
Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
I don't believe that 94% of US people approve of interracial marriage. I think maybe 94% of people say they do because they don't want to be honest about their true feelings.
Just about every race has a fairly large contingent of people -- especially older ones -- who do not like interracial marriage. It's not always about racism, either. It's just about wanting to see kids/grandkids which look like them and have the same cultural history.
White parents often want to see their kids marry white people. Black parents often want to see their kids marry black people. Asian parents not only often want to see their kids marry Asian people, but frequently the same nationality Asian as they are. Hispanic parents often want to see their kids marry Hispanic people.
I think there really should be two questions:
1) Does it bother you when you see interracial couples?
2) Would you prefer your children marry within their own race?
1. Not in the slightest.
2. My son is half Asian. I am half Mexican. I don't care who my son dates, currently he dates a half black half White girl. My mom has never said she wishes I date a White girl and my Dad never pushed that BS on me either.
I never wanted to date a Mexican girl anyway cause I was scared of their black arm hair from when I was a child. The cholas used to corner and ask me why I always went for White Girls. I didn't tell them their body hair frightened me.
Druff you are better than this. A lot of mutts these days and I'm sure some people hope their kids marry out of their race..