Caution: Do not assume that just because your partner is from a certain culture or ethnic background that he or she fits the stereotype of all people from that ethnicity ... Stereotyping is wrong in every aspect.
Having a partner from a different culture than yours is not a CRIME, marrying across cultures is not as bad as people think, there are a lot of benefits like:
You will actually have a lot of things in common and you will learn about these similarities throughout your relationship.
Being exposed to another country and another Mentality.
Being exposed to new ways of thinking.
You will have an incredible experience with someone you love and respect, and you will not even notice the differences after a while because of this respect.
Possibly learning a new language.WHY NOT !!
FOOD !!! Yes, you will discover each other's cultural and traditional dishes and your life is a non stop party ...
Your mind is continually opened !! And you will be able to teach your friends and family about diversity !!
Ok, Ok I know, this does not mean that a relationship within the same culture is BAD, not at all, but I shared these benefits, since interracial dating seems like a big deal right now and it's harder to accept....
Above all else, you have the privilege of loving someone and this is what counts !!!
Thank you and take care of yourself and each other
With lots of love
Natured <3
P.s. YES I'M BACK, I just passed my last exam in University, so I was studying a lot during this month and didn't have a lot of time to be active on G@G.
I'm so happy and out of control right now I feel free and I love being FREE !!! NO MORE EXAMS !!! YAY
Dating someone from another race is amazing and cultural enhancement. Every race has its own unique beauty. One of my relatives married a white American man and they had 2 children, they are living happily all together. cdn.psychologytoday.com/.../Hands1.JPG Love has no race!!!
Great Take, and I do believe you are right. However, as a black man, interracial dating slightly annoys me.
There's a lot of turmoil in the black community and a lot of hate within the black community. Especially when it comes to something as simple as dating.
Both my parents are black; however, they NEVER get along. Growing up, my dad used to tell me that I should marry a white woman because they are better and will treat you better as well.
I grew up in mostly a white town, so I dated quite a few white women in the day. Then, during my college years, my family moved to Texas. Since living in Texas, I've dated women of various races, but I find myself more attracted to black women.
When I was single and would try to talk to black women, they would always tell me that they only date white men and they wouldn't give me a chance. Mind you, I'm not one of those stereotypical black guys - I went to college, I dress well, I talk well, etc. Also... when I would talk to black women, they would tell me, "You're different than these other black guys. You talk like a white person and act white, I like that." When black women would say that to me, it would be an instant turn off.
Just to get my point across... whenever I see a black woman with a white guy, it is because she doesn't date black guys. Same when I see black men with white women.
Black women usually say that black men have no respect and are thugs.
Black men typically say that black women are gold diggers and have attitudes.
Then.. both genders typically decide they are done with their race, and run off towards white people.
It also doesn't help that these days you see a lot of commercial and a lot of shows where black people are "forced" into relationships with white people. It adds onto the stereotype that black people can only truly find love if they date outside their race.
I'm not against interracial dating, per se. However... I am against people choosing to date outside of their race because they have negative views about their own race. Just because a few members of your own race are bad eggs, doesn't mean everyone in your race is a bad egg and not worth dating.
@reixun I'm not single anymore. Lol. I found a woman, a black woman, who accepts me for who I am. She has also been hurt by black men who say they don't date black women. So... we understand each other.
Short - effective - graceful - positive - loving! this is what this Take is!
It's sad that the majority of the world find gravity in fear, prejudice, anger, isolation and selfishness. These traits are the main reasons that makes people to be so afraid or disgusted about dating someone of their race. We should finally wash away the obsession of race. It's so idiotic. We are all humans at the end of the day. And we suppose to come with different backgrounds, colors, sizes, shapes, styles, languages and cultures. That's make us unique and beautiful in our own skin. Unfortunately some people living in a very small-isolated world that it becomes so difficult for them to understand the beauty of love, life and communication with people around you and how it actually reflects back to us.
I assume the list is almost complete! all the fun and exploration that someone can face by dating someone outside of their race.
My girlfriend is a Finnish woman and i proud of it. We have our slight cultural differences and thoughts in terms of lifestyle. Obviously different first languages. We are all happy together and we are not scared like: "omg we are from two difference backgrounds, are we gonna eat each other like zombies now!!!" ? No, we are humans anyway who cares about bunch of background.
