Do you think interracial children bring most racists families together or cause more conflict?

Question

This is to make my question more plain for the bitter disgruntl answerer this is about the children of racists families that Do end up having interracial children.

Answer 1

Intergration leads to understanding and a drop in paranoia.

There are people who find "difference" interesting and
There are people who find "difference" fearful

Who is more likely to learn and understand?
Those who take an interest in those "unlike" them
Or those who who dismiss those "unlike" them out of hand?

Work it out, people!

Regarding your very important question: it depends on the individual child and family. But, the more of a "mixture" of experiences we have the more knowledgeable and human we become.

A fashion model once said: "The Brazilians are the most mixed race, and the most beautiful" There are more fashion models from Brazil than any other country in the world.

Interracialness is humanity at its most developed. Some people just need to get with the programme

Answer 2

First off, it is interesting that your question seems to assume several things:
(i) that "racism" is naturally bad (nobody admits to being a racist herself);
(ii) that only white people are racist (try asking a Chinese father about his daughter marrying a black guy);
(iii) lastly, several answers to your question automatically interpret the term "interracial" as meaning mixed "black" and "white", rather than other combinations (e.g. Eurasian).

Most people in Europe, Africa and Asia have some "interracial" genes from other continents, as do their descendants in America. This is because of thousands of years of history of people moving back and forth between those continents. The Roman empire imported many slaves from North Africa. Later, the Goths and Vandals moved from Northern Europe to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

The whole idea of "race" is much overplayed, usually by people who don't want you to look at what really makes society run: money, especially "old money" (which comes with stronger social networks and more social protection).

On 19th century census forms, "race" questions classified people as "white", "negroes", "mulattoes" and some other groups. Nowadays, famous mulattoes such as Barak Obama, Tiger Woods, Al Sharpton, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell prefer to be referred to as "African-American".

So basically you are asking the wrong question, and should think more deeply about what it is that all the race-mongers (of each "race") are trying to put over on you.

To the extent that your question has an answer, the bottom line is that parents of any color love their children, and that families of both parents will naturally be drawn toward their nephews/nieces/grandchildren etc.

Answer 3

I don't think that the child has anything to do with the racist family or their opinions. If the family is willing to turn their backs on the racism that they were born with to accept this child and the race which she or he is, then they can bring a family together.
If a family has been racist for centuries and continue to engrain in their kids and grandkids to hate a person purely on their race, then they can cause more conflict.

Answer 4

They cause conflict in a good way - you can't ignore the existence of a child in the family, and by acknowledging the child you acknowledge their existence and the choices of the parents. It isn't something you can sweep under the rug, and even if one side of the family doesn't accept it, 1/2 the DNA is already out there, you can't stop it...

In my grandparents 50th anniversary photo there are 75 black people in it, my mom and 1/2 Black and Asian me, right up there in the top right corner, can't miss us :) My dad's side of the family wasn't racist, they just didn't know a lot about Asian people. I remember when my mom cooked shrimp chips once and all the women in the family came to see how she made them. I also remember my mom learning how to cook chitlins :)

I know when people outside the family see that photo, someone asks, "Who are they?" and when get their answer that person knows I/multi-racial kids exist. And it sounds simplistic, but because that person knows, maybe that person will accept another person who isn't their race down the line, maybe that person will look at someone they may not date and consider dating them, maybe it will open one door and then another.

Answer 5

I think it could do either. Some people are so racist that they could never accept a child (or in-law) who is of another race. Racists tend to be very narrow-minded and set in their ways, to begin with. Other people will fall in love with the new addition to their family, and see how silly their views were.

Personally, I don't have any problem with someone being from a different race than I am. Its the ones who think too differently from the way I do that I can sometimes have a problem with. Some ideas are just too ingrained to part with, and it amazes me that other people could see certain things so differently from me, when my point of view seems so obvious to me.

Answer 6

It would depend on the family. My mum and family wasn't keen on me have an interracial child, not because they was racist, but it just wasn't what she would of wanted. But now they loves my partner and is looking forward to us having children, and coming to our wedding abroad...

...so in my case I guess it has brought everyone together

Answer 7

If the members of the racist fmily are willing to opentheir hearts and minds then maybe they wilbe brought togethr but I think in most cases that is not what happens. Its a common occorrance today (interacial children) so you would think its getting better but I don't know.

Answer 8

mixed marriages, brings double jepardy, the couple shall we say black woman and white man marry, they take on each outhers suffering, if theres any persecution of the black womans race, the white husband will be part of his wifes suffering, or vice versa
if the racial suffering is in the family as regards relatives, the power of their love will tell, if the love is not stronge enough they will fall because of outside pressure, if its stronge it will stand and overcome, i would like to add that same race marriage is not racist, its who you fancy as a girlfreind who you meet and who you fall for.love is not racist.

Answer 9

well, i think at first causes conflict, but then after a while ,,,, it changes some peoples minds and opinions, but I dont think any family will be brought closer together for any other reason than that they Want to be brought closer together .

Answer 10

Depends on the level or racism, I think with mild racism it would bring tolerance. I have seen that first hand. Severe racism, more conflict.