Black, Successful, Queer and of course dating WHITE!

Ello Bandannas. In this video, we’re talking about the ongoing phenomenon of successful Black queer people and their very consistent love for white partners. From James Baldwin to Jerrod Carmichael, from ballroom scenes to dates with republican cops, we unpack the historical, emotional, and psychological layers of why whiteness keeps showing up in our love stories… and not always in a cute way. This video dives into desirability politics, internalized anti-Blackness, the role of trauma, queer narratives in media, and why some of y’all would rather date a MAGA cop than heal. I hope you enjoy the video and learn a thing or two. All clips and images used are courtesy of the studios and creators that produced them. I own no rights to the additional content used. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction (Kaytranada’s backlash) 0:41 - Greetings & Gratitude 01:37 - Whiteness as a standard 04:45 - Anti-black programming 06:58 - The black community’s relationship with queerness 09:29 - The lack of happy black lgbt representation 10:31 - Whiteness as Social capital 14:08 - So why the backlash? 21:56 - Conclusion ___________________________________ Disclaimer: Views expressed are my opinions. All discussions are nuanced and can be expressed and viewed from different perspectives. ___________________________________ Scripted, Filmed & Edited by Khumo Markham Special thanks to this Twitter thread: https://x.com/fabianigiraneza/status/... Sources and inspirations: https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads... https://www.ebony.com/black-gay-celeb... https://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/... https://blackyouthproject.com/why-bla... https://www.naacpldf.org/brown-vs-boa... https://www.simplypsychology.org/cult... https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/s... https://www.intomore.com/culture/you/... https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/09/en... https://abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Cultur... https://m.imdb.com/news/ni64528604/ https://time.com/6987927/billy-porter...    • why do Black gay celebrities only date int...      • Why everyone is wrong about interracial re...      • The Emasculation of Slavery   https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.e... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-em... https://link.springer.com/chapter/10....    • why are gay spaces so racist? | glass clos...   ___________________________________ Socials: Fable: https://fable.co/khumo-markham-394171... Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/73ucB Pinterest: https://pin.it/6pEMuxKEM Instagram: https://instagram.com/khumomarkham?ut... Twitter:   / khumomarkham   TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSeaMBdXx/ ____________________________________ Music used: (All rights go to the creators, I do not own any of the music used) Intro and Outro song by: @Sincere    / @sinceresins   ____________________________________ Business email: [email protected] ____________________________________ Don’t forget to 💕Like this video 💕Share it to your friends 💕Subscribe ____________________________________ Have an amazing day. Love y’all 🌹 Tags: #LaverneCox #WhitePartnerPhenomenon #BlackLGBT #BlackQueerLove #InterracialDating #DesirabilityPolitics #MAGA #InternalizedRacism #QueerRepresentation #GayYouTube #BlackQueerVoices #WhitePartnerDiscourse #PopCultureCritique #GayCulture #BlackTikTok #BlackGayMen #QueerTheory