Firstly, the author pointed out the minimum/baseline requirements for being deemed "educated" and he said having "at least a bachelor's degree" not just a college degree.
Secondly, a black man having a BS/BA is a freaking huge accomplishment when only 34% of blacks enrolled in colleges are black males. Black women outnumber black men 2 to 1 at school and this holds true from my experience.
To put this all in perspective, blacks as a whole lag in education and only 16% of black women and 14% of black men had a college degree. So we all f*ing suck when it comes to having at least a BS/BA. So if you have a degree and you're black, you should feel a little bit special!
And whites are only doing marginally better with just 25% of their males and 24% of their females having college degrees.
Our whole nation needs improvement, so I understand why an educated black man would act a little stank because he's avoided being one more uneducated black amongst the throngs of underachievers.
And finally, where on earth did you come from that allowed you the luxury to think that black men with degrees are a dime a dozen??? Did you sneak into Morehouse??? Did you go to Hillman? Were you on the cast of "A Different World"??? Is that you Whitley Gilbert???? CTFU!!!
Forgive me, Bunny. I'm sort of joking with you, but I really am confused as to where you went to school.
Where are all of these educated men at??????
I'm an uber-educated black woman and I have never seen any academic setting where there was an equal balance of black males to females or even enough black males in college and above (including HBCUs) to not see how apparent our gender gap is in higher education.
I found the author's blog to be spot on and the same reasons he listed for BM not wanting to settle down are pretty much the same ones I use to explain my current lack of a spouse. Success is costly, and once you find time to get a spouse, you want the best you can get, so why settle for someone who reminds you of where you came from? You want someone who symbolizes the success you have attained. Someone who won't embarrass you in front of the boss, who will make others jealous.
Their Choice:
Successful BW
Successful WW
And you may think I'm being mean with Michelle, but she looks like a fair representative of most successful BW. I find her to be attractive, but most men that I know don't. Successful BM that I know tend to mention how angry she looks and I see a lot of BW make the same faces, even when just walking down the street. It's scary and a huge turn-off for men. BW, they say, remind them of mama and they don't want that. Whereas, WW have the stupid perma-grin on lock and men tend to prefer it.
The whole reason why most of us on this board want longer hair is so that we can be more appealing and stand out that much more apart from the bulk of BW with damaged, short, overprocessed hair. We all know the deal. That's why fake hair is making a fortune.
The sad thing is that it doesn't matter what successful BM want anyhow, there simply aren't enough successful BM for all of the equally successful BW. Despite the fact that these are very small groups, there is no balance. Successful BW must work on being as attractive as they can be (mostly physically and socially, less attitude) and recognize when nonBM are interested in them.