₦airaland Forum

Akposy:
Peanut Garri Cookies

This was made with the ingredients we use in soaking/drinking garri. I decided to do something outside the norm

I challenge you all to try it and drop your feedbacks

Creative

ornicus:
Anyone who is working class, poor, struggling, works in a job (not a career) is at risk.

The only people who can self isolate are the employed middle class and rich.

Everyone else is fked

Exactly, naturally privileged people will fare better. If black people are dying at a higher rate, it's likely due to lack of to access health care, not being tested, and working in jobs where they're required physically with no protection.

I don't believe they're choosing not to self isolate any less than others

SIRTee15:
Trust me I'm not here to throw banter against women or denigrate women folks.....
I don't do that...I respect black women......

I just wanted a honest answer to the rampant population of mixed race in UK...

B4 I arrived here, I used to think inter racial marriage is just a one off thing, used by desperate immigrants to attain settlements....
But result on ground shows otherwise....
I don't think white women drools over black male, but I think they are very much open to dating black men....

Go to youtube and watch public videos seeking women opinion on which nationality has the pengest boys..
most women- black, white, yellow, brown, Arabs etc all voted for Jamaican guyz- black male.....

However, I disagree black men are the bottom of socio economic ladder....
Recent statistics show nigerian Americans are among most successful and top 10 percentile high income earners in usa....more than whites....
The narrative is also changing in UK....we are no longer the lowest income earners....
And with the influx of African professionals into NHS, IT industry and financial sectors....
The future trajectory looks good....

But this is exactly what I am saying though, I'm not saying white women aren't open to dating black men at all, I'm saying that on average, they aren't drooling/rushing after them

I wasn't talking about or disputing their physical attractiveness to be honest, I was talking about their positioning on the socio economic ladder. Things may be getting better, but unless you're rich and famous, socially, the average black men is not seen as a status symbol.

Nigerians tend do well on the career front, don't get me wrong, but they aren't representative of black people as a whole.

I'm honestly not trying to degenerate anyone either

chic2pimp:
Rahhhh!...Me personally, I'd like to know the difference between a Black Brit and a British Nigerian? Without looking at their names, how do you differentiate between these two sub groups? What distinct feature does one group possess that is clearly missing from the other?

Lool I usually make a distinction between homebased Africans, those who are ethnically African but raised abroad (2nd gens will come under this, though technically British they still have parents who were born in their homeland so their upbringing will reflect this which is why I wanted to make a distinction between them and a Black Brit) and then the Black Brit/Others (could be carribean, mixed etc, maybe even some third gens etc) black people.

Difference to me is not necessarily the names (although this can sometimes be an indicator) or even physical appearance. It's usually culture, ideologies, upbringing, identification etc. They may all originate from the same place but they were socialised/raised in different ways, there are certain ways that a homebased may think and act that a guy raised abroad may not and vice versa.

Also, in the context of this discussion, an Oyibo’s experience with ‘black people’ is generally more likely going to be with the ‘abroad’ black community, rather than say a community that is more representative of those who are homebased, the same could even be said between two different countries in Africa for example, but I digress.

So if they’re referring to ‘black people’ (since people have a habit of clumping all black together even though there are so many distinct groups within it with our own unique differences), they are more than likely referring to the ones they live in close proximity to, they are not thinking about Nigerians, Kenyans, Egyptians etc.

I made this distinction people folks on here were acting like when there’s a discussion about black people as a whole, Naija is who they particularly have in mind, when it’s not that straightforward. They may be a part of the conversation merely by skin association, but folks on here were acting like they were at the forefront.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jV1zov8hnc

This gem right here....nostalgia

GboyegaD:
Dinner time:
Oatmeal Fufu with smoked Turkey and Shaki garnished Ogbono and dried Okra and Chicken.

Nice one

SIRTee15:
So how come mixed race kids are so rampant in UK....where I live...
Not only in London...but every major UK cities...
I believe in the near future....mixed race -white/black will become a significant distint ethnic minority....

Pls don't tell me white male/black female is responsible for majority because we both know that's not true.......

Let's be honest. Black men are at the bottom of the socio economic ladder on average, why would the group of women with the highest social currency (white privilege plays in here because I'm not even saying they deserve it, but that's just how things are) be chasing after the men with the lowest? White woman average are not rushing after black men for anything serious. Are there are a portion oyibo women who go for them despite this? Sure, but definitely not the majority or even that many in the grand scheme of things. I’d also like to clarify that there’s a difference between being open to dating someone and coveting them as whole, the latter just isn’t true, we can agree to disagree lol.

iPopAlomo:
Facts remain... African Nigerian Women are left out.