Good to see you back :) I wish your journey fills with so much success and each exam you give in your life turn victorious as well! also! happy freedom! Woohoo! lol :)
My ethnic mix is unusual enough that essentially ANY rl would be "interracial" for me... unless I wanted to date one of my brothers. •__________• I mean, I do love my brothers... but... yeah nah. lol.
And, I mean... At least where I'm from, there are enough racially mixed and/or ethnically ambiguous people to make this whole idea of "interracial" just seem kind of... quaint. Like... yh that kinda already got underway, at least a generation ago. There are already MILLIONS of us mixed babies, of all ages. (And we tend to be more beautiful, and more robust in terms of health, than those from so-called "pure bloodlines". Google the 'mustang effect' if you've not heard of this)
Serious question -- To anyone who talks shit about "interracial" dating/marriage/reproduction... What, exactly, are WE supposed to do? All of us who are *already* multiracial? I mean, even if we're just masturbating... that's STILL an interracial relationship ahah 😂 Are we just supposed to... lie down, shut up, and die? Because not gna happen.
Individuals can have whatever racial preferences they want, because, you're attracted to what you're attracted to. It's not like you can rlly change or influence that, in any meaningful way. BUT, the key word there is "individuals". You do you[, boo].
To those who like to judge OTHER people's racial preferences and/or choice of partners... Best wishes to ya. May you live long happy lives, and have families that are strong, healthy, and childless. <3
Like I was saying before I rudely blocked by @RationalMale.
If you actually took the time to read the article from the AAA instead o writing it off as fiction, you would have read the part that clearly states..." Evidence from the analysis of genetics (e. g., DNA) indicates that most physical variation, about 94%, lies within so-called racial groups. Conventional geographic "racial" groupings differ from one another only in about 6% of their genes. This means that there is greater variation within "racial" groups than between them. In neighboring populations there is much overlapping of genes and their phenotypic (physical) expressions."
Basically what the AAA is saying is that MAJORITY of the genetic differences among humans occur within a given race then between races. So a White Canadian is statistically more likely to be genetically similar to some random Black guy in America or Africa then he would be to a White man who lives in Germany. These so call racial features that you are so caught up on constitute a very miniscule portion of our DNA.
@Starrk I did read it and I know what the fuckin’ AAA has to say about race. I don’t need your dumb-ass to translate it for me… It’s all absolute nonsense and it’s being pushed by people who have an agenda… Is your strategy? To simply ignore all the scientific evidence that’s presented to you and point your opponent in the direction of the almighty, all-knowing American Anthropological Association? I think you’re the one who needs to check his links before posting. The American Anthropological Association receives government grants and any “research group” that receives government money is gonna parrot the government line 100% of the time. And the head of the AAA is Ed Liebow, a guy who spent his entire career with Battelle, Haha. You might as well have linked me to BuzzFeed.
And I didn’t dismiss your stupis AAA link, I read it. Why didn’t you take the time to go through the links I provided instead of sifting through them and cherry-picking small flaws? Your white-glove inspection
LOL. How cute. You're still providing links without understanding them. The oral bacteria study is looking at ETHNICITY, not race. African American, Latino, Asian American and White American are ethnicities not races. Latinos are technically biracial and can be either black white or Asian. This doesn't prove race, but nice try.
2 of your links don't work
“Human genetic variation is geographically structured” and corresponds with race."
That's partially true. Some aspect of race does correlate to geography which isn't breaking new since anthropologist used geography isolation as the explanation behind "races" back in the 1700s , but lets continue reading the source that you provided.
"On the other hand, because they have been only partially isolated, human populations are seldom demarcated by precise genetic boundaries. Substantial overlap can therefore occur between populations, invalidating the concept that populations (or races) are discrete types."
"Fortunately, modern human genetics can deliver the salutary message that human populations share most of their genetic variation and that there is no scientific support for the concept that human populations are discrete, nonoverlapping entities."
and..
"Of the 0.1% of DNA that varies among individuals, what proportion varies among main populations? Consider an apportionment of Old World populations into three continents (Africa, Asia and Europe), a grouping that corresponds to a common view of three of the 'major races'16, 17. Approximately 85−90% of genetic variation is found within these continental groups, and only an additional 10−15% of variation is found between them18, 19, 20 (Table 1). In other words, 90% of total genetic variation would be found in a collection of individuals from a single continent, and only 10% more variation would be found if the collection consisted of Europeans, Asians and Africans. "
As for the brain scan study, I guess you didn't read the part of YOUR source where it stated that genetic ancestry doesn't mean race. "At face value, such results could be interpreted as supporting the use of race in evaluating medical treatment options. But race and ancestry are not equivalent. Many polymorphisms are required to estimate an individual's ancestry, whereas the number of genes involved in mediating a specific drug response may be relatively small50. If disease-associated alleles are common (and thus of clinical significance), they are likely to be relatively ancient and therefore shared among multiple populations."
