Inter-ethnic marriage?

Question

What is your opinion on this and why is it still not accepted by so many?

Answer 1

Can you believe that inter-racial marriage was banned in this country up until 1967!! The reason it is not accepted by many is because racism still exists! Until we learn to love, respect and cherish every human being regardless of color, creed or sexual orientation, we will always be a superficial nation. Love is deeper that the surface. Let's just all get over it! I am a product of an inter-racial marriage therefore I am mixed race. It really offends me when people say "Well you should just date within your race." So who am I supposed to date, that leaves me with noone, cuz noone is within my race- I am multi-racial.
People really need to accept it and understand that people will always date and marry outside their race and there is nothing anybody else can say or do about it that will make them change their minds.

Answer 2

If it is just inter-ethnic, I think that it is perfectly fine and can work out wonderfullly. The problems start occurring, however, when you have people from two different cultures trying to build a life together despite vastly different lifestyles, values, religious beliefs, and/or priorities. I'm not saying that it can't be done, but it can be VERY tricky. Something as simple as celebrating a holiday can become a rather large, heated issue if the two people have opposing views based on the culture that they were raised in. Then you also have to consider how to raise children -- without a similiar family background, it can be even more difficult.

Answer 3

I think inter-ethnic marriage is fine, and it's really not for the rest of the world to judge it. As long as two people are happy and love each other, that's all that really matters.

Why isn't it accepted? Because some people believe that races should be kept "pure," even though I don't think there is such a thing is a pure race. Some people feel that different ethnic groups are smarter than other ethnic groups. It all boils down to ignorance.

Answer 4

Because the people that don't accept it are racists. People need to be viewed for what is on the inside, instead of the color of their skin, although that is hard to always do when society is always drumming racial differences into our skulls. The only difficulty could be a difference in cultures and how each person views each spouses roles. This has nothing to do with skin color, rather with beliefs and traditions. As long as two people love each other and are able to combine their marital traditions to a common cause, they should feel good about creating a bond together. Society can go fly a kite if it doesn't like it.

Answer 5

it is always good to meet other people and to experience a different kind of culture from where u from, but sometimes i can tell u that it is good too when u marry someone from ur culture because u two will believe in one thing and that could help ur marriage to last longer. some of the inter-ethnic marriage has a minimum chance to last sometimes cause of the ethnic problems.

Answer 6

I think it's great. My husband is American Indian and I'm as pasty white as they come. People are still ignorant. Some still think a woman's place is in the home! Change is slow. Change for the better is even slower.

Answer 7

What country do you live in?

Answer 8

i am mulit-racial so of course i am for it but so many people raise there kids in racism so do there children do it to after awhile thats all they know.

Answer 9

not accepted by so many... can you name one? except the family members...

Answer 10

not a problem and those who cant accept it are ignorant