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Interracial Relationship - Will you accept it?

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Interracial Relationship - Will you accept it?

darran
I would like to ask your opinion in this

Would you accept a relationship whereby there is a different race shared by the 2 lovers? For example, the guy is of different racial color from the girl. I am in this kind of relationship and I certainly do not appreciate the stares and glaring I get on the streets. For example, at a bus stop, the entire alighting bus would just turn to stare at us. And I would glare back at them in response to their stare. I accept that this is a very unique and different relationship from the rest in my country (Singapore).

But aren't the world equal with each race or religion? Isn't that what we are trying to promote all across the world, to not have dispairing difference or biased opinion between races? At least in my country, we are trying to promote racial harmony every year, equality between the Chinese, Malays, Eurasians and Indians. But with this kind of staring going on whenever there is an indifferent couple, how could you say this is achieved? The staring begins because we are of different races, and why is that a problem? It is not as if an american can't be with an african or that an asian can't be with a european.

I have undergotten a lot of tribulations to be with my current girlfriend, and this unique and pathetic response I get from the public is just one of the many ridiculous problems I am facing. However I would not consider them as a problem because this is not going to affect my close to 4 years relationship with my current girlfriend. I noticed we do not get much attention from the foreigners, it is only within our country that this staring is going on. For example, I took my girlfriend on a trip to a nearby island called 'Sentosa'. We took a cable car, and there were 2 foreigners with us. We engaged in a healthy conversation and there was nothing which suggests that there was any racial disparity argument issues.

Would you be like the majority on the streets? Stare at an indifferent couple or will you be quietly rejoicing because there is yet another couple bringing 2 different races together?

 

 

 


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keri-j
I'd be happy that there is an interracial couple in front of me, it would give me hope that racial equality may some day be. Although, i live in london, england, it's nice here, and there are a lot of interracial couples, of various sexualitys! it's all good. anyway, good luck in your relationship, persevere, don't let the stares get to you. i sometimes go out with my not-so-straight mates, and we often get a lot of looks, especially when i'm all over them lol. good luck smile.gif

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sexymama1723
I don't exactly agree with it but I can accept it.Its not really my prefrence to date outside my race.I was always attracted to white guys because I am white.I don't judge people so I really don't have an opinion on it.There are too sayings i would like to use.
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JasperIk
I don't really care what race people date, even if its not their own. I don't date guys normally that aren't white, its not because I am rascist, i just dont find them attractive. (STOP! before you insist thats rascist, because i know a lot of people who aren't white, who will be quick to say a white person is ugly/unattractive, so just stop before you think you are ahead. I have no problem being friends with anyone not white, but I just hardly feel a love connection with anyone who isn't white.) But if I saw you on the street, I probably wouldn't stare, it wouldn't bother me, but then again i live in california and i often see whites with mexicans, blacks with whites, mexicans with blacks, whites with asians... it just isn't a big deal to me.

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Nani Cheri
This problem will always excist, untill people start looking to the future, instead of being with their heads in the past. It used to be strange to see interacial couples, because we didn't knew much about the others culture, and didn't want to know about it. Racism also plays a part in it. People should start thinking ahead instead of still worrying and having the history in the back of their heads.

People have to face this time of life it is normal to see interracial couples and it's accepted. So people should do that first, and if they still stare at you, remember jealousy is the main reason why!


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jlhaslip
Consider that Racism is a socially learned trait. We aren't born racist. Our Culture and Societal upbringing teaches us to be that way.
When I was younger, I had an opportunity to watch (from a distance) as Detroit Michigan was burning during the riots of the sixties and didn't understand what was happening, but I knew it was bad because of the scenes I watched on television. From that experience, and with help from my parents due to their open-mindedness, I consider that I am extremely fortunate to be as close to non-racist as I could imagine. It would not phase me what-so-ever to see a mixed relationship. But you and others might be phased,due to your upbringing, so the important thing is to live your life and you will know in your heart whether there is anything wrong with your relationship.
*warning* They don't always last, so enjoy them while you have the opportunity. *end warning*
Hopefully, yours will last a long time, if it is right for both of you, regardless of the mixing of the races.

Good Luck, of course.

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1world
Alright.. Age can be discriminated too. Im 47 and have 5 children smile.gif BUT when I was young.. I will have to say that I am white, danish and live in Denmark, which is a free country in many ways. Oh, and Im a lady..

