It’s pretty clear that it’s about attitude and the ability to communicate effectively (that’s the key here) with a woman that results in one’s ability to date someone.

C’mon, the girl in the first video was beautiful! I can’t think of a single guy out there who wouldn’t give up his digits to her. No offense to women, but I think you have it far easier when it comes to picking up a guy (regardless of your race). As sexes, we’re wired differently for what we need to learn from a potential partner before we feel comfortable dating them, so I think the comparison is always going to be unfair. It’s more of a gender thing I think.

I’m wondering what a Great Depression looks like in the Internet age. I just blogged it here.

I LOVED the video! I couldn’t get that tune out of my head the whole day.

I agree that a lot of these topics involving gender erupt into vitriol when they deal with gender, sexuality, and relationships, but I wonder if that would be the case if more people would follow William’s example and talk about issues rather than trying to be internet warriors. In other words, would the conversation be different if people tried to take the activist approach? I think there would be some heated discussions, but I don’t think these discussions would be nearly as personal if they took place off the net.

On the interracial dating thing, most people are probably aware of how this topic often results in acrimonious “discussions” between Asian men and women.

I wonder if this tension reflects a deeper gender divide between men and women that hasn’t really been fully addressed in the AA community. I’ve heard people allude to this problem but kinda shy away from it, for whatever reason.

To cite one minor example, on the F44s site, most topics involving gender, sexuality, or relationships often have a fair chance of erupting into vitriol, with the debate often breaking down by gender.