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I agree with Karefa about the interracial relationships, and I can provide first hand evidence. I grew up around all white kids pretty much all of the time so I have always been more attracted to that race than my own. Not that I don't find black women attractive, but I just have always been more attracted to and dated white girls.

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I'm sure there are people who don't marry outside of their race due to prejudices, but just like Andrew said, people are more inclined to marry those they identify with. This same concept can be applied to people who are in interracial relationships. Nine out of ten times you will find that one or both of them grew up with, or is very used to individuals of the opposite race. So with that said I don't think MOST people are seeking to establish a "pure" or "perfect" race.

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I think that many people naturally identify with their own race better.  Often times, we see one large group of people of the same race.  This isn't because they are racist.  They simply identify with one another.  I think the same thing goes for relationships.  Many people subconsciously choose a partner from their own race.  They aren't necessarily trying to make a pure race.

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One: I found out that we as Americans made the holiday into something that it wasn't.

Two: The date was significant because it was when Mexico fought off the French.

Three: News reporters actually apologized for making fun or Lessing the value of the holiday.

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I think because of our history with racism in the U.S. many people still prefer to be around people who are similar to them. I think it makes some people uncomfortable when they do see interracial couples because they still have the past predugices in their heads. I personally think it doesn't make a difference and like you said in you bio "we all bleed red" and I think this also brings the same issue with gay couples and marriage but I won't get in to that ;)

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I feel that many people are hurt by one race so they prefer one over the other because of the pain one person caused them. This hurt is what I feel causes people to say they won't date a certain type of race or they were raised to believe a certain race was undatable and evil.

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Do we as humans prefer a perfect race or a race that isn't pure, if we have a preference, why?

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It is sad but everyone will see a problem bigger than another. Maybe from personal experience or preference. I do agree with you though from my thinking. It should NOT matter or affect anyone.

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Your picture is very accurate .  We have much larger, more important issues in the world today than whether or not a couple is the same color.

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I brought this up as a positive source earlier but it contained some negatives within the article. It depicts why some people get into interracial relatioships and why it is a negative thing to do. It also states that it is economically benefitial for the minority within the relationship. It is the same link as Positive Post No. 1

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This should be a "get slapped in the face" obvious. We have major issues other than interracial relationships. The world is going in circles and you focus on this. C'mon guys. Let's forget that we look different and end world hunger or something

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This picture contains both a quote and an image. I chose this because it is so true that love is/should be color blind. We are so focused on keeping races pure that we sometimes keep ourselves from happiness. You should hold hands because you love someone, not because they are the same skin tone as you

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Who: Interracial Couples and society

What: The negative psychological conflict

When: Present Day

Why: to point out the negatives Interracial couples have to go through.

Where: In the United States.

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The problems encountered by interracial couples are often the result of negative societal attitudes about interracial relationships. Black-Caucasian unions have the lowest frequency of occurrence because of longstanding negative beliefs about these marriages. Studies have indicated that, in general, Caucasians tend to disapprove of interracial marriages, and blacks tend to approve. Other research suggests that people engage in interracial relationships due to self-hate or rebelliousness. In addition, there is some question as to whether or not partners in interracial relationships reciprocate love (Gaines et al. 1999). Given that the dominant culture tends to disdain black-Caucasian unions, it is difficult to imagine how these couples are able to maintain their relationships.

Asian Americans have also experienced difficulties in their interracial marriages. Asian Americans engage in more interracial relationships than any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. Laws forbidding interracial marriages between Asians and Caucasians were common in the United States. For example, in 1901 California extended the 1850 Marriage Regulation Act to include Mongolians (i.e., Chinese, Japanese, Koreans), and in 1933 the law was further extended to include Malays (i.e., Filipinos) (Kitano, Fugino, and Sato 1998). These laws, like all other anti-miscegenation laws, were overturned following a state judicial decision in California ( Perez v. Sharp 1948) and a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision ( Loving v. Virginia). Even though the results of these cases made interracial marriages legal, the negative societal perspective on such unions has been slow to change.

Bok-Lim Kim (1998) points out that since World War II, marriages between Asian women (specifically women from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam) and U.S. military men have become a legacy of United States military involvement. He notes that many of those marriages took place because of the low socioeconomic status of many of the women who lived near U.S. military bases, and the low self-esteem experienced as a result of their low economic conditions. He also points out that these interracial marriages displayed undaunted courage and optimism in spite of the obstacles they faced due to language and cultural differences and the lack of support from their families and communities in both countries. However, Kim also points out that the Asian women often carry the burden of cultural norms that provide severe penalties for marriage outside their ethnic group (out-marriages). Even though there has been improvement in the acceptance of Asian outmarriages by their families, there continue to be difficulties because of cultural differences.

Interracial relationships and marriages remain controversial for several additional reasons. Many Asian Americans are alarmed because of the rising number of interracial unions, which they believe reduces the pool of eligible men and women who could otherwise engage in same-culture unions. Some Asian Americans are concerned that, because of the high number of out-marriages, distinct groups of Asians may disappear within a few generations. Additionally, whereas so many Asian women are out-marrying, there is the fear that many Asian-American men will remain unmarried because of the dwindling number of available Asian-American women (Fujino 1997). A similar fear is expressed by African-American men and women. As African-American men and women increase their level of education and move to higher economic levels, fewer and fewer members of their race are available for marriage. This often leads to frustration on the part of African Americans who seek to marry someone of their own race, and also leads to increased levels of out-marriage, as increases in income and educational levels occur.

Some of the difficulties experienced by interracial couples are unique and a direct result of the interracial experience. The myths that surround interracial couples can also be stumbling blocks to a healthy marriage. In a study conducted by Richard Watts and Richard Henriksen (1999), Caucasian females report that, when engaged in interracial marriages with black males, they often receive the following messages: "Black men belong with black women because they will treat them better than white women" and "Biracial children will always be referred to as black and, therefore, should have a black mother." The Watts and Henriksen (1999) study also found that problems and difficulties are also experienced because of the mythical messages received from the Caucasian culture. These include: "Black men only marry white women for status symbols or upward mobility," "Interracial marriages do not work; therefore, you will lose your spouse to someone else," "Those who engage in interracial marriages must hate their parents," and "Those who engage in interracial relationships or marriages must have psychological difficulties." The problems faced by couples involved in black-Caucasian unions are also experienced by those involved in other interracial unions. However, many couples state that the reasons they got married are not that much different than same-race couples.

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Interracial Marriage - Difficulties In Interracial Marriages

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The problems encountered by interracial couples are often the result of negative societal attitudes about interracial relationships. Black-Caucasian unions have the lowest frequency of occurrence because of longstanding negative beliefs about these marriages. Studies have indicated that, in general, Caucasians tend to disapprove of interracial marriages, and blacks tend to approve.

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I completely agree with what Positive 2 has to say. Especially when it said, "...is a society that’s easier for everyone to live in. Most of us will be in the minority at some point, whether it’s because of race, sex, gender or something else.

As we edge away from being a country that judges first and fast on physical characteristics alone, we become, I hope, a less judgmental culture overall. And less judgement could mean a lot of things for our children: less bullying, fewer assumptions about their interests and abilities based on their appearance and gender and less need to fit all the little round and square pegs into all the right holes." Goes to show that maybe the numbers aren't as high as some people would like with interracial marriages but we are human, we can change things. At some point we all go through something.

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I agree with you. I think it is great that you feel this way, despite what your other family members may think. I can relate. Some of my family also views this as taboo. After reading your second article, I'm glad to see that our views on interracial marriage have progressed since 1986.

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I read the article linked to your positive post number 2. The first thing I would like