Has Society Changed Since Spike Lee’s 1991 Interracial Film Jungle Fever?
This explosive movie clip is from Spike Lee’s incendiary 1991 film Jungle Fever. The black women in this scene are very upset that the character Flipper had an affair with his white female secretary. Some black females feel that society devalues and dehumanizes them compared to white women. The women talk about a variety of reasons why black men are not available. One black female character she says black men are gay, drug addicts, incarcerated, or dating white females.
Meanwhile, people should realize that sometimes people marry outside the race for racist reasons. For instance, some black men marry white women because they believe they will have access to white skin privilege by marrying white women.
I have a couple of questions. First, does this scene from Jungle Fever still matter? I am wondering if times have changed? I remember, I was just a kid when Jungle Fever was released this movie was so incendiary.
According to an article from Newsweek magazine, 14% of African-American heterosexual men marry white women.
However, only 4% of African American heterosexual women marry outside of the race. Since black straight men are marrying and looking beyond colour, are black women waiting for nothing? Should black straight women expand their horizons and not just “wait” for the good black man?
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Quite frankly, I think straight black women looking for straight black men have it easier than gay black men looking for gay black men.
Do you know how many times I’ve seen black men who are my type, only to end up being disappointed to find out that they’re married to or in a relationship with black women or any other women? Too many times!
It does seem as if straight black men are getting involved with non-black women more than straight black women are getting involved with non-black men, but there is still hope for straight black women who want straight black men.
I don’t think that there is a problem with interracial relationships nor do I think it’s a problem staying within your race. Be with the person you want to be with. I am interested in black men only, so I support the black women who would rather wait for a black man rather than date outside their race.