Why is America so concerned with race? I went to Brazil and I noticed people are so much different.?

Question

I notice that in America when an African American male is married to a white woman everyone is like, "O my God did you see, she is with a Black Guy." In Brazil, if a Black man is married to a white woman, it's no big deal. They are just a normal couple. Also, Americans are always trying to put a label on someone. For example, when one of my Brazilian friends who is Brown skinned talks to Americans, the Americans would ask if he is Mexican. He doesn't get offended because he knowns that Mexican people are hard working. Why is America so concerned with race???

I am half Italian and half Mexican, not that it matters.

Answer 1

America is overly concerned with looks, period!
But alot of times people are ignorant and think that people of any other skin color then white are poor, uneducated, etc. It's probably because white is the majority and if you ARE poor in america then you probably didn't get the same educational oppurtunities as someone who is middle class or above. AND THAT IS A SAD!

Answer 2

I'm Ecuadorian and I do not get offended when people ask if I'm Mexican, but I get annoyed by people asking: Is Ecuador in Mexico? and I think: OK, another illiterate..

But to answer your question, it seems people are raised with those concerns and that's why you see a big difference when you travel.

Answer 3

I am latina and I always ask myself that about amercans. My cousin lives in the US and asked me one day if any black people live on my street and when i said 'no' he went 'That sucks', and I just said 'not really I never realized it before' I mean seriously I didn't realize I was black until I was 13...no one cares!

Answer 4

Yes it would be great to live in a world with NO race people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!