I am not nearwildheaven and cannot speak for him/her, but I took his/her remarks to mean that the “very real problem” is high levels of homophobia and consequent deep-closeting (“on the down low”) in the black community.
This sort of thing is a problem because, as Antinor01 pointed out, gay men who stay closeted out of fear are more likely to have (a) high-risk sexual behavior, (b) more sexual partners, and (c) female spouses/partners who don’t know about the male partners and thus don’t realize the hazards they’re being exposed to through the “down low” activity.
I agree, though, that this has nothing to do with any perceived shortage of single black men who are genuinely heterosexual, and I’m mystified why it’s claimed that such a shortage exists.
Hello wolfpup, and welcome to the Straight Dope. I think you’re going to like it here.
MrsLegit816, I doubt you’ll be back to respond, but your rant has to be in the top 10 percent of ignorance-laden posts that I’ve read since becoming a member here. You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about but that’s okay; I am confident that you take pride in spewing imbecilic nonsense to anyone who will listen, which is why it is almost impossible to take you seriously.
You probably believe that your being black excuses your disgusting homophobia, but it doesn’t in my book, dearie. Couching your mania in a purported concern for the black family also doesn’t fool anyone, but I am sure that knowledge won’t stop you as I believe your mind is closed to any facts you have chosen not to believe, regardless of proof.
You and your ilk are the problem, but you’re too wrapped in your cloak of ignorance to see it. SMDH indeed.
Hello? Is this…GBM? Uh, yeah. I read in the personals that you were seeking a soulmate. Well, I also like rainy days and movies. Uh-huh…Uh, no, I don’t like that…Or that…No, it’s not that I’m afraid. I’m going to hang up now, bye-bye.
One taste would probably do it if they were to go ahead and taste it at least once.
That’s it! I’ve figured it out! What MrsLegit816 is really upset about is the whole “Black men don’t eat pussy” thing! If MisterLegit816 were to take some time to get to know the little pink pea in the pod, all this hate would melt away!
No, what MrsLegit816 is probably really upset about is that no man will put up with her stinky-assed attitude for very long and she needs a scapegoat so she doesn’t have to waste a second on self-evaluation. MrsLegit816 is not unique in this among a particular class of black women; in fact she is, sadly, all too typical.
All right, taking bets on whether the OP will return for even one post, step right up, step right up ! Currently the odds stand at 3.584.586 to 1, you COULD make crazy money, sir or madam !
I came into this thread expecting multipost after multipost of articles about straight black men and was very disappointed. “If your Gay Black Men Theory were true, then why are there all these black men straight? :dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:”