Do you think it is hypocritical/racist to be friends with people of all races but to not let your son/daughter date someone of another race?
I personally feel that love is blind but I wouldn't want my daughter with anyone but our own race. But I am still friends with everyone I meet and would never not be friends with someone because of culture/race.
2007-03-15 09:02:26 · 15 answers · asked by ☺SDgurl☺ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
By the way, I mean love is blind for other people. Other people fall in love with anyone of another race, not me.
2007-03-15 09:25:16 · update #1
I love everyone's different opinions!
2007-03-15 09:26:39 · update #2
Everyone has their opinions.
2007-03-15 09:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you think it is hypocritical/racist to be friends with people of all races but to not let your son/daughter date someone of another race?
To me, that is the very definition for what a racist is now a days. If you have such an issue with dating (outside your race) I really doubt any of your interracial friendships are anything more than surface they would survive your first disagreement.
I.E you are phony, most people just want their children to be happy.
2007-03-15 17:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You are a racist. If you weren't, color would not have been an issue. You miss so much more when your focus is on the outside. I think it's a shame that you claim to be "friends" with people of all color, but you wouldn't want your daughter to date outside of your race. By the way, what is your race and how pure is it? Perhaps doing a little DNA test might shed some light on what blood is flowing through your veins. Thank you and may GOD come soon to right the wrongs that have been done on this earth.
2007-03-15 16:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by cookie 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
you know as much as i want to see your point of view im afraid you contradicted yourself there when u said that love is blind but u would want your daughter to be with her own race...dating outside your race can be both challenging and interesting because you get to learn about that person's culture and each day is an adventure but people are more comfortable with the familiar which there's totally nothing wrong with that
If people of other races are good enough to be your friends then they should be good enough to go out with your daughter otherwise you are just faking and then i gotta ask why bother?
2007-03-15 16:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Nokuthula 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
LOL. This is a very common "cop-out" for white people. "I'm not racist, I have black (or Mexican or Chinese) friends!" However, they'd be appalled if one of their children married someone of a different race.
It's good that you would be friends with others that are different than you, but for you to say love is blind and then not allow your child to date outside his/her race is extremely hypocritical and honestly, makes no sense whatsoever. You need to either change your way of thinking or stop saying you aren't racist.
2007-03-15 18:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by fun_purple_beach 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I do think that you are being at least hypocritical. If you truly felt that people of other races and cultures are good enough to call friends, then why wouldn't love be a natural out growth of that? You should encourage your children to find someone who they are uniquely compatible with, someone who loves them as they are and will encourage them to pursue their dreams. It's 2007, why would you want to limit your children without good reason? You don't truly believe that love is blind, those are just words to you.
2007-03-15 16:11:48 · answer #6 · answered by karen W 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Of course it's hypocritical. Why wouldn't you want your daughter to be with someone she loves if they don't fit into your little box? Don't be so hypocritical by saying "love is blind but I'm racist." If you would work whatever hidden issues you might have you might get over this problem.
2007-03-15 16:12:39 · answer #7 · answered by Kharm 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I do think it's hypocritical and somewhat racist. I honestly think it's pretty weird that you're okay to be friends with other races, but not to date other races. Why should someone's race have any effect on who your daughter loves? It should be all about personality and how they treat her, not about their skin color.
2007-03-15 16:10:06 · answer #8 · answered by Serenity 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
If you believe that love is blind, why wouldn't you let your daughter marry someone outside of your race? That is hypocritical.
2007-03-15 16:08:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
EXTREME DENIAL OF RACISM
Your good enough to be my friend but don't expect me to accept you for what ethnicity you are.
Your daughter is being told to love who you approve of. Do you realize what your saying is going to cause her to be confused, if she already isn't.
What exactly will you do if she brings home a husband of another race? To disown her is just out right admittance of your own racism.
2007-03-15 16:23:13 · answer #10 · answered by rose s 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
it all depends on how you are raised! because in some races it will come to a point were your family will disown you from the fam.
2007-03-15 16:11:26 · answer #11 · answered by futuramafan73 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