When I was young, about 22, I had a boyfriend who came all the way from Sudan in Africa. He had been married to a danish girl, and he had 2 small children with her. When I met him, he was divorced.

That was 25 years ago now. But even then, not even one person ever starred at us in the city of Copenhagen. We got alot of smiles smile.gif We were a couple in love...

IF some one at that time would have been starring, saying something..ANYthing..about interacial mix! THEN I would have gotten into a discussion with the person, about the fact that love has many colours.

My answer to you, the guy in Singapore, is to stay in love smile.gif and that shouldn't be hard, ignore the ignorant people and/or give them a big, happy smile back when they stare.

And, yes, I would stare at you! But I always stare at people in love smile.gif black, white or green...

 

 

 


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BOAW
hmm well im kinda in the same situation abit but not too much...its not like im white and shes black...but im part asian n black...but i look more spanish than anyhting else...like PRish...sometimes i feel like i get the stares...but i can only assume what theyre starin about i can just straightly assume its about the color...i mean it could be something else...like what if they feel attracting towards my girls or me...they could be watchn to see some kissing or w.e...because you know people are nosy like that...so i dont really try to run into conclusions till i really know what its really about

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darran
I am glad to see all your replies, you guys don't seem to mind the interacial mix at all. It is a small/non-existent problem in your country but in mine, being an Asian country and all, with all the talk about their conservative sensitive culture, 80% of the people on the streets would stare at you and no it is not stares of envy, but stares of racial abuse. For e.g. when I was walking with my girlfriend, a group of young kids said something like 'A black and a white'. How would you feel if you faced something like this?

We have been through a lot of ordeals together, and after 3 years, our relationship is beginning to settle, and I am certainly hopeful that our mutual feelings do not change over the course of time. But you are right, we should all just live for the moment, think about our wonderful memories and forget our sad memories.

QUOTE(1World)
My answer to you, the guy in Singapore, is to stay in love smile.gif and that shouldn't be hard, ignore the ignorant people and/or give them a big, happy smile back when they stare.


Well I love my girlfriend a lot so that shouldn't be a problem. However I find it extremely difficult to give a big happy smile back to them especially when they make stares like that which I don't find friendly at all. There are some friendly people who gives us a smile when they see us, I believe they are just like you, staring at people who are in love.

Thank you for all your wonderful replies. It really gives me optimism that the stares are only specific in my country alone, and not all over the world. I hope in time to come, people in Singapore at least will come out and accept such relationships because love should not be restricted to a particular racial group. I don't see much of these problems as described by you guys existing in such a large scale in other countries (mainly in the US, and Europe)

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k3v1n
i dont believe skin colour should be a problem, if two people of different race love each other then thats all that matters really biggrin.gif

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tuddy
QUOTE(TikiPrincess @ Jun 24 2007, 02:51 AM) *
To me, a comment like this makes me think that there's underlying racial tones. I read that as, "I just don't find other races to be as attractive as my own." That's so superficial! Physical beauty is only one aspect of a person, and there are beautiful and ugly people in every race. But maybe you just haven't been very exposed to people of other races, so you don't see the variety of faces and features that I do since I live in Southern California, which is as racially diverse as you can get. And American media doesn't really help, although they are getting better. I mean, there's Halle Berry, Gabrielle Union, and Angela Bassett as examples of absolutely gorgeous black women. Eva Mendez, Rosario Dawson, and Selma Hayak are beautiful women of Hispanic descent. Ziyi Zhang and Li Gong from Memoirs of a Geisha and Parminder Nagra and Nelly Furtado are very different but all are beautiful examples of Asian women. (yes, India is considered Asia) And that's only a few, and only the women! Guys are just as gorgeous. I'm not a fan of Denzel, but Taye Diggs gets me hot. I have never even considered limiting myself to people of my own race. Actually, every time I tried dating someone my own race, I got too freaked out because they always reminded me of my brother or my cousin and it just got weird.


I understand what you are saying. Yes, I think they're all amazling hot to, (don't get me wrong there biggrin.gif), but to me there just hasn't been any that have made me go "wow" in my mind over and of the girls I have loved/love. Not to say that possibly won't in the future but being in my town here in Australia it's fairly uncommon. Who knows!

