Hy guys,
What a wonderful topic.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's opinion.
I can see that these are intelligent women + men that are sharing ideas.
I am proud that we are Haitians.
I agree with many comments, disagree with some, that were made, and I would like to share mine with you.
I Don't believe you can help who you fall in love with (white, black or any other race).
If, HOWEVER the desire of your heart is ONLY FOR a white man. then you must ask yourself WHY?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOU ( YOURSELF) THAT YOU DON'T LOVE. It is very important to answer that question FOR YOURSELF and deal with that issue, so You don't pass that negativity to the next generation.
If you do not appreciate your african features, if your parents or society made you feel inferior because you have dark skin, nappy hair, naturally you are not going to love those same features in a partner.
I do know that certain blacks, especially in our haitian culture prefer to have relationship with whites or light skin black man, because they believe that their status in society will be elevated by that fact alone.
They want to be part of that "Bourgoie" class.
They have a low concept of themselves, low self esteem.
You guys must realize that even though we have have been physically free for many years we are still enslaved mentally.
That has kept us from moving forward since our independence!
As beautiful Haitian women we need to be very careful what we say to our little girls about their features.
We must love the dark one, the lighter one equally.
We must not refer to our hair as "good hair" or "bad hair ", just simply "different texture of hair ".
We must love ourselves first, before we look to others for love.
We need to teach our little girls that they are more than their skin color.
That they do not need a man at their side to define who they are, but even more important than that, the character of their partners is more important that the color of their partners' skin.
Having said that, let's raise our Haitian boys to be more affectionate, romantic and respecful towards women.
I believe that we deserve to be treated better than the way some of our haitian men are treating us. (that is another topic) LOL
Love you all, Just because you are HAITIANS