I have a serious question for white Americans?

Question

In Scotland,where I come from,there are hardly any ethnic minorities,yet our families don't seem to mind if we marry a black person.Yet even though white Americans are more used to black people in everyday life,their families appear to be against mixed-race marriages.Can anyone tell me why this is?

Babyshark-we don't know Spanish in Scotland,please can some1 give me a translation,thanks!

Answer 1

Fear breeds contempt

Answer 2

It really depends where you go, but there will always be closed-minded people. I date a Dominican, we both speak Spanish, he doesn't speak English, but when we're in the midwest, people literally stare us down wherever we go. He is not "black" at all, he is Latino, and I am Hispanic, Italian, Navajo, and German, I have olive skin but the fact that I'm very white and he's very black leads people to believe that we couldn't possibly speak Spanish, and furthermore, that it's unsettling that we're together. We go to restaurants and he can't always read English menus, and we have ignorant servers asking "Where did you learn Spanish? Neither of you are Hispanic, right?" like it's just some pretentious thing we do to show off. As frusterating as it is, I personally think, "And if I WAS a white girl and if he WAS a black guy?" Why the hell do people make it their business? We get death stares and nobody doing it has either of our geneology. So my point is, if you're anywhere here you'll get stares, but moreso in the south or midwest. And as my case illustrates, no matter what the situation, it always comes from sheer ignorance. People are strange, a lot of times they can't get past their own hold-ups, but the key is not to let it bother you. My solution is to look at those ignoramuses and demand, "Tan blanco como la espuma del mar, que estan mirando?!" It just goes to show how a white-skinned girl and a black-skinned guy can have something so much in common culturally, yet we experience the same stares and prejudices of any other mixed couple around here.

Answer 3

I do not know, except that the African-Americans were slaves in this country for so long and there were a number of them that lived off of the government afterwards. This caused a faction to form in our people that has continued throughout time to this period. It is terrible that the Democratic and Republican Parties cater to two completly different sides of America and GOD. The Republican Party is more concerned with the saving of the fetus and the Democratic Party seems to think that a woman should be allowed the "right" to murder her child before it is even BORN! This is an insave country at times! I hope that you are having a good week. GOD has certainly blessed my family and I.
Eds

Answer 4

I am a White American and I am not prejudice. Our family, for 3 generations back, has had alot of different nationalities in it. I, as a child was taught to treat everyone the same irregardless of race. I am one of the lucky ones. Prejudice is something that is taught and it's wrong.

A**holes, Murderers, Child Molesters, Stupidity, Ignorance, etc. doesn't have a race. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

I believe that if someone does something wrong, it's wrong no matter what race you are. If us as human being's would teach our children that people are people, irregardless of race, this world would be a much better place.

Answer 5

I think it works both ways, neither side like the idea of mixed marriages, But it more the culture that proves a problem than the colour, also and the younger generations become the older generation it will hopefully change.

I think that re lion is a greater barrier that ethnic minorities, think of the problems with marriages between different religions

Answer 6

I wouldn't know as I see mixed couples here in American every single day. No one seems to bat an eye at it nor think twice about it. The only time I have ever seen a family "bothered" by a black boyfriend, there were additional issues such as repeated police trouble, drug use and/or multiple "baby mamas" hanging around. I think the issue isn't whether or not a boyfriend or girlfriend is black or white, but rather is he/she of good moral character. When he/she is not, they will often make it an issue about race, whether it is or not.

It's funny, in college I had a real creep hit on me at a party once. He just couldn't keep his hands to himself. I finally had to get really firm and tell him in no uncertain terms to get lost. To this day, I remember him looking me directly in the eye and telling me that I was a racist. I had to tell him, "Hey, it's not because you are black, it's because you are an a__-hole."

Answer 7

let me explain it to you like this: yes it is common in Scotland not to be offended by a multi-racial marriage, but in other parts of the world this is frowned upon.

in some parts of the world husbands and wives don't know each others religion until it comes to the ceremony, if you as a Celtic fan brought home a rangers fan your family would act differently than anywhere else in the world.

IT CALLED TRADING OF BIASES

Answer 8

You don't have any strong feelings because you have limited experience to draw stereotypes and judgements from.

People develop strong feelings in America either because they are taught them from their parents, or because of the frequent experiences which may be unpleasant.

I had a British friend who hated scones. I mean really hated them. I don't hate them because I've only even tried them maybe twice in my life...they were okay, though I didn't care for them all that much. We may have had similar taste preferernces, but he had stronger feelings about them because of the frequent experience.

Answer 9

I am white, and I am American, in today's society, we don't think of it like that at all anymore and haven't for years!!! I think there are more mixed marriages here in the U.S. then any other country.

Answer 10

White US women get more satisfied by black men.

Answer 11

It can be against some peoples beliefs.