(Inspired by honeywolf) Would you (or have you) dated people of another race?

[Sharon A.]

Originally posted by JasonLyons
I think people of all colors are attractive, but I dont like it when a white girl does it, I know thats not fair thinking

If you know it's not fair thinking, why do you continue to think that way?

 

[ripleysmom]

I just found out today that Carol Channing was bi-racial. Her father had African-Americn Heritage.

 

[Planogirl]

Originally posted by CookieGVB
Hey, Jeff, I was joking. Sad to say, I don't think Carl was.


And sad to say, thought you knew better...

Cookie, I read your post like Jeff apparently did. It sounded just odd to me. I think that this certainly illustrates how easy it is to misunderstand people's comments on bulletin boards.

Anyway back when I used to do such things , I think that I would gladly date anyone who seemed like a fun person. I never had the chance to go out with another race but I don't see why I wouldn't.

 

[goofygirl]

Swirls in ice cream cones are nice. Not in children. I think that in most cases interracial children face problems. So, to avoid that (unless one of you is sterile) the best thing is not to date people of other races.

I cant believe you said that!!!!

The only reason bi-racial children have problems is because of narrow-minded statements like these!

 

[goofygirl]

I have no problem with interracial dating.

In fact, my best friend, a white guy- has been involved with a black man for 2 years.

Thats right- they are a gay couple AND a mixed race couple!

That would REALLY make some people's heads turn! LOL

 

[Beauty]

No I never dated outside my race, I really truly never dated anyone but my DH John. But I do strongly believe that love is love regardless.

Now coming from Mississippi I will be honest and say that if I had chosen to date outside my race my grandparents would have freaked. They were old and set in the very old Southern way. Thankfully I don't think my mother and father would have had a problem with it as long as it was love. Just goes to show that with each generation racial differences here in the South improve. We do still have a ways to go (both blacks and whites) but the South isn't a great big bunch of people wanting slavery again as some people seem to think.

Hey Shannon I've got Cherokee in me too, maybe we are kin.

 

[browneyes]

Possibly Beth. Most of my relatives are from 'Bama. Any of yours from there?

 

[WDWfanatic288]

well I'm biracial so no matter how I date I'm outside the race yeah interesting concept! lol
I have dated 3 guys and all have been white and I like a white guy-oh well

but I'm VERY affended by people saying that people of 2 races can't be together...so are you trying to say that I am worthless? that I don't deserve to be here b/c my mom is white and my dad is black and they are in love?

that is the equalvent of saying a person doesn't matter b/c the cars their parents drive are from different countries! oh heaven forbid if my dad drives a ford and my mom a mitishtibi

all i can say is-GROW UP AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!

I love being who I am, i love it with all I am! my mom has asked me if i ever wish i was all white or all black-i also say no b/c i am who i am. without both of my parents i wouldn't have my skin tone or my curly hair! i would have to tan and curl my hair! that would be horrid!!

and while you are reading this-go over and find the post about my pics
look at them closely
there are couples at homecoming that are-
(half-Japense and half-columbian) and white-my best friend and her ex-bf little bro
(white and black) and white-me and eric
black and white-jameka and alan
asian and white-harriet and kyle

it doesn't matter here! and the last 2 of the list are currently dating
it seriously doesn't matter, you don't notice skin color you notice the personality and with love-you can't help who you fall in love with!

okie-i'm off the soap box now!

it just offends me very deeply when people say people shouldn't marry or date outside their race b/c without it i wouldn't be here

 

[KozmicLee]

Isn't that funny? I had to actually sit and think back-hard- to remember what race or background my old boyfriends came from. I guess it really didn't matter. I dated a gorgeous Puerto Rican guy for a while, and my husband has a lot of American Indian in him.

 

[supercarrie]

Thinking back, I have had more boyfriends who aren't white than those who are. I have dated African-American, Chinese, Mexican, Filipino guys, along with white guys. I don't see any problem with it. I don't choose people to date based on ethnicity.

 

[janette]

Jules - I was thinking of this post as I looked through your pics. Thank you for showing everyone that race or color isn't what is important about your friends.

 

[ASFCurly]

well, I don't date much, but I remember the first guy I liked was Native American. He lived on a reservation in New York with his Dad and grandmother and I visited them all the time when I was young, I never thought anything about it, I just thought he was really cute, still do, but he lives somewhere in Florida now. My Dad might have a problem with me dating someone of another race, he thinks that people have enough problems without adding to them with with problems like differences in race and religion. He is not the type to be like well, as long as she is happy either, but I would never let that effect me. My aunt's family disowned her when she married my uncle because he wasn't Jewish and they are, it makes me so sad, my cousins never met their grandparents.

 

[Cindy B]

The sadness and narrow mindness of some people here make me truly sad....

I see so much of all races all the time, its commonplace to me. To me its whats the big deal? Aren't we all created in the same image?

My daughter even says "We all have brown skin, some is lighter brown than others". She is 5 years old and gets it!

MY DH is on a diversity council at work, I used to be on a local government diversity council, and well I see so much biracial/lifestyle thing its just amazing....

There are so many biracial couples in my life/church.. it is so common, I don't even see it... not just black white, but Hispanic/Asian-- African American/Indian (Sub continent India, not American INdian), Korean/Japanese (big deal for the Pacific Rim), and others as well....you name it, we have it!

I have every combination possible in my church... and I LOVE IT!

Yes, I would in a heartbeat. I don't care what people think.

My parents/granparents have "older" minds, but it is my decision not theiers...

 

[snoopy]

I've met a lot of people with the mentality that races should not mix, I just attribute it to ignorance, or like Jules said, the inability to think outside the box.

I live in a melting pot and have friends of all races and nationalities. I married my high school sweetheart, so I didn't do a lot of dating, so I have never dated someone outside my race. I can honestly say though that the color of someone's skin is not on my criteria of who would be "datebable".

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Ice cream swirls!! My kids would love to know they are like swirled ice cream!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

You say things so very well, Jules.

 

[Keli]

My racial heritage is not mixed either. All of the ancestors that I have been able to trace (quite a ways back, lol) have all been of the caucasian race although they have been of different nationalities (German, English, Irish, ect) I haven't ever dated out of my race that I was aware of (they all appeared to be caucasian also, lol). i don't have a problem with anyone else dating outside of their race but I didn't ever do that myself.

 

[TigerBear]

Jules you are just awesome! You have to be one of the most well adjusted adolescents I know - regardless of race.

 

[honeywolf7]

Keli, all of my ancestors that I have been able to trace have been Caucasian as well....however, there was quite a difference between the Eastern Europeans and the people from the British Isles that they married (so while I'm not racially mixed, I guess I'm ethnically mixed.)

 

[Mskanga]

I never dated anyone out of my race because I never really dated anyone else other than my own dh but I have friends from many different races and to me they are no different than I am. I do not make race an issue with my children , my children know no difference on the color of the skin or what someone looks like, all they know is that we are all people , that we have to respect each other and that we can learn many things from each other. Personally I wouldn't care if one of my children decided to date or marry out of their race as long as they love each other. IMHO there are good and bad apples everywhere, I know people my own race who are nothing better than pure garbage.
If we grown ups make racism an issue , our children will learn to make it an issue, it's all really up to us and what we make out of it. I choose to let my children know that we are all the same, good and bad everywhere, race has nothing to do with anything.