So, I've observed a few things based on race as they relate to TRP philosophy and I thought I'd share them below. I understand race is a touchy subject for many, but this is TRP so I assume we're all big boys and can handle viewpoints that don't exactly align with ours.

I'm a black guy and I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in a black city and went to black schools. I'm pretty well versed on black culture, lived in the hood for some period of time, still visit there and have mixed it up, so to speak. Fortunately, God blessed me with the intelligence to keep me out of a jail cell so the trouble I did get in was never enough to pull me under.

This intelligence translated into academic aptitude and as a result I was thrown in a lot of programs and classes that had predominantly white kids in it. So I have a decent amount of white friends as well and am pretty versed in 'white culture'. Many of my former employers were white and the companies themselves were primarily white, my college was white, etc. I've hung out with white guys, went to the bars with them, jammed out to rock or electronic music with them and gotten a feel for how their culture operates.

My observations:

-Black culture thrives a lot more on aggression. Being in certain neighborhoods, I knew I needed to be careful. I'm not 6'5, so I don't have the advantage of being physically imposing on sight so I've had to figure out how to convey that energy in other ways. This has been helpful in terms of confidence and presentation.

-In white social circles, I've noticed that the interactions are a little more nuanced at times and being able to tactically maneuver with your words is essential. This has helped me a lot in terms of learning how to dominate or socially navigate without any overt displays of aggression.

-As a result, white people that can't adapt to a more aggressive stance suffer in inner city communities as a result (imagine your typical white Joe in a plaid button-up and khaki pants walking down inner city Detroit).

-Conversely, your typical black guy suffers in white circles and middle-class white communities as a result (picture Jerome in a wife beater and some pants sagging talking to a group of suburban white guys - he's bringing inner city energy into a circle where there's no threat so now he's threatening).

Luckily, I've been exposed enough to both where I can adapt to either environment. When I'm around my homeboys, I know how to carry myself and what topics are cool to bring up. When around white folk, I know how to carry myself and what topics to bring up.

So what does this have to do with TRP? Glad you asked, getting to that right now.

Depending on your culture, I think your challenges are different.

For many of my black friends, they thrive with other girls when it comes to initially picking them up. That aggressiveness and confidence works well. However, they tend to suffer through shit tests and LTRs because their aggressiveness leads to poor emotional and frame control. This isn't a rule of thumb for all black guys obviously, but it's something you witness often across the board in black culture. If you grew up a certain area as a black person you've been programmed to respond to what you interpret as disrespect in a strong manner because if you don't then you'll get your ass kicked daily.

For many of my white friends, their more laid back approach can hurt in initially getting women but may help with frame and emotional control (i.e., I don't see as many white guys 'blowing up' or getting into chaotic arguments with their women). If you grew up in a certain area as a white guy, aggression is a no-no and the ideals of giving deference to girls is more pervasive there. This can hurt when a girl is initially testing your metal. The 'gentleman' approach may fall flat in certain settings.

Culturally, black and white women tend to require different strengths. I've dated both so here are my observations on that:

-With black women, frame and emotional control are critical. A lot of black women are bold and will challenge you if they sniff weakness. I find with a lot of black girls, you have to put the behavior in 'check' more. They are not too heavy on head games per se, but they will be divas if you let them.

-With white women, I've noticed they won't necessarily challenge you outright in an aggressive manner, but they do lean more heavily on the head games and innate shit tests. Things like going to hang out with guy friends, push and pull, etc., seems to be more prevalent.

Both races of women are women so they will all do everything under the sun- but culturally they have different tendencies on which things they will do more heavily.

This isn't a post about which race is 'better' because I don't believe either is. Also, note when I say 'culture' in this post it makes a difference. If you date a white girl from Southside Chicago, expect to get what you'd get from a black girl because she's been immersed in black culture. Similarly, if you date a black girl from some historic town in Massachusetts with a 98.5% white population, expect to get what you'd receive from a white girl because that's her leaning. Know that these are general observations I've made and far from the 'rule' or universal.

I noticed in TRP there's a somewhat lack in philosophy on race, which is understandable given the polarizing nature of the subject. I just hope that in possibly poking at it, we can shell TRP theory out in even greater detail.

I consider myself to be an objective observer of both and have long been fascinated by the differences in culture. I think this explains why mixed-race people are able to be successful (i.e. Barack Obama, Steph Curry, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Dwayne Johnson -highest paid male actor on earth etc.) because they are in the unique position of having one foot in and out of both black and white culture. I think from a societal perspective, it helps to understand other cultures because the more you relate, the better you can navigate through and understand.