I once was with some friends at night walking around the main street of an urban university campus (in northeast US) wearing a shirt with this image:
A few black girls (and I think a guy or two) approached me and said "nice shirt!" or "cool shirt!". I wasnt looking for friendship or anything, so I didnt run with it, but it may be something to consider doing. My SJW type friends are universally horrified and offended by the shirt, but when one of them asked their black friend about it, the friend said she liked it.
I think it projects confidence on the race issue and builds bridges. Most white people are so terrified of offending black people that when someone just rams thru that wall, without actually being offensive (this shirt vs. a slur or race joke), its intriguing and reassuring. Unfortunately, I cant provide any follow up on this, but if I were going for black American girls, I would DEFINITELY hit up a college town wearing this shirt and act nonchalant about it. If you are worried about wearing this shirt, you wont be able to pull it off. Ive never had a black person complain about it. Only white people get offended. I also want to emphasize this was the urban northeast. It may be different in California and the South, and even the Midwest.
The shirt is a bit harder to find now the last time I looked, and more expensive. It was $15 plus $7 shipping when I bought it in late 2009. Search "africa fist shirt".
I think they also dig big, unruly beards on white men (or maybe all men), but again my experience is far too limited to say with certainty.
A few black girls (and I think a guy or two) approached me and said "nice shirt!" or "cool shirt!". I wasnt looking for friendship or anything, so I didnt run with it, but it may be something to consider doing. My SJW type friends are universally horrified and offended by the shirt, but when one of them asked their black friend about it, the friend said she liked it.
I think it projects confidence on the race issue and builds bridges. Most white people are so terrified of offending black people that when someone just rams thru that wall, without actually being offensive (this shirt vs. a slur or race joke), its intriguing and reassuring. Unfortunately, I cant provide any follow up on this, but if I were going for black American girls, I would DEFINITELY hit up a college town wearing this shirt and act nonchalant about it. If you are worried about wearing this shirt, you wont be able to pull it off. Ive never had a black person complain about it. Only white people get offended. I also want to emphasize this was the urban northeast. It may be different in California and the South, and even the Midwest.
The shirt is a bit harder to find now the last time I looked, and more expensive. It was $15 plus $7 shipping when I bought it in late 2009. Search "africa fist shirt".
I think they also dig big, unruly beards on white men (or maybe all men), but again my experience is far too limited to say with certainty.