date out
v. phr.— «Black women around the country also are reconsidering deep-seated reservations toward interracial relationships, reservations rooted in America’s history of slavery and segregation. They’re taking cues from their favorite stars—from actress Shar Jackson to tennis pro Venus Williams—as well as support blogs, how-to books and interracially themed novels telling them it’s OK to “date out.”» —“Could Mr. Right be white?’ More black women consider ‘dating out’” in Richmond, Virginia CNN Aug. 6, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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