All kinds of guys are walking around in the hood, acting like they're all big and bad. The truth is that in the hood, it's the women who run the show. Doesn't matter where you go, or what colour you are. Take me for example. My name is Jasmine Brown. A young African-American woman living in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario. I'm originally from the City of Detroit, Michigan. I moved to the Confederation Canada because of the Recession in the United States of America as well as some personal issues. These days, I work as a Security Guard at a mall in downtown Toronto and also study at the University of Toronto part-time. Since I'm a broke-ass international student, the only place where I found affordable rent was the hood, as parts of Brampton are called.
Right now, I'm dominating the hell out of this Black Canadian punk named Djamal Hawthorne. He's a big and tall Black guy from the City of Ottawa, Ontario, who started acting like a bad ass the moment he came to the City of Toronto. Black Canadian guys are just as foolish as their African-American counterparts. Djamal is a student at York University who's fascinated by the ghetto lifestyle even though he grew up in an affluent French-Canadian town called Orleans near the City of Ottawa. Djamal is such a wannabe. Supposedly, he was getting into all kinds of shit in Ottawa before turning his life around. He's got those fake ass tattoos that he claims he got in prison though I'm sure I once saw him getting tattooed in a parlour in China town. See what I mean about him being fake?
Anyhow, this fool kept trying to get with me. His younger sister Deirdre is a second-year student at the University of Toronto and one of my best friends. I was there for Deirdre when she got dumped by Thomas, this Irish guy she was seeing. Apparently, his conservative parents balked at the idea of him marrying a Black woman even though they were nice to Deirdre when she first met them during a Toronto University campus visit. Deirdre is such a sweet gal. Tall and slender, with light brown skin, curly Black hair and pale green eyes. Like Djamal, she's half Black and half White. They were raised by their Jamaican mother Anne after their Englishman of a father left them. Deirdre keeps dating White men but they keep breaking her heart. Not that Black men are any better. All men are foolish and will mess up a woman's heart and mind if she lets them.
Unlike Deirdre, I only date Black men. It's my preference and my choice. Black men have their faults but you never hear about a Black man coming home and shooting his wife and brats after losing his job. White men are prone to doing that. When they lose wealth and power, they tend to self-destruct. No offense to Black women who prefer White men but I got much love for my Black men. Of course, Black men piss me off daily but I guess that's part of the chemistry. I wouldn't have it any other way. Anyhow, I never told Deirdre about my attraction slash hatred slash lust I had for her brother Djamal. Like a lot of mixed-race Black dudes, he's got a complex.
The way I figure it, there are two types of mixed-race Black guys. Those who seriously wish they were totally White and the Afro-centric ones. The White wannabes don't associate with Black folks, and they only date White women and do stereotypical shit like listening to country music and watching hockey. The Afro-centric ones take it the opposite extreme. They worship anything Black. They have a real fetish for anything African. That's Djamal. Usually I love Afro-centric brothers. However, I found Djamal annoying. Because he's light-skinned and grey-eyed, a lot of people ask him if he's mixed. He usually denies it, saying he's completely Black. He has a big Afro and sometimes wears dreadlocks. The dude has never heard of a comb, though, and his hair looks messed up. He's got every Ice Cube, Snoop Dog and N.W.A. record. And he dresses like he's going to star in a Rap video. He idolizes U.S. President Barack Obama but only because Obama considers himself Black rather than biracial. He doesn't know Jack about Obama's views or policies but he's got twenty Obama T-shirts. Or more.
Djamal only hangs out with Black guys. Actually, make that certain types of Black guys. He won't hang out with Black guys with White girlfriends, telling them they're selling out to "The Man" by dating White women. Now, as a Black woman, I really don't give a shit when I see a brother with a White woman. Just like I don't give a shit when I see a sister with a White man. It's their choice and their preference. Personally, I like my Black men. And I like them dark-skinned, rugged and masculine. Djamal has this thing for really dark-skinned sisters. I've seen him dating women from the Congo, Ivory Coast, South Africa and the Republic of Haiti. The lightest woman I've seen him with was the same skin tone as Serena Williams, the Tennis superstar.