Also, I'm not cherry picking, since that would require me to ignore the things that don't confirm my own belief. I'm actually taking into account EVERYTHING the article is trying to say especially the parts that directly contradict what you are saying.
Just stop embarrassing yourself. You are providing links that directly goes against everything you are saying. One of your sources clearly says race is used as a proxy for something else.
Anyway, like I said hours ago, concession accepted. :)
White, Black and Asian are descriptors, not races. The actual races according to classical anthropology are Negroid (Sub Saharan Africans), Caucasian (which includes Europeans, middle eastern, Indians and North Africans) and Mongoloid (East Asians). The US census classification of race is flawed for it insinuates that all Caucasians are white which is not true. "White people" are simply a sub-group within the greater Caucasian group.
Also, I don't need to post evidence for my claims. You already have that part covered. :)
Also what about James Watson. Last time he provided insight on race the entire American Psychology Association and American Anthropology Association nearly declared war on him. Watson's is not a reliable source since race was NEVER his area of expertise. You would need to talk to an anthropologist about race, particularly someone within the field of biological anthropology.
Also, "With enough data points, an individual will never be closer related to someone of another race than someone of their own race"
Is that so? So why did the article that you attached with that saying said this toward the end.
"The fact that, given enough genetic data, individuals can be correctly assigned to their populations of origin is compatible with the observation that most human genetic variation is found within populations, not between them. It is also compatible with our finding that, even when the most distinct populations are considered and hundreds of loci are used, individuals are frequently more similar to members of other populations than to members of their own population. Thus, caution should be used when using geographic or genetic ancestry to make inferences about individual phenotypes."
@Starrk You're just regurgitating more bullshit. You just love playing games don't you? Now we're getting hung-up on semantics? And I know an envious, half-cast, little prick like you would love it if "White People" were simply a "sub group" of the "greater Caucasian race". It would probably make you feel much better about yourself. Unfortunately for you, it isn't true. The links that I've already posted more than prove this point. Lemme guess? AAA knows more about racial classifications than anyone else right? And you just continue to reveal how historically and politically illiterate you are. Why do you think Mr. Watson has been chased from the scientific community? Why would the man who DISCOVERED the structure of DNA get thrown out into the cold? Could it be that he's speaking uncomfortable truths that contradict the mainstream, Social-Marxist talking-points? The Status Quo shut him down dumbass.
Keep bringing those links on. I'm going to need to save those on my computer for when I get into my next debate on why the concept of race is flawed. :)
@Starrk And I can tell how deeply biased you are. You're not even searching for the truth. If that was the case then this debate would have reached it's conclusion a long time ago. You are simply an insecure person who is desperately trying to cleave onto any ideology that will make him feel better about himself. What a small mind you have.
The man who posted a video from American Renaissance and voiced his disproval for interracial dating and tried to post every single study he could find to make biracial children look inferior is calling me bias. LOL. Nice one bro. :)
@Starrk Well, it's been fun destroying your (((Social-Marxist talking points))) and exposing your stupidity in the process. I gotta go though. I actually have a life and I cannot sit around on forums all day long... I'm going away for a few days and I will be without internet access so do not add to these posts to make it seem like I'm not responding. I know that's a common maneuver of you little SJW rats. I won't be back on G@G for like 4 or 5 days.
Nope I got to keep my bloodline pure. In fact I can't even trust other white people because they may have a small percentage of some other race inside of them so I'm going to have to go full Jaime Lannister and inbreed.
It'll be tricky considering I have a brother and no sisters. But where there's a will there's a way...
No but in all seriousness great take. Color just isn't something I've ever given a shit about when it comes to dating. That means skin hair or eye. It just doesn't have much of an effect for me.
@Intraluminal My views are just too advanced for society. The technology hasn't caught up with what I dream of. One day sex change operations will be able to allow the person to be able to give birth.
Agreed. They have already 3D printed trachea and seeded them with cells, implanted them in children and the kids are growing with tracheas that are growing with them.
