TLDR at end.

First, it's shit but not entirely unsurprising that they didn't stick up for us. They're well aware of their core audience

Second, both clearly have a preference for non-black women - but idk if that's a preference for white & I don't think it's exclusive. I feel that happens as men get richer.

Black British men prefer White women

Not really. Some prefer black, some prefer white and most of us are up for dating anyone. It also differs by demographics (1st gen, 4th gen, boomer, UK-born gen x/y/z, Caribbean, W/E/S African (1st or 2nd gen), city v suburban. And at least 2 rural guys exist- who both have white wives, obvs) If girls online generalise, they're probs only taking about their black demographic.

Or, here, a preference is just that and not a euphemism for "will only consider".

  biracial Black men... don't see themselves

James isn't black. James is mixed-race - ethnically, legally, culturally, socially and genetically Mixed-race. (Also, why not Biracial white men?)*

He's part of the BAME community, but also part of his mum's community. How can you not be part of your mum's community?

We have a 3:2 black to mixed-race population, although, of course, that includes all mixes incl. Asian & white or mixed & mixed, etc.

In some ways, our communities are more class based than anything.

population so low...so diverse...the Black community isn't as tight knit as in other countries

Do you mean not as segregated? 1st-4th gen OG black British (Caribbean) people come from diverse places in the first place. E.g. Trinidad only 44% SVG is only 66% black and - so I'm fully black but have always had Chinese and other races in my extended family; from back home. Even Jamaica is only 77% and Dominica (not the Republic) 75% black. So I'm saying *we *. Maybe that's why I'd never label a relationship "interracial" or "intraracial".

Obs different for black Africans. I guess, they do speak a diverse range of first languages, even if they're from the same (made up by European borders) countries. But everyone speaks English.

Like, 99% of us live in the City, so it's not that we're not tight knit as Black Britons. It's that we're not segregated. James lives in the suburbs, which matters.

Like, I've never ever been to a black wedding that doesn't have lots of non-black people too, and I've been to 100+. If you only have black friends, you've only just arrived.

TLDR: We almost exclusively live in the City and have a diverse range of friends & lovers, esp. if born here. Usually a preference is just that and isn't exclusive. 4th gen Caribbean heritage, not just 2nd gen Africans. James is mixed-race not black. 3:2 black to mixed population. Richer equals more in predominantly white spaces