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Originally Posted by TheOperative
Not that it's wrong, but interracial marriages and their eventual offspring will have more hardships because of it. That's just the way it is.
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Marriage is difficult at best and a lot of hard work between two people who are of the same race/culture/beliefs. I agree that this major difference inevitably causes additional stress on a marriage and puts children in an awkward position with their peers.
We knew a couple where the husband was white and the wife was black. She had suffered discrimination, so she was better able to handle what came their way as an inter-racially married couple. But he was unprepared and having a difficult time coping with the discrimination they received.
I also remember a black friend from high school telling me she felt that her cousin [with whom she was irritated for some reason] thought she was better than the other blacks because her skin was lighter. I doubt her cousin felt that way, but it shows how her being different set the cousin apart from the others and it was used against her in an argument. Kids can be cruel.
Both are examples of the additional stress/suffering brought on by inter-racial marriages. I absolutely think there is nothing wrong with it.......but I think a couple needs to count the cost and be ready to face what they and their children will experience because of it.