Lol it's not a competition though, I don't see Nigerian women clenching onto white men's 'approval' the way I've seen Nigerian men do it

iPopAlomo:
This is a psychology article dated as far back as 2010
With statistics to back up facts...


https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/love-in-limbo/201008/unequal-love-across-the-color-line


Sis... If that was written 10 years ago, you can imagine the numbers now...

Skimmed the article, one of the links doesn’t work, as for the one that does…a study done in the US found that 22% of all black male newlyweds in 2008 married outside their race.

I don’t find this number farfetched, but I didn’t see anything about how much of this percentage involves oyibos. Let’s assume they account for 15%, this isn’t really disproving anything I said.

15% isn’t painting a picture of white women generally rushing black men. I didn’t say white women and black men do not have long term relationships at all, a potion of white women marrying black men is not necessarily the same thing as average white women as a collective coveting the black man for a serious relationship. I think you’re mixing up points.

Black/African men in the 'abroad' will in fact date and marry in these order of preference,

White women
Latinos
Asians
Carribeans
Aliens

before

Africans/Black

We’re talking about what the average white woman goes after, not the black/african man’s preference so this is irrelevant.

You must be living under a rock to believe black men only fufill fantasy... In one year, I've had more white women hit on me....

I didn’t say black men only fulfil fantasies, I said that for the most part, black men are not generally on the average oyibo woman’s radar, they may not be averse to you but unless they’re trying to satisfy a fantasy because of stereotypes, you are not first on their lists for someone to be claiming they’re rushing you lol, as far as a serious relationship.

Lol I don’t know anything about your personal life, but you telling me they’re hitting on you isn’t really disproving what I’m saying either, I don’t know what their intent was but I know hitting on someone usually means someone’s trying to make sexual advances.

Again... Just pull up facts and numbers... Show me one article that says white women don't dig black men...

I should've used Nigerian men... But I'm too tired to type... Just change the black to Nigerian men.

Lol for the last time, I’m not saying no white woman digs black men. They just aren’t necessarily rushing them for any serious on average.

Your article referenced an okcupid study so I’ll do the same for a similar year, this is one from 2009. Picture is attached and as you can see it is not supporting this rushing black man narrative, from 2009 to 2014. (Admittedly black men are not a monolith so this is not a great representation of all black men but since you referenced it first...)

"Five years ago, the basics of race and attraction on OkCupid looked like this:
men
— non-black men were less likely to start conversations with black women
— while black men showed little racial preference either way
women
— all women preferred men of their own race
— but they otherwise were less likely to start conversations with both Asian and black men
Here’s how the exact person-to-person numbers looked:"

Also, ‘black men’ in the context of the article is most likely referring to an African American majority, not ‘Nigerians’, lool you may technically be black but you are still very different groups of people, so I cannot just ‘change black to Nigerian’ because they aren't interchangeable as simply as that, the article does not represent Nigerians lool. Oyibo women are NOT rushing for Naija men lmao, stop it.

Link to reference theblog.okcupid.com/race-and-attraction-2009-2014-107dcbb4f060

iPopAlomo:
This is absolutely not true...

You're a "black woman" in another country legally, are you saying only black women imigrate legally and black men don't...?

One... that's stereotyping and two that's complete bullcrap...

In London... Black men is a tinq... I don't know the type of people you roll with... But 110%... 75% of the ladies in London are into/slash dating black men.

London is too crowded and before you see two white people holding hands walking down a street, you'll count 10 half and half before you'd see two old white folks...

And in Canada... Right now... Presently... I've got white women hitting on me...

You really should go out more...

Lol we'll agree to disagree. Like I said, there are exceptions but oyibo women as a collective, generally are not 'rushing' after Naija men, or interested in them. Not sure where you got your stats from...but a handful of white women who lusted after some black men and a few personal anecdotes of some oyibos ladies hitting on you does not equate to white women as a whole rushing naija men lmao

iPopAlomo:
Plenty examples... Not 3rd party stories...

I've lived with white people and all other types of races my entire life, it just isn't a thing. Other than satisfying a fetish, black men generally aren’t on their radars like that when it comes to long term relationships.

Ontop of that, naija guys (who may technically fall under the umbrella of 'black men' but there's a difference and Nigerian men are not necessarily who people are thinking about when we're talking about about 'black men') want to add themselves to the equation lmao.

