Are interracial marriages wrong?

[smichellen]

Maybe you are overthinking it Spath. ?

[smichellen]

Spatha,
I will make this as simple as possible. You want to discuss why people would even do it? You have stated your outside observation. speculation.
Here's why I have no problems mixing races.
My parents (likely part ofyour generation) never put it in my head that it was wrong. They never taught me any tradition or taboo against going out with and marrying someone of a dif race. That's it.
I haven't done it to break any taboo or discard any tradition.
I do believe that most people in my generation would say the same.

[Spâtha]

No body ever put it in my head either.
I had Black playmates, Black neighbors, Mexican and Chinese playmates and neighbors as long as I can remember. Still have many Black friends and co workers.
I'm not over thinking it. The question has been there all my life. It's an intellectual thing that nobody wants to talk about and few understand.

[Susanna]

As Smichy said, there was a time when the young people did it just to snub their elders, but I don't think that's true any more. Some few might, but I believe that they are few and far between.

[smichellen]

The question has not been there all my life. It has never been a subject for much discussion because I know very very few people with your line of thinking.

It's funny I notice "Black" is mentioned three times in your post. You threw in Mexican and Chinese but felt the need to mention blacks three times more. Is there a reason for that? Is your thinking like most people against "racial mixing" about blacks more than it is about actually all races. I am just wondering. It wasn't exactly a surprise to me that your focus is more on blacks. Typical.

[smichellen]

sorry if my last post comes across too harsh, but I seriously wonder if like most it's against blacks more than itis against most races.
I know second to blacks people who have a "problem" with mixing races are also against Mexicans. That's just what I have seen.

[Susanna]

I've got a nephew by marriage who is Mexican (which, btw, is not a race but a nationality), and he is half-French. I have a bil whose parents were Portuguese - he was born in the US, but lived outside it for most of his pre-adult life. He also has a heritage of 100% Jewish. I have a great-nephew by marriage who comes from a Pakistani Muslim family. I have bil who was born in Denmark. I have 2 adopted great-nieces, one who is from India, and the other one is black. With a family like that, how can it make any difference to us? I don't usually think that much about it, except when topics relating to racism come up.

[smichellen]

I understand Mexican is a nationality not a race. My point in saying Mexican is that I am quoting what certain people say and think. There are people who believe that blacks should not be associated with and they follow those statements up with "most Mexicans too". They have neg view on an entire country of people, but not the whole race that they are a part of.

[smichellen]

Originally Posted by Susanna

I've got a nephew by marriage who is Mexican (which, btw, is not a race but a nationality), and he is half-French. I have a bil whose parents were Portuguese - he was born in the US, but lived outside it for most of his pre-adult life. He also has a heritage of 100% Jewish. I have a great-nephew by marriage who comes from a Pakistani Muslim family. I have bil who was born in Denmark. I have 2 adopted great-nieces, one who is from India, and the other one is black. With a family like that, how can it make any difference to us? I don't usually think that much about it, except when topics relating to racism come up.

and you're my elder and seen a hellova lot more than me.

[Spâtha]

Originally Posted by smichellen

The question has not been there all my life. It has never been a subject for much discussion because I know very very few people with your line of thinking.

It's funny I notice "Black" is mentioned three times in your post. You threw in Mexican and Chinese but felt the need to mention blacks three times more. Is there a reason for that? Is your thinking like most people against "racial mixing" about blacks more than it is about actually all races. I am just wondering. It wasn't exactly a surprise to me that your focus is more on blacks. Typical.

Yes. I did that just for you. I even went back and gave the words a capital B. And you don't need to wonder any more. My focus is a tad bit wider than you think.

[Mark F]

I have got no problem with interracial marriage. Hope not as my wife is Filipino.

All marriages have challenges and a different culture is more challenging than a different race. There are lots of things I like about Filipinos but one of the best is that they are almost natural Americans, they had almost 50 years of American rule, they play basketball, wear American clothes, sing American songs and most of them want to go to America sometime. I feel quite comfortable with all of that.. so yeah I think it is a cultural thing more than a racial thing..

[Susanna]

Originally Posted by Mark F

I have got no problem with interracial marriage. Hope not as my wife is Filipino.

All marriages have challenges and a different culture is more challenging than a different race. There are lots of things I like about Filipinos but one of the best is that they are almost natural Americans, they had almost 50 years of American rule, they play basketball, wear American clothes, sing American songs and most of them want to go to America sometime. I feel quite comfortable with all of that.. so yeah I think it is a cultural thing more than a racial thing..

Yeah, that was pretty much what Smichy said, too.

[rabidfox]

Originally Posted by Mark F

I have got no problem with interracial marriage. Hope not as my wife is Filipino.

All marriages have challenges and a different culture is more challenging than a different race. There are lots of things I like about Filipinos but one of the best is that they are almost natural Americans, they had almost 50 years of American rule, they play basketball, wear American clothes, sing American songs and most of them want to go to America sometime. I feel quite comfortable with all of that.. so yeah I think it is a cultural thing more than a racial thing..

I've noticed that about them too. It helps prove my theory that American English is better than British English. I was a missionary in Hong Kong for two years, so I met a lot of Filipinos as well as Chinese. The Chinese kids learned British English their whole lives as a requirement in school. The Filipinos learned American English their whole lives. Both also learned their own nations languages, and most Filipinos also learned a few other dialects as well. The Filipinos had mastered the English language with only a cute accent, and sometimes minor grammatical errors. Whenever I would ask a Chinese teen "how are you?" They would answer, "I am line years old." That was the extent of their 10 or so years of English. I was much more proficient in Cantonese in less than 2 years than they were in English after 10. The Chinese are not stupid either. It must just be that American English is better.

[smichellen]

I can't help but to laugh my head off right now. My girls just came back from their summer in England staying with their dad and meeting his family.
They will wholeheartedly agree with you on British vs American English!
They don't mind sounding British there, but they are trying to clear the British influence while here. they know their friends here will have no idea what they're talking about if they use British terms, or accents.