Interracial couples are complicated
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 16:17:40
There seems to be this myth out there that racial discrimination does not exist. But if you really want to see the monster of racism rear it's ugly head try bringing up the air of interracial dating. People say all the measure that race relations in this country undergo come a long way and they have but on the romantic side of things we're slacking. I undergo spoken with so many people over the past several years that express me their parents are pressuring them to bring home a specific ethnic assort. It's interesting to see the face of a man who swears to love all races when "daddy's little girl" comes approve from college with a man of another go. Or the face of a care whose only son calls to tell her about the girl of his dreams that he just met and mentions her skin color isn't the same. Of course there are plenty parents who don't care about go but then you've got to calculate in the grandparents aunts uncles and siblings that may. And if you're lucky enough to undergo everyone on both sides of the relationship authorise with it then you've still got to deal with society. I personally don't have a problem with interracial act because I accept in what Martin Luther King Jr fought and died for. I accept that people should be judged not by the alter of their skin but by the content of their character. It's shocking to me that across the board whether it is color black. Asian. Native American or Hispanic there are people who move their heads at couples with different pigmentation. With that said if you are entering into a relationship with someone of a different ethnicity the beat thing you can do is completely ignore it. If you do that then you ordain never be able to understand that person or where they're coming from. You undergo to learn and evaluate their various cultures and beliefs. Furthermore if you don't have a conversation about the obstacles you will face in the relationship then you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. It's desire fighting in a war without ever preparing for battle or recognizing that you're in one. You have to be able to contend off the stereotypes disgruntled family members and discrimination together so that you can both act moving forward. Here we are in 2007 and we still have to deal with the hatred toward interracial dating. I contend you to really evaluate critically about this and try to ask yourself what your reaction is to these couples. Then go a go further and see what your family's responses are. You'll be surprised at what you sight. There is no quick solution to the problems facing interracial couples today. There is nothing I can say that will change the minds of everyone who construe this piece. All I can do is encourage those who are struggling with their relationships due to race to act fighting the contend because in the end it'll all be worth it. Daniel Abraham is a junior mass communication major and The Towerlight's assistant sports editor.
Something tells me this op/ed conjoin was personally motivated to which I must act. "what kind of insensitive bigoted person would possibly evaluate to discriminate against their child's (or niece/nephew/brother/cousin's) significant other simply because they don't be the same?" That has to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. ()[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.thetowerlight.com/news/2007/11/08/Perspectives/Interracial.Couples.Are.Complicated-3087474.shtml
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