If there's anyone on GAG from the United Nations, this could be their next worldwide campaign against racism :D You're absolutely 110% right! Hope your exams were a succes? Buena sera signora! Trying to pick up a few words of Italian for when I'll be there in July...
I agree, there is nothing wrong with interracial marriage it's been practiced for many years, it's just more common now. I personally wouldn't mind dating women out of my race, although technically no matter which race I date it will still be considered interracial because I'm mixed.
Nice to see you back.. :)... And yes I agree.. It's not bad at all.. Know why? Cause race is just a social construct.. It has no biological meaning.. The most thing that separate us are the perception that it exist, and culture..
I just wish white women would stop making these obsessive posts and blogs on interracial dating just to make up for their white guilt and excuse their black fetishism.
Anyway, there isn't anything wrong with interracial dating. But what is wrong is when people date outside their race just to slant against their own race (particular White women and Asian women do this) or because they see that other race as something more special instead of just looking at them as ordinary people.
I don't actually feel any guilt because I didn't do anything wrong in particular, so I don't really understand why you would point this out? This is not only about BLACKS and WHITES, it's about different races, cultures, mentalities, SKIN is something that i did not mention at all, not EVEN ONE TIME, i'm colorblind in this case... Again, why would you say all of this?
Hahaha. It's funny how defensive white women like yourself can be and then insist that you are "colorblind", and yet, on someone else's opinion, you said;
"You are BLACK and you should be proud of it !! HONESTLY to me the BLACK race is a winner and it will always be, and i'm WHITE"
I thought you claimed to be "colourblind?" What makes my skin colour so much more special compared to a white man or an Asian man? What you said shows that you do have some sort of racial bias and fetish. Men are men, they are the same no matter what skin colour they are. If you really were "colorblind" then there would be no need to promote interracial dating like a fashion trend as you did with this take.
I commented about somebody who said THEY ARE BLACK, they defined the COLOR, which is TRULY THERE, this does not mean that I'm making any difference... Seriously, you have no Idea who I am and HOW i think, so why do you even comment? Just don't comment at all if your goal is to put people down, AGAIN, i did not offend anyone with this MyTake, and if this OFFENDED ANYONE, then I wonder what happens to those people who HATE interracial dating, what about them? GO TALK TO THEM NOT TO ME!!! Overall, i'm trying to spread positive vibes, and you are trying to crush it down , this is an amazing example that US as human beings will always remain stupid and ignorant, and we will never be able to give chances to one another, as long as YOU SPEAK and YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT... Are you trying to win this debate? SURE i'll give you all medals in the world, FACT IS, i'm trying to put something positive, I'm trying to fight Racism and help people who are suffering from this... Cheers :)
Thank you so much, I am really enjoying this freedom, Now i can finally write and read whatever I want without the feeling of "leaving behind the studies" ugh.. those where some long 5 years >.<
People who stereotype are usually quite dim witted I've found... because you can tell within 30 seconds mins of meeting someone whether they conform to those stereotypes or not just through their mannerisms, tone and accent.
@Starrk I didn't forget about you. I logged in to type my counter to you and my original post was gone. That's okay. I'll have it up here for you soon.
I’m pretty sure this is one the links you had a problem with. I said that it proves that mulatto children are “unhealthier” than White children. Perhaps “unhealthier” was too vague a word so that’s why you chose to cherry-pick it. Just read the conclusion if you’re too illiterate to read the entire article. Premature Birth/Low Birth-Weight = Unhealthier.
Here’s another one that clearly states that there is an “increased risk of adverse prenatal outcomes” including still-birth and early neonatal mortality.
“Using the Add Health data set, we find high rates of risky/anti-social behavior on the part of mixed race adolescents on virtually every dimension we are able to measure.”
^^^ The above link will take you to the PDF. Here’s the take-home quote “92% of biracial children with African American fathers are born out of wedlock”.
@Starrk And so you know, “racism” is natural and has evolutionary origins. Homo sapiens are tribal animals. We’ve evolved to behave in this manner. “Racism” is hardwired into the human-consciousness and race itself is NOT a “societal-construst”. It’s an Evolutionary-Construct and ALL the evidence absolutely supports this conclusion. You can either accept this fact or you can continue to deny science and biology.
Unhealthy is a term that has a negative connotation behind it and the context that you placed that word in insinuated to the reader that mix raced children are inherently prone to being unhealthier then their single race counterpart simply because of the fact that they are biracial. The same source that you used to prove your case clearly states that race was used as a proxy for an unmeasurable/unknown third variable. The source even stated that once the two mediators (gestational age and birth weight) were included, the significance between race became less significant. The researchers attributed their finding to being the result of potential environmental factors at work.
