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Post by missdolphin on Apr 5, 2004 8:19:23 GMT -5
Hey, i read about MPG and Lark Voorhies, that they used to date. Somenone said it was kind of strange, because it's interracial!!! He/she said he/she wasn't a racist... But what's so strange about interracial love??? I remember that Madonna's "like a prayer" video was very shocking for American people because in the video she kissed a 'black guy' (representing Jesus?). That was thirteen years ago... Interracial love is very common in the Netherlands... My question is: is it true that interracial love is STILL a bit "not done" in the U.S.?  One last thing: Mark-Paul Gossleaar is interracial himself!!!  |
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Post by luvthelovelylisa on Apr 25, 2004 23:06:42 GMT -5
Hello! I wanted to comment on your last topic. I am african-american and my husband is puerto rican. For me personally i don't experience racism because of my marriage. I think interracial issues are more common in the U.S. between black and white relationships. I think because both races have been through alot over the past hundreds of years so there is still some type of animosity between us, especially with mixing relations. Then again people can disagree about interracial relationships and not be racist. It's just a preference.
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Post by missdolphin on Jun 12, 2004 11:24:25 GMT -5
Could you explain why people can disagree on some interracial relationships, but not be racist? I think it's a very different idea of thinking, different from the 'Dutch' way of thinking. But I would like to understand it...
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Post by Carrie on Jun 12, 2004 12:31:41 GMT -5
This is an issue I get aggrevated with the most because you can try to explain it to no end but there are so many levels to it, it just gets to the point of being useless to prove your point. Personally I see interracial relationships all the time. It`s not a big deal. The sooner people start to see a interracial couple as simply two people together and not two people of different races together, the better off everyone will be. It`s called tolerance people! Anyone who disagrees with an interracial relationship and sayes they are`nt racist needs to wonder why they are against it if they are`nt. I don`t think there is a definite answer to your question. Like I said...there are just too many layers of explanations involved.
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Post by luvthelovelylisa on Jun 12, 2004 17:45:01 GMT -5
Could you explain why people can disagree on some interracial relationships, but not be racist? I think it's a very different idea of thinking, different from the 'Dutch' way of thinking. But I would like to understand it... well being racist is like a hatred toward another race or all races. Many people who feel that all races should stay in there race don't necessarily have to be racist. Some people might disagree, but it's not because they hate all races it's just their preference. For example, the gay society. Many americans despise gays and want nothing to do with them. Then you have some americans who disagree with their lifestyle, but still associate themselves with them. So what i'm trying to say is that just because you have a preference of how you want the world to be it doesn't make you a racist. Now if some people are racists then it's a different story. |
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Post by Erika on Jun 12, 2004 19:49:37 GMT -5
We should all love and respect one another no matter what. The world would be a better place. That's my take.
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Post by mrsmarkpaul on Jun 13, 2006 2:06:12 GMT -5
It depends on the what 2 racial groups it is. My husband is half Black and half Hispanic, our kids are 75% percent Black and 25% Brown. In our case, it is NEVER an issue, because we are in the same in race and have everything in common, that GOD.
The problem some people have is the Black/white relationships.
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Post by QueenKelly on Jul 24, 2006 16:05:31 GMT -5
Here's my 2 cents. If you believe that races should stay with there own "kind", then you are either a racist, or you are prejudiced. Either way, I find it disgusting. I am an ant-racist and completley against predudice.
The only kinds of relationships that should not exist are abusive ones. No matter what your race is, or if you are a homosexual, if 2 people are attracted to each other, there is no reason why they shouldn't be together.
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Post by Perculiar Chicken on Jul 24, 2006 18:08:04 GMT -5
I know some people do disagree with inter-racial relationships but (in Europe at least) I've personally never come across anybody that took particular exception to it. As a product of an inter-racial marriage myself, I would be in a position to hear any comments on the matter and know the up- and downsides of it... and I agree that if two people love each other then who cares? I think its a wonderful thing that other Europeans (such as missdolphin) are so open-minded that the concept of prejudice against inter-racial relationships is incomprehensible!  |
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Post by QueenKelly on Jul 24, 2006 18:38:32 GMT -5
We should all love and respect one another no matter what. The world would be a better place. That's my take. Exactly!  |
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Post by zach86 on Jul 24, 2006 22:58:58 GMT -5
I will say that I am White and my fiancee is mexican and with me i don't see color. She is the one I love and that is all there is to it. |
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Post by Barb on Jul 24, 2006 23:20:41 GMT -5
The way I look at is that we are pretty much all mixed. Even white people aren't just "white," we have different heritages. I'm part Welsh, Irish, and Indian. My boyfriend is German, therefore if one day I have kids with him they will too be the result of a interracial relationship. Some may think I am stretching it, but am I? We're all human. Our skin color shouldn't matter.
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Post by QueenKelly on Jul 25, 2006 15:06:43 GMT -5
Brab, you asked if you were stretching it? I don't think you are at all. I am of Welsh, Irish and I believe English decent. Like another poster said, just because your skin color is white, doesn't mean that you're a pure white person. But to me, it doesn't matter. zach, I think it's wonderful that you found love and that you fell in love with your fiances personality and that you are color blind. The members on this forum are my friends. It's everyones personalities that are more important to me than anything. Just like Saved By The Bell had different races, so does this forum. And just as the cast was, we have become a forum family based on what we know about each other. As far as I'm concerned, this forum has already proven that we are color blind. |
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Post by Perculiar Chicken on Jul 25, 2006 16:54:56 GMT -5
True!
And, just because people may be of Irish/English/Whatever heritage, they are not necessarily white either. I'm English but I wouldn't call myself white, and I'm sure millions of other English people wouldn't either.
Race, nationality and religion are all separate issues - and ideally all races, nationalities and religions should be able to co-exist!
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Post by g0skim on Jul 25, 2006 17:49:26 GMT -5
we are all human.
If a black black women marries a white man, the child will be brown. Then if that child marries a white person, their child will be white, more or less.
it doesnt mean anything, skin color that is
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