How many of you are into interracial dating? Why or why not? How important is the race of the person to you? What's your race and what races are you into dating or attracted to? What about dating someone from anther culture or linguistic background.
PS: I know there are a lot racist people out there. I also know that race is not important to some and everything to others. Some people don't see the idea of race as having any validity. Whatever your view, I am only curious about sincere answers.
2006-10-04 08:46:18 · 22 answers · asked by MorningStar 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Great answers guys. By the way I am not someone that let's the opinions of others affect my choices. I am Biracial, and I like interracial and intercultural dating. I just wanted to find out about the attitudes other people, especially the younger generation, feel about it!
2006-10-04 09:00:41 · update #1
I am long-term married white male. However, if I were to imagine being single, I would definitely be open to dating women of most other races, including black, even though I live in the South (Ga). Because of what's going on in the world right now, I confess to being a bit prejudiced against people of Arab descent, so I doubt I would consider any Muslim woman.
2006-10-04 08:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
That is a tough question to answer. I am from the south so I have seen racism all my life, however, my mother married a hispanic man and has two mixed daughters. I am white as they come but my family is very colorful. I am by no means a racist, its not fair and its judgemental. Buuuuutttt...I do think that are some situations in relationships when the starieotypes of a race will show through. Personally I just dated a black man for the first time. We had a lot of fun together and got along really well....until, I came up pregnant. We hadn't been as carefull as we should have been and we both knew it could happen (I get pregnant easily) so it would be discussed that an abortion was the option we both wanted. I told him I was pregnant and he immediately denyed it. He said he didnt get me pregnant, no way. It was someone else I was sleeping with (I wasnt). That was the last I heard from him.
I think interracial couples are great. The colors of our country have changed so much over the last 50 years and its beautiful. I realize that my situation was typical but isolated so still no judgement will be passed. I would love to meet another black man to come and sweep me off my feet.
2006-10-04 16:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by blueyedtxhottie 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sincerely, the appelation "interacial dating" was probably invented by a racist.
I am mix and I don't think about the race of the person I date. Some people worry about what everyone else think of them, and I think you're one of them, if I'm wrong, which happen often it seems, lol, then my appologies.
Race should not be an issue but then again, working for a living should not be either yet some people have their lives ruined due to not being able to find a job quickly enough.]
We do not live in a perfect world so naturally, dating someone of a different race is not always approved by some, but hey, if you worry about what people are gonna think everytime you want to do something, you might as well stay home and watch re-runs of M.A.S.H for the rest of your life. lol
2006-10-04 15:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never dated anyone outside of my race (by "race" I mean the standard generally accepted breakdowns). I'm white, myself. I don't place a lot of meaning into the concept of "race", but I do tend to be more attracted to people with certain physical features - that happen to be the features of my own "race". I think, it is partially due I simply have never been exposed to very many people of a different "race".
However, since I moved to a different country at the age of 18, I dated many people of the linguistic background and culture different from mine. I don't have any problem with that, I adopted, and adapted to, my new country as my own.
2006-10-04 15:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are dating for love, then more power to ya. I have met white girl who only date black men and then portray "black traits" which is very offensive to me. There is nothing wrong with dating someone who just happens to be of another race.
I know a girl who has interracial children and she named them all after liquors because it was "ghetto". Why does a mixed child need to have a ghetto name? We can see they are half something, but some feel the need to give them a "hood name" to make it that much more obvious that they are half black. I think that's corny.
2006-10-04 15:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by b_sampson98055 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can go either way...I think it can be good for some people, but it's not without difficulties. I'm white and I dated a hispanic man, I'm attracted to the person rather than by race or anything. But we broke up. It was really hard, his cultural differences got in the way of my freedom and of who I was as a person. He became very controlling and his parents didn't like me. It didn't work for me, but that's not to say it wouldn't work for someone else. To each their own, I always say.
2006-10-04 15:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by katyzta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm the product of an interracial relationship that began in the mid-1960s in the Deep South, so if my parents could do it, anyone can.
I don't care what someone else's race is, or where in the world they are from. All I care about is that they are anti-racist.
2006-10-04 15:56:01 · answer #7 · answered by Fuzzyblue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you close your eyes can you still see the light? Point is that the color of love is to be poetic like a rainbow. if you and the person connects it is a love connection. if you are with them just to experiment, then you are in for trouble, trouble...
I date out of my race and it has never been a problem. Now culture and a language barrier might be a problem cause i want someone to understand when im happy and to know when to kiss it better when i am sad...
2006-10-04 15:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by dee-dee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know what ur trying to say, i'm bengali (asian). and i'm into all kinda of guys, white, black, asian whatever, it's never been about skin colour to me, but i knw how important it can be to some ppl, who want to stick to 'traditions' but even though i'm attracted to all races, i've only dated guy from my own race. not sure how that happened, not like i went out with that intention, but in a way i feel dating someone from the same culture and background as me will understand me better. not saying that me dating guys from other races/cultures is out the question.
2006-10-04 15:52:57 · answer #9 · answered by DaRkAnGeL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intercultural dating is a challenge, whether race is involved, or just ethnicity, religeon, or even education level! Let's face it: It is easiest to bond with someone with like experiences and backgrounds. For those adventurous enough to enjoy the difference and the challenge, it might be cool!
2006-10-04 15:51:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