OK time to put all this dating preference confusion into perspective:
http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/dating/holding_hands.jpg
*I will be assuming capitalist motives to be the main driving force in women's' dating motivations (i will be using the word "most" allot because nothing is 100%)
MOST WOMEN DATE UP:
That means that wether they are rich or poor they go for a man they believe to be above them financial and or socioeconomicaly. WHY? Because they have more power due to their limited supply in relation to the surplus of males available to them. So any man who, by what ever means, can show a higher earning potential than the female will have the better chance at matting. The better looking the female is, the higher she can aim.
MOST MEN DATE DOWN:
That means they go for a women they believe to be below them financial and or socioeconomicaly. WHY? Because they have less power due to their surplus supply in relation to the limited supply of females available to them. So any woman who, has a lower earning potential than the male will be seen as a viable ***** prospect. the lower the man goes the better his chances.
AMERICAN RACIAL CULTURE PUTS THE BLACK MALE AT A DISADVANTAGE:
On average black males have a much lower earning potential in relation to white males, hence black males are automatically less attractive to most females of any race who "date up".
Now for a quick rundown of the common dating stereo types based on women's' choosing tendencies:
http://xs122.xs.to/xs122/07480/chart.gif
IN CONCLUSION:
As is usually the case in most areas of american culture, in the dating game if you are a black male you most step-up more or work harder to gain more financial wealth to compensate for the perceived negativity and lack of earning potential associated with your "blackness".
This is a good study of what happens 150 years down the road after you create a country/culture from slavery and colonialism and jim crow laws... Cause and effect are very real, and we are still feeling the effects of history.. If you are white dont take these discussions as a personal attack cause the same social construct would exist inversly had blacks plundered and enslaved whites to build america. I like studying the human dynamic.