White Women Do It, Too: 8 Things Black Women Can’t Get Away With

April 16th, 2011 - By LaShaun Williams

It seems like every week there is a new study about black women ranking number one in something perceived negatively—abortions, births out of wedlock, multiple baby fathers. And, among the popular defenses is that black women are not alone in these statistics. “White women do it, too” is one of the most common excuses.

Black, white, yellow, brown—we are all one in the same in that we come from the same species; but, it would be silly not to acknowledge that we do come from varying creeds. We are culturally and genetically bred differently; and, society has been conditioned to see black and white women in conflicting regards. Thus, we are impacted differently by similar actions.

Here are common things white women do, too, that we just can’t get away with:

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  • sydney

    Kim isnt white, wtf.

  • sydney

    so.. youre saying white women are easy? please, any man no matter his race, wants sex on the first date.

  • John Z

    Stupid article. A waste of my time.

  • John Z

    Stupid article. A waste of my time.

  • CC

    Okay, I’ve read a little further down and I’m going to say this with all-due respect. It may come out as harsh but that is my reality everyday…… “WALK A DAY OR EVEN AN HOUR IN MY SHOES (AS A BLACK WOMAN) AND I’LL BET YOU SHUT THE FAWK UP ABOUT THIS ARTICLE BEING RACIST AND IGNORANT”. Any takers on that go for it!!! I say this because I am an educated black woman with high standards and I have friends of all walks of life and I see this article as being a reality because I have experienced it FIRST HAND. Of course there are exceptions to every rule but what I and the author is talking about is the issue in general. You can vote down all you want but like I said vote down after walking in my shoes………

  • randomtandem

    actually when black women get knocked up, nobody gives it a second look. its when white women get knocked up out of wedlock people seem to be more surprised because it seems more white women get married first.

    Also the nose job is a damn lie! there are plenty of black women with nose jobs! Kelly Rowland’s nose job looks cute on her! there are a bunch besides Halle Berry who look nice with their new noses lol

    • CC

      What the author is saying is that the reason that nobody “gives it a second look” as you put it, is because it is expected from the black woman. She is also questioning the issue because when other races of women get knocked up out of wedlock society is putting emphasis on the fact that she is not black so she must be an exception and the man that got her pregnant is not as “low-life” as the black man that got the black woman pregnant out of wedlock (it’s swept under the rug, so to speak). If it is the same situation, then why is there a different speculation of her & his character??

      As far as the nose job situation, they made a big deal out of Kelly Rowland’s nose job, Nicki Minaj’s alleged butt implants, and several other black women’s plastic surgery whereas women of other races go under the knife an uncountable number of times and usually (I said USUALLY) the reaction is “She looks GREAT!!!” or, “She shouldn’t have done that she was already beautiful”. Not so much with black women, she’s usually accused of that other double-standard card “SELF-HATING”. Just a speculation of what I’ve seen and experienced first hand………

  • CC

    I know this is an old article but I couldn’t help but comment. Unfortunately I have to agree with this ENTIRE article. I have seen or experienced these situations first hand and I just don’t get the double standard. Maybe I didn’t read far enough down in the comments before posting this but I would like to hear what the EDUCATED, experienced, unbiased black man has to say to all of this………

  • Heaven4AHater

    As a black man I don’t feel most these are true.

  • Really..!!

    This site needs new writers. I rock skinny jeans and can only wear low rise jeans so the waistband doesn’t gap around my waist. I do look at anybody who is cackling on their phone or using tones that would make a baby look at them stupid, with an “are you serious” look. I also wonder why a large number of Black American women look angry even though I’m black myself or are the first to mean mug another black woman who happens to be smiling. My nose isn’t wide by any means and the only reason I want some type of rhinoplasty is because it’s hard for me to breathe when I’m working out. Perhaps the reason baby mama drama is look towards Black American women is because too many of them are going on talk shows looking for their babies’ daddies so they can get a free vacation and try to embarrass some guy who did them wrong. Stop going on the talk shows and find out in the privacy of your own home or go to court. It’s that simple.

  • Tresix

    To be honest, NO woman should do some of these things no matter what color or nationality. Especially the baby talk! :-p However, I’ve encountered both black and white women who have gotten intimate on the first date. And THEY were the ones who made the first move!

  • Angry

    This article makes a lot of generalisations…… NOT ALL BLACK WOMEN HAVE A LARGE BUTT!!! “Skinny jeans weren’t designed for black women” yeah that’s bullshit, skinny jeans weren’t designed for anyone with a larger physique, black, white or Asian. And also, if ANYONE was talking loudly on the phone it would piss me off whatever race they were.

  • Claire Magras

    This is all ridiculous. If a white online magazine had written this, we would all be in up roar. Why are you making it public what black women can and cannot do compared to white people. If I ever have strong black daughters I surely hope they never compare themselves to other people let alone another race. Such stupidness that you’re letting people limit what they can do with there free will. When I see a black girl who is talking loudly on the phone, I think as lowly of her as I would a white girl. I thought these days we were being taught to be color blind. Such a shame.

  • hrmny

    While I agree with some of the content (like the single mother scenario), for the most part I find this article to be ridiculous. There are plenty of things white women can’t get away with, that black women can. For instance, no matter how racist this is, black women dating outside of their race is seen as an upgrade. White women dating a black or Hispanic man automatically makes them white trash. Black women who wear their natural hair are seen as unique and beautiful, and held up as examples to be admired for their fearlessness and being impervious to societal pressure. Curly or wild hair on a white woman is seen as unprofessional, and weird, and “trying to be black.” No one gives a second thought to a curvy black woman, not even if she’s wearing revealing clothes. Curvy white women are called “fat”, no matter what the measurements are, and they’re expected to be ashamed of their curves and cover them up at all times. And there are plenty of things black people get away with that white people probably wouldn’t WANT to, like black men casually calling each other racial slurs or making a generalized statement about all people of their race. And I totally disagree with the comment about attitude–to be attractive, white women are expected to be smiling, giggly, and “cute” at all times.

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