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TikiPrincess
QUOTE(tuddy @ Jun 18 2007, 04:42 PM) *
I'm white, I'm not going to care weather someone who isn't white is in a relationship with someone who is, It just wouldn't be me, not because I think it's wrong, I just don't find them to be attractive to me. It's peoples opinion, and it's here to stay.

To me, a comment like this makes me think that there's underlying racial tones. I read that as, "I just don't find other races to be as attractive as my own." That's so superficial! Physical beauty is only one aspect of a person, and there are beautiful and ugly people in every race. But maybe you just haven't been very exposed to people of other races, so you don't see the variety of faces and features that I do since I live in Southern California, which is as racially diverse as you can get. And American media doesn't really help, although they are getting better. I mean, there's Halle Berry, Gabrielle Union, and Angela Bassett as examples of absolutely gorgeous black women. Eva Mendez, Rosario Dawson, and Selma Hayak are beautiful women of Hispanic descent. Ziyi Zhang and Li Gong from Memoirs of a Geisha and Parminder Nagra and Nelly Furtado are very different but all are beautiful examples of Asian women. (yes, India is considered Asia) And that's only a few, and only the women! Guys are just as gorgeous. I'm not a fan of Denzel, but Taye Diggs gets me hot. I have never even considered limiting myself to people of my own race. Actually, every time I tried dating someone my own race, I got too freaked out because they always reminded me of my brother or my cousin and it just got weird.


QUOTE(zak92 @ Jun 19 2007, 05:45 PM) *
Well if you're thinking BF and GF then its all cool but if you think about long term relation like marriage then it becomes a problem as the cultures sometimes don't meet and there are many problems with in-laws. Well it could as well work out if you both love each other truly and don't care about the world but everyone loves their parents right?

This comment just makes me sad. Our lives are enriched when we discover and embrace the differences that make each culture unique. I'm a Filipina and my husband is white, and we were both born and raised in America. I love my family and I love my in-laws. We live about 5 - 10 min away from both of them and we see them both at least once a week. I've cooked Filipino meals for his family and they've invited my family over for barbeques. My in-laws are always eager and interested to learn about my family's customs and traditions. Yeah, okay, they didn't eat balot or durian, but neither do I. And we included traditional Filipino elements in our wedding ceremony.
Perhaps it would be harder if my parents disliked my husband based on his personality, but I would take offense if they disliked him because of racism. I would have made a stand against it because racism is wrong no matter how you look at it. Luckily, my parents have been open and accepting of my choices and chose to dislike my boyfriends on the basis of their personalities and manners.

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zak92
Well if you're thinking BF and GF then its all cool but if you think about long term relation like marriage then it becomes a problem as the cultures sometimes don't meet and there are many problems with in-laws. Well it could as well work out if you both love each other truly and don't care about the world but everyone loves their parents right?

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tuddy
Well the chain has to break somewhere, either a massive anti-interacial relationship protest or the whole world accepts the fact it's happening, and not a bad thing. I'm white, I'm not going to care weather someone who isn't white is in a relationship with someone who is, It just wouldn't be me, not because I think it's wrong, I just don't find them to be attractive to me. It's peoples opinion, and it's here to stay.

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wenster
I'm assuming by interracial you mean black & white? Most of my family is interracial. I've been in a few interracial relationships. I don't see anything wrong with it. I mean, you love who you love, regardless of race, gender, etc. It's been said that if a baby is born to interracial parents that they will not "know who to love" because they will be confused about race.. I don't really believe that.

Where I live, black and white cultures are extremely different and a lot of out-side-of-the-relationships viewers will think it's not right to see interracial relationships. I can see what they mean in some aspects.

I would love to carry out family bloodlines, heritage, ancestory. To see a family that is purely puerto rican, purely italian, purely german is usually close to none. Often, I wish I was born into a family like that so I could know more about my family. I'd know what language to learn. I'd know what country to visit. I just think it'd be better personally but, you can't chose what you're born into.

Bottom line, a relationship is a relationship regardless of race, gender, etc.

Hmm... well, this is difficult. I think that if my future daughter/son really loved someone of another race, then I'd go along with it. Of course, I'd check whether their partner was a good person, regardless of race. But yeah.

However, generally, I've been brought up to believe that one race should stick with another race. I mean, my grandmother is frustrated enough when my brother dates a Korean or something. So if he dated a Caucasian, she'd probably be furious. Who knows. I think it just generally fits in my family's mind that an East Asian should date an East Asian.


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