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Inter-Racial Dating

Mix-N-Match

Written by: Jackie O., Senior Editor – Posted: Mon Feb 19th, 2007

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Life is not a movie, and watching Save the Last Dance doesn't convince everyone that inter-racial relationships are acceptable. However, as time moves forward, and young people become more and more accepting of different lifestyles and life choices, it has become much more common to date outside our "own race."

African American, White, Asian, Hispanic, South American...there are so many different cultures and backgrounds out there and America has become such a 'melting pot' it seems nearly impossible to never see new mixing couples. I live in New York City where on a daily basis I am bombarded with such a variety of love triangles, it seems odd to not be accepting. Guys with guys, girls with girls, mixing genders, races...everything seems to be A-OK in New York.

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unloved4li
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I'm all for interacial love, even though my family might not. As I
always say, "Love is Love. Period."

Posted 03/05/07

sheikzelda
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I think it is great when people of different backrounds go out. My
mom is white and my dad is from Columbia (South America) so they
are a mixed couple. Also i have gone out w/black guys b4 so i
think it is 100% ok. :)

Posted 02/27/07

harlequing
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my mother is from a mixed relationship (her mom is Hakka and her
dad is Chinese) and my dad is Dutch. I think it's great that
people from different races get together and date, it adds more
variety to the world, and their kids are gorgeous! And if it
wasn't for interracial relationships, I wouldn't be here!

Posted 02/25/07

Nathalie1

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Hello, everyone. Just a quick reminder: Hispanics/Latinos/South
Americans are NOT a race. They are an ethnicity. Get it straight!
Oh, and yes, I am perfectly okay with inter-racial relationships.
It adds more variety to the world.

Posted 02/25/07

mplivin

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I'm all for different races getting together my mom is white and
my dad is black and if it wasn't for theur mixed relationship I
wouldn't be here

Posted 02/25/07

nuni13

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I believe in interacial love. My mom had a boyferiend who was
pueto rican and every where they went people would look at them
crazy. they didn't care though becasue they loved each other a lot
. i also dated somebody who was white and i am black and we loved
each other a lot. unfortunat

Posted 02/25/07

NotJustAMi
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My boyfriend is Mexican, and I'm white. I really didnt even pay
attention to the fact that he was mexican until I met his mom and
she had a strong accent. I love him, and there is nothing I would
do to change him. I am completely accepting of inter-racial
dating.

Posted 02/25/07

Lady_Craze
d176

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there will always be people that have problems towards inter
racial datin. they probably was just raised that way. but no
matter what i think people should just mind their business. its
not there concern what is the color of the persons skin, but of
the persons personailty. i honestly dont think skin or race
matters. as long as i like you and you like me no1 at all should
interfere or ay otherwise.

Posted 02/25/07

sheldanwel
don

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I have no problem with mixedcouples because I myself am mixed. My
mom is white and my dad is black. There are stil racist ppl all
over the world, but honeslty, just because u can't see that a
couple is mixed with something doesn't mean they aren't. So to all
u racists, KISS MY MIXED BUTT!

Posted 02/25/07

christigmc

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I really don't care about inter-racial dating. If 2 people love
each other that's all that should matter whether they're the same
race or not.
I'm Asian and I've never dated a guy of my race.

Posted 02/25/07

Hrhmychael

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Inter-racial dating would be fine if dating wasn't so hard to
begin with and there were no socio-economic problems with races. I
think it would be a different story if with mixing races meant the
world would ultimately get darker skinned instead of the world
getting lighter.

However, as a black woman my main problem with inter-racial dating
is selfish. It makes it harder on the black woman to find a life
long companion. Honestly, a combination that includes a black
woman an someone one of another races is the lowest percentage of
inter-racial dating whereas a black man and someone of another
race is the highest. If a black woman can't get a black man
(because they are all dating white women) and can't get a man of
another race (for whatever reason) that means that there are a lot
of single black women out there. Also, you have to wonder if any
of it goes back to slavery and the skemas that were created and
carried on till now. If that is the cause then i don't think that
inter-racial dating is fine and with such a disproportion in
numbers i think it has a lot to do with it.

This is very short in comparison to all the things i could say
about the subject.

HRH

Posted 02/24/07

curvey_kra
zie1

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I am definitely for inter-racial dating. I have seen couples like
these and though some don't turn out great, a lot of them turn out
wonderful! We're all one in the same.

Posted 02/23/07

FORYOU__x3

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I agree that interracial dating is absolutely acceptable.
However, from my experience, it doesn't always work out. I'm
white, and I dated a black guy for awhile -- his parents and my
parents all disagreed with the coupling, and so did most of our
friends. In the end, we didn't work out because of all that.

But that was just us. Everyone, and every situation, is
different. =]

Posted 02/23/07

sharnice11
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nobody really cares where i live. i live in southwest philadelphia
and people look at us and dont realy care. it is something that
some people do not like. they want to stay in their own race. but
true love doesnt come from the color of your skin. everyone should
understand that. i love him so much and he loves me to so i guess
thats that.

Posted 02/23/07

polisher33

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It still amazes me that there are people out there who have
problems with inter-racial dating. It's just a different colour of
skin...big deal. It would be like people having a problem with
people dating anyone who isn't their own nationality (i.e an
American dating someone from say Holland) regardless of
color...just doesn't make sense.

Posted 02/22/07

Bytch4lyfe

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I live in Central New Jersey and people are pretty accepting over
here too. Still not as much as New Yorkers but I like where I
live. I am white and have a bi-racial child who is half black. So
I believe that people need to just see that Love is Love and
there's no color to it. I always said "the only color I see is
Green." (money) People shouldnt be concerned about others race!
But acceptence is key, and unfortunutely some people still get
freaked out seeing different races together. 90% of people Think
my son is the cutest sweetest baby boy... While others look at My
boyfriend and I and look very displeased. I brush it off... but
the thing that gets me the most is when black people say my son is
too light to be his father's and say bad things and give dirty
looks. You'd think that people who have been through enough racism
would not show prejiduce to others... but that's how the world is
still working. Our generation has been helping a lot of racism
simmer down, and I'm hoping by my son's time to grow up, it will
be even less!

Posted 02/22/07

CyberGirl

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Interracial dating is ABSOLUTELY ACCEPTABLE. I am saying it from
experience. I am myself dating someone from a different race and I
love the person for their personlity and the love that they have
for me and like wise. If two people of different cultures or race
find an attraction, let it be. Take it as a little more knowledge
people can learn from.

Posted 02/22/07

ema300

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i can relate

Posted 02/21/07

DogBait

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I enjoyed this article. Any time is a good time to write about
tolerance in society. Despite all of the progress we've made in
regards to racism, we still have a long way to go. I'm glad that
the author recognizes that this is still a problem and is willing
to discuss it.

Posted 02/20/07

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