The new millennium has seen society began to change its tune and open up the doors to change on several social issues, including sexuality, marriage and interracial dating. However, closed mindsets about such issues are alive and well in this day and age, especially when it comes to who’s dating, marrying or having sex with whom. Rapper Eve got a taste of that scrutiny when she began dating her boyfriend, a white man, British businessman Maximillion Cooper.
In a new interview with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez, Eve opened up about her relationship with Cooper, explaining that they’ve been dating for three years and that she’s been living with him in London for around six or seven months.
However, Eve shares that their relationship has been met with friction from a number of fans who are angry with the rapper for dating outside of her race.
“I need them to stop [caring about interracial dating]. What year is it? Like, stop. Seriously,” said Eve, although she admits that it was strange to her that she ended up with a white man. “Trust me, I gotta say, it is weird for me that I’m with a white dude. Trust me. I look at him sometimes and I’m like, ‘You are so white.’ Seriously! Yes, I gotta be real like that. I’m the first black girl he’s ever been with, so we are learning. Trust me, he’s been through ‘Weave 101 … we learn a lot about each other. But people came at me like, ‘I can’t believe you’re dating a white dude and you don’t like black dudes no more.’ I’m like, ‘I love black men, it just so happens that my heart went this way right now.’”
Eve admits that it’s taken her family a while to accept her dating a white man, but they’re supportive of her relationship.
“My family’s happy. [My pops] is cool with it. He still keeps calling him ‘my friend.’ Like, ‘How’s your friend?’ Like, it’s been almost three years,” Eve laughed.
Well, Eve certainly isn’t the only star that embraces interracial dating. Check out some other stars that support interracial dating below. – nicholas robinson