You misinterpreted the research by insinuating that "race" was the cause of the high rate of stillborn among biracial babies which is wrong. If you actually took the time to read your own source instead of looking for evidence to confirm your bias views then you would know this.
@EOTS1 Here’s the take-home quote “92% of biracial children with African American fathers are born out of wedlock”.
And? This isn't the 1950s. Many kids from all racial backgrounds are born out of wedlock and the number has been increasing for every single racial group for the past 30 years. Cohabiting has replaced marriage. That isn't a race problem, that's a generation problem.
Also you are the denying the science. Race is a social construct, according to Anthropologist, keep in mind that the concept of race came from the field of Anthropology in the 1700s. Biologist do not use the term race. Instead they use the more accurate term genetic clusters or halogroups.
Also, stop posting studies if you're not going to read them. The article that you posted to prove that racial bias are inherently clearly states that “One very likely source of bias is our lack of exposure to other — raced individuals in the first six months of life,” said Lee, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. “That lack of exposure sets up this bias.”
That explanation does not prove racism is inherent, but it does prove that the environment influence racial bias.
You're irredeemably ignorant if you actually believe that race is a "social construct". It's more absurd than claiming the earth is flat. Have you ever heard of James D. Watson? He's a geneticist and molecular biologist. He DISCOVERED the structure of DNA. According to him (and according to every other legitimate scientific source) each of the races are different on a GENETIC LEVEL and mixing them is absolutely detrimental... And we don't even need studies to prove this point. The truth is self-evident. All one has to do is look at the world around them to confirm this... And you keep trying to find little flaws in my posts because you have absolutely no academic studies whatsoever to support YOUR positions. All you can do is send me a link to the fuckin’ AAA Haha. Nice try. All you have is baseless, absurd, SJW bullshit.
@EOTS1 Did you just deny evidence from the American Anthropological Association, while at the same time posting a video from the American Renaissance is well known to be a white supremacist site as your counter evidence.
@Starrk Here you go cherry-picking again. You cannot form a counter so you try to fina a soft-target to save face. You call AmRen "THE R WORD" and you think that's gonna conclude the debate. First of all, AmRen is not "White Supremacist", They're demonized by the ADL and SPLC as "racist" because they dare to speak the truth. What's your opinion on James D. Watsons work? How about all the links I posted? Where are your links? Where are your facts? What race are you? Are you mixed-race and bitter about it?
Cool story bro, but anyone who spend 5 minutes on the AMREN site will see that they have a clear bias when it comes to race discussion, which thus makes any evidence you find on their site regarding race null and void. That's like me posting a video from CNN on how bad of a President Donald Trump is. I'm pretty sure you would reject that video as being bias. So I'm saying the same thing to you. "Your source is bias".
If you have a problem with that then you can do two things. 1) You can find better evidence from an unbiased source or 2) You can shut the hell up.
@EOTS1 Free tip. I admire your spirit, but debating is NEVER about convincing the debate opponent you're right. You will never do that. Ever. Not in a million years. You debate and post only to persuade the fence sitters and the moderates who are silently reading what you say.
@RationalMale Sorry Bro for blowing up your thread like that. I had no other choice, the G@G though-police deleted my original post.
@Starrk Well, it's been fun destroying your (((Social-Marxist talking points))) and exposing your stupidity in the process. I gotta go though. I actually have a life and I cannot sit around on forums all day long... I'm going away for a few days and I will be without internet access so do not add to these posts to make it seem like I'm not responding. I know that's a common maneuver of you little SJW rats. I won't be back on G@G for like 4 or 5 days.
I'm in an interracial relationship. Besides the fact that he comes from the South and I was raised on the East coast, we're not that different. It's just like dating any other human being. Which I wouldn't expect anything different, since I'm mixed.
Congrats on your exams :) Right, the person is loving someone and gaining joy :) what could be wrong with that. To me, dating outside ethnicities is a-okay, my mom and dad did it, I do it. I'm doing it now :) It's all good.
Interracial relationships are absolutely not necessarily bad, but then there are people who are obsessed about getting into an interracial relationship to the point where they might even refuse to date their own race and that's never healthy.
dating a different race but there is only black and white people in those images lol But either way... who said dating a different race is not a good thing...
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