But that's the thing. Some of them see other people happy with the outcome and acting like that is how it should be. That such is ideal. That is, how their life should be, which many of them are opposed to. In short, what we're seeing is a war of ideals. They see an ideal far from their own ideal being potentially being put upon them, their community, and so on and are taking offense. It's natural and not abnormal nor does it make them stupid or what not. Nothing more.Which would be fine... IF IT WAS THEIR OWN LIFE THEY WERE MAD ABOUT
They are literally upset, emotional and angry that a man they won't even MEET in their lifetime decided to "date down." Yea they are stupid as hell. Smart enough to deduce that Russ is making a mistake and too dumb to realize they shouldn't care.
Presidents are chosen. So before we even get to the ideas they have, they are picked from a narrow pool. So I don't count that shyt at all as to what normal Americans are doing.
Normal Americans are getting divorced at 50% rate. So all these single moms got single dads attached.. And all these single parents aren't single parents because they wanted to have fun and date thugs. Some was actually in serious relationships and even married. But we all know these dudes don't care about that. To them it's WOMAN HAVE BABY = WOMAN BAD and nothing more. They don't care about any other famous black people or even know who came in with a child. They care because it's Future and no other reason
One could argue about the "correctness" of the ideal but again, since it is an ideal that has existed and persisted for some time and is very strong in other racial groups, it makes sense that some men would take offense to it. As for presidents or normal people, again, none of that matters. What matters is the ideal. We see rich people and famous rich athletic decent-looking people as part of some ideal existence. So one would expect them to chose something, to be able to afford something closer to the ideal rather than settling, and yes, they see this as settling because having a kid lowers your value overall. Sorry this is how it is. It is the same reason why people made fun of Russ when he had his white wife prior. People thought she was funny looking and felt he could do better. It's all about the ideal.
The rest of your points relate to normal people who many see as being far from the ideal because they are in a situation that forces them to be. In the end, a lot of people look down on the less than ideal and that is part of the thing that drives people, especially men, to do as they do. When a person takes the less than ideal, they call it settling for a reason.