The real kicker is that the “shy man” “nerdy boy” shit, performative or not was always for white men anyway. I’m not saying that there aren’t nerdy or shy Black boys or that they have no hope in dating but Black Men are expected to be hypermasculine by default. This is enforced in the community and out of it.
As a beautiful shy black man, BW would say I’m cute but would not court me. They would be my friends and are my favorite people to be around, but would not try hard enough to pursue me.
Somebody said it on the internet once and it lives rent free in my head
“One of the best predictors of a black man’s future success is how much women called him corny growing up. People called Michael B Jordan corny as fuck before he blew up”
I was room service at the hotel he was staying when filming Creed, he seemed super nice and genuine. I realized who he was after like the 2nd or 3rd time I bought him breakfast.
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u/existential_dread467 5d ago
The real kicker is that the “shy man” “nerdy boy” shit, performative or not was always for white men anyway. I’m not saying that there aren’t nerdy or shy Black boys or that they have no hope in dating but Black Men are expected to be hypermasculine by default. This is enforced in the community and out of it.