Interracial Marriages Surge Across U.S.

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TehBorken

Apr 13 07 07:08
Why does anyone (except racist scumbags) care who marries who?
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[/font][hr style="width: 100%; height: 1px;"]Interracial Marriages Surge Across U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) - The charisma king of the 2008 presidential field. The world's best golfer. The captain of the New York Yankees. Besides superstardom, Barack Obama, Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter have another common bond: Each is the child of an interracial marriage.

For most of U.S. history, in most communities, such unions were taboo.
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But what once seemed so radical to many Americans is now commonplace.
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Opinion polls show overwhelming popular support, especially among younger people, for interracial marriage.

That's not to say acceptance has been universal. Interviews with interracial couples from around the country reveal varied challenges, and opposition has lingered in some quarters.

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The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Lise

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Apr 13 07 08:17
Good for mixed marriages. I'm all for that. But it is very tough though. Not only have you go to deal with a different male species altogether, you carry with you a different set of cultural values. In the end, two cultures can make it work. It takes more effort and more work but the end end product is something rich and more rewarding.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Sportsdude

#2
Apr 13 07 08:28
Its still the last taboo.
Look on tv, it's just mainly white faces. Heck they even had their own channel the WB, or white people with problems channel.

Rest of the world interracial couples are the norm on tv, but here its considered 'edgy'.
Considering it was illegal in most southern states up til the 70's to marry another person of a different race, its going to take a while. Especially in this country.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Marik

#3
Apr 13 07 10:05
So I was watching this documentary, and a Chinese lady + German guy was getting married. The Chinese lady said something along the lines of, "It shouldn't matter who you marry; love is still love regardless of ethnic background."
 And I thought, good for her. Someone who has it right.
 
 Then another time, I was watching this Japanese program where a guy was asking people what they thought about interracial marriages. Mixed response, but the old people (40+) made me embarrased to be half-Japanese!! They'd all say something like, "Keep our race clean! No dirty blood!"
I had to shake my head when I saw this... at least the young people were more open-minded...

*I might have posted this before.. I forget now..*
 

Lil Me

#4
Apr 13 07 10:07
You're 1/2 Japanese, Marik?  Please register so I can bless thee.  
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

scottie311

#5
Apr 13 07 10:50
Well it depends on where you live too though in the US...I see tons of mixed relationships where I live(Houston) because the city is almost evenly split between the three largest groups which are whites, hispanics, and blacks. As for being mostly white faces on TV the same is true. In fact about a third of publicly broadcasted channels here are in Spanish language.  

Marik

#6
Apr 14 07 10:21
lol Lil Me are you a halfie too?  

Lil Me

#7
Apr 14 07 10:21
no, but my kids are :)  
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Marik

#8
Apr 15 07 01:19
hmmmmm cool what kind of 'mix'?  They can turn out quite nicely.. for example some of the halfer girls at my school are HOT!! yikes..  
 

Lil Me

#9
Apr 15 07 07:52
 Marik wrote:
They can turn out quite nicely..
 --
 You make it sound like an ominous experiment!
 I'm 4th generation Canadian Chinese and married to the Clampetts.
 
 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

TehBorken

#10
Apr 15 07 08:04
Is it just me, or is that dress your avatar's wearing designed for ummm "rapid access"?
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The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

TehBorken

#11
Apr 15 07 08:09
 Lise wrote:
Good for mixed marriages. I'm all for that. But it is very tough though. Not only have you go to deal with a different male species altogether, you carry with you a different set of cultural values.

I'll be in a mixed-marriage before long  and in my case I don't think this will be much of an issue. I totally respect my fiance's culture, and for me, the differences are refreshing.

 
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Lil Me

#12
Apr 15 07 08:11
 TehBorken wrote:
Is it just me, or is that dress your avatar's wearing designed for ummm "rapid access"?
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 Good observation, TB.  Time is of the essence for us Ninjas.  
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"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Sportsdude

#13
Apr 15 07 08:29
 who are the Clampetts?  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lil Me

#14
Apr 15 07 08:32
The yokels on the Beverly Hillbillies.
 
 It was joke, SD.
   
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein
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