Well, actually, sbat, I posted these questions as quotes from others. Not that I necessarily agree with the views expressed by the people I quote.
I'm just highly interested in knowing more about the sexual behavior of the people whose culture I'm absorbing.
Also, I have sex with African women a lot. And I get complimented all the time. Now I think you will agree that many of these compliments are utilitarian, in that they are aimed at emptying my pockets. :biggrin1: But sometimes, conversations with my lovers appear to be highly genuine, and I discover some things that surprise me over and over.
For example, in the West there's this stereotypical (and slightly racist) idea that "the black man" is automatically a great lover. Now I discover that this does not seem to be the case - or not to that extreme extent.
I'm just highly confused about all of this, because I'm in a situation in which I can take a distance from my own culture (the European), while absorbing a strange one (the African). To get some clarity, I love to talk about the issue.
But I admit it's a mine-field, because one easily thinks there's some racism to the purpose. Which is not at all the case.
I'm sure you understand me: when you came to Europe, you've probably also noticed that many of the stereotypes you had in mind about our culture, were actually false. Did you get clarity on the truth immediately after discovering that? Probably not. So I'm in this confusing phase of seeking some clarity. That's all. :smile:
Firstly, I wasn't ever offended. I was figuring out if you were a troll or not. You don't seem to be.
I lived in France in 2007, and traveled around the continent a bit. I expected racism when I went to Italy, and I got it straight off the bat. I got bananas thrown at me and douchebags making monkey noises at me when I went to a few football matches. France had race riots after police killed another duo of North African immigrant teens, which given the recent history and the institutional clumsiness in dealing with the immigration/assimilation issue was expected. The Germans were extremely friendly to me, across the board, as were the Dutch (I'm not sure the influence that traveling with an attractive, blond blue eyed girl had on that).
The girls that came onto me the most were very predominantly blond-blue eyed, but there were a lot of Middle Eastern girls that showed interest (Israeli, Turkish), which surprised me. In France, although I speak French fluently, French French girls showed little interest. French girls of immediate immigrant descent, on the other hand, flirted openly with me even without knowing me. Store clerks who were in their 20's would flirt with me a lot.
But to be fair, I had lived in London as well as Bangkok before that, and have pretty much grown up exposed to both Europeans, Asians, and Africans of all countries, so my perceptions of the countries I visited in 2007 were generally based on comments made by natives of those countries.
Yes there was the stereotype of the well endowed African, which is what attracted a lot of girls, I'm sure, as well as an assumed sexual aggressiveness and adventurousness. Also conflicting stereotypes about being laid back and being overtly dominant.
Ultimately, there isn't much point in making value judgements about a group based on popular stereotypes (some of which may be true in general, but will
always be broken by
some individual).