Don't Bring Home a White Boy

A recent book has reignited discussions about interracial dating.

At issue: Karyn Langhorne Folan's "Don't Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions That Keep Black Women From Dating Out." Folan urges black women to date outside their race.

Here's an excerpt from a recent Washington Post article about the book:

"Black women are in market failure," says writer Karyn Langhorne Folan. "The solution is to find a new market for your commodity. And in this case, we are the commodity and the new market is men of other races."

Naturally, "Don't Bring Home a White Boy" has attracted its share of criticism.

Some people argue that even though the book purports to promote interracial relationships, its existence alone is a step in the wrong direction. Here's a line from Gawker:

Should black ladies date people who are not black? The year now is 1955. Oh, it's not?

Weigh in: Does interracial dating still carry a stigma? And if so, is that stigma any worse in Columbus?