530209242010-08-24T07:15:20.351-07:002010-08-24T07:15:20.351-07:00I am not against Match.com - I just find it ironic...I am not against Match.com - I just find it ironic that a site that leverages the reduction of 'gaming', in forming relationships, resorts to same in attracting clients.James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-62031773737104107252010-08-24T06:05:43.787-07:002010-08-24T06:05:43.787-07:00My wife an I met on match.com! We probably never ...My wife an I met on match.com! We probably never would have met and I would still be living in some dumpy bachelor pad if it was not for that web site.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513028602539111338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-91991725122492685292010-08-23T20:13:28.608-07:002010-08-23T20:13:28.608-07:00Perhaps, maybe, Match.com wanted to just present a...Perhaps, maybe, Match.com wanted to just present a diverse couple. Most of the couples advertised use what many would say "good-looking" people. It is what advertising usually does. But I guess we all see what we want to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com