Outside of the black community, Naija guys aren't even relevant or 'mainstream' like that for anyone to be rushing after them in the first place. Unless the oyibo woman just happens to hang with a lot of Nigerians (which isn't common)...nobody knows you. When they think of Nigerian men the only thing they probably know about them are emails from the random 'Nigerian princes' asking for money lol

Whenever you see a Naija guy in an interracial relationship with an oyibo woman she usually isn't someone he'd go for on a normal day if he didn't need to use her to stay in the country. She's usually really old or just not considered desirable amongst her own, and this makes them easy targets.

There will always be exceptions and I'm not saying that 'genuine' relationships between Nigerian men and oyibo women don't exist, but they're not common enough to be creating conversations. 9/10 he's just using her for a visa or something and he's usually the one pursuing her lol

karli4nia:
I suppose everything that sounds good you mean..
Very good to know.. Keep it real.

Exactly

karli4nia:
I was surprised, a bit, cos I saw the Lisa Stanfield u posted days back on the music thread. And I assumed u only listen to love songs..

Lool I listen to everything, particularly rap

karli4nia:
You seem like a crazy fan of prince Nasir!
Or u just like his cute looks not his hits..

Ooh ok

Yeah I'm a fan of both his music and looks

karli4nia:
And how u wan know?.. I am sure u don't know he produces lingerie as well. Next Africa's Victoria secret..

I was looking for your gfs brand of Guys. As she says she's a brandloyalist..

Lol

Gfs brand of guys?

Iceyjays:
There's nothing dangote dosen't produce, from Noodles to spaghetti e.t.c.

this is why he still remains the richest in Africa.

Duly noted, thanks

MariaAngeles:
Mr Monopoly Jack-of-all-trade Shrewd.
He's loyal to everyone, he's loyal to no one.
Government out, another in, his businesses never gets affected.

Thank you!

iPopAlomo:
Fam... I'm good... But you know white girls rush 9ja boys...

Yeah... Hope you're safe in London...? Shii is real here too... But we good good...

Lol nah they don't

I'm safe thanks, just keeping myself inside. Stay safe

pocohantas:
Always preferred DANGOTE for local pasta. Golden Penny is soggy and comes with this factory fitted taste that I do not like.



Yes, it is spaghettini, which was very intentional. The problem is the brand . I am a brand loyalist. Dangote, Indomie, Knorr, Gino, Samsung, LG, iPhone, Kenwood...etc. I find it hard to try out others, once the market leader satisfies me.

Turkey is bae.



I use DANGOTE.

Dangote produces spaghetti? Didn’t know

I agree with Yuneehk, the turkey looks yummy

GboyegaD:
Brussel sprouts? How do you make yours cos I don't mind learning since they claim it is super nutritious? Tried it once in stir fry, had to back out. Would do aspragus instead.

I just put it in boiling water, maybe add seasoning and salt

iPopAlomo:
Stop... We both know it's true.

Lol it really isn’t, and I’m not even ‘hating’

Btw, longest time stranger. Hope you’re keeping well

cococandy:
Not the canned ones that get mushy and have a disgusting texture.
Fresh and crispy. Girl you’re missing

Lool I've just always remembered disliking it in any form (on its own) since I was a child

cococandy:
Roasted or raw Brussel sprouts? I find the real to be slightly bitter.



I love green peas. Yum.
Maybe one day you’ll like broccoli like me

Favourite is boiled, but I don't mind it roasted either

MariaAngeles:
What do you do about jollof rice then? Or is it fresh tomatoes you dislike?

I mean fresh tomatoes on their own, I should've stated lol

I don't mind it blended and overpowered by other flavours e.g. jellof rice

MariaAngeles:

From as early as I can remember, I was ordained to dislike tomatoes

pocohantas:
Ahnahn, calm down. I used to hate it o, maybe it is some sort of acquired taste.

Disliked it since birth, no joke lol

loveymom:
Fried Rice
Jollof Rice

Looking like a picasso painting, delicious

pocohantas:
Green pea. I still can’t stand broccoli.

God forbid

Although I can manage when it's being overpowered by other flavours e.g. green pea in fried rice

Worst vegetables are green pea and tomatoes (yuck)

cococandy:
Stir fry coming up. Broccoli, orange and green bell peppers, carrots.
What’s your favorite vegetable?

I can’t believe I’m the one saying this but broccoli is one of them. It used to nauseate me. Wow.

I love broccoli

Favourites are probably broccoli, corn, bell peppers and brussel sprouts

Plead:
Yeah. Do you share a contrary opinion?

No o. I don't really have an opinion because I don't know what you read

RaphaellaDD:
LOL, don't sha beat me afterwards

Lool I'll try not to

pocohantas:
Lol. We are proud of him.

Haha let me tell him