What are your views on interracial marriages?

Question

Hello. I am doing a report for my communications class on interracial marriages. Please answer the following questions or you can add your own. You can send indepth responses to [e-mail].
Are you in an interracial marriage or are you planning to be in one?
What race are you and your spouse?
How did you combine your cultural differences into the wedding or if you arent married yet how are you planning to do so?
Do you feel that it is more socially acceptable for a certain race to marry one race over another (for example a european american marrying an asian instead of an african american, etc.)
What are the specific problems you have faced regarding this issue?
Do you feel there are issues or problems regarding interracial children? Is it different for different races.
Again, if you have more information you would like to add please do so and feel free to email me at the account above with your stories and if you would like to share your pictures. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

I am in a interracial relationship. My fiance and I are getting married in June. He is Hispanic and I am Caucasian. We have had no issues with our races. We love each other and we look at what is on the inside. We are having a destination wedding in Hawaii and are not combining any cultural differences. Our wedding is for us and what we are together. I do not believe that our children will have issues about being biracial. They only comments we have had, are positive. I am told that we will have beautiful children. I think it depends on what part of the country you live in. I live in the south where there is a lot of Hispanics. It is common to see interracial relationships.

Answer 2

I've dated outside my race several times and I have godchildren who are African American. (I'm white) but I married a white guy. As far as the kids go, if children are with you, people assume they're yours. Most people don't look at the black child with the white adults and assume they're not yours. I've had very few instances, even in situations where they have big signs posted that children won't be admitted without their parents, that I've ever been questioned.

Going back to the 70s, our next door neighbors were a mixed couple...She was Native American and he was like German or something. (white blue-eyed blond-type) they had two beautiful daughters, and nobody seemed to think much about it. In the late 70s, two of my cousins popped out black babies, and (from the perspective of a 9 year old) I would've thought the world was going ot end (according to my mom, anyway)

I think we've made some progress in the past 30 years, to some degree, anyway. I know there are areas that I don't take my godkids to because although I know they deal with racism on a daily basis, I don't want to personally expose them to an area/situation that's known to be racist.

Answer 3

Hey. I'm not engaged or married. I'm only 19 and my boyfriend is 21. We've been dating for 2 1/2 years. Honestly, race has nothing to do with anything. You totally overlook it. I'm Korean (adopted though and raised by caucasians) and he's caucasian. It's definitely socially acceptable. You look left and right and everyones doing it. I haven't faced any issue, all of my friends, family, and even outsiders accept it. It's not an uncommon thing these days. I don't feel like my children (whenever I have them) will be effect by it. It will make them unique (they might have trouble researching there family history), but I think they will be as equal as anyone else.

Answer 4

The way I see it is that either everyone is interracial...or else it no longer exists. Is there anybody that is purely one race anymore? And in all reality, either Big Bang or God put "humans" on earth and they just evolved to different climates and such. My so-called race is Cherokee, German, and Irish if that's what you're looking for. My spouse has no idea what he is. To answer all the other questions, due to my opinion, I see them as obsulete. I do think it's an excellent group of questions though! Well done!

Answer 5

I don't think there is anything wrong with interracial marriages. My father, aunt, and best friend are all in interracial marriages. I can't speak for their personal relationships but from my point of view they are all VERY happy. And some people are always like ewww think of the kids. I can tell you that my best friends children are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! If two people are in love what should it matter what color their skin is?

Answer 6

Nothing wrong with it at all. Dated people of two races different than mine. If my child wants to marry someone of a different "race", my only concern would be the same as if she were marrying someone of her same "race", is that a good person and a good match for her.

We are all out of Africa not so very long ago, some have different amounts of melanin in the skin and different hair texture. Beyond that miniscule difference we are all the same.

Answer 7

There is absolutely nothing wrong with interracial marriage, if there was then Hispanics wouldn't be around. Most Hispanics are of mixed ethnicity, half Native American and half Spanish.

Answer 8

I don't care one way or the other about interracial marriages. You should marry who you love. I'm not in an interracial marriage myself, so I can't comment on the other questions.

Answer 9

I'm 52 yrs old and I use to think it would be alright but doing a verbal survey with family and friends , I've come to the conclusion that it would be such a hardship on the couple and most of their family, especially their parents would not want them around. Thats sad but true. We all bleed and have hearts and oh yeah did I mention we all have souls?

Answer 10

i love interracial couples. love has no color. n plus racism'll be lik totally abolished bcuz of interracial marriages cuz eventually everyone'll be the same race.