"How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)"

I think that this story says a lot about how different races are viewed without actually explicitly saying anything about racial divides at all.  It talks about how brown, black, white, and halfie girls all require different tactics to be used while on a date.  I got a general idea of when he was talking about which type of girl, but he rarely referred to them as a color, instead he talked about where they came from.  I found this a little confusing because it was sometimes unclear as to which type of girl he is referring to.  I understood that outsider probably means white or halfie, and that local most likely means brown or black.  I think that this story speaks to race more so than some stories that are strictly about racial divisions.  It's saying that girls of different races all have different standards, and that the lighter their skin color is the higher those standards are.  It's also speaking to how the parents of the girls have different levels of concern.  The parents of the girls that are from out of the neighborhood (lighter skinned) are more concerned with their daughter dating a boy with darker skin.  One of the parts that really stood out to me was when the guy said that if the girl was from the neighborhood you can just take her to a fast food place where as if she's an outsider you should take her to the Mexican restaurant.

The dating advice I would give to someone, however cliched it may be, would be to treat their date with respect, and to be engaged in conversation.  I would tell them to disregard any preconceived ideas of their date that are based off of race, social class or anything of that sort.  I would tell them to remember that they are equal to their date, and that a relationship relies heavily on equality.  Other than that, I would tell them to be themselves and don't forget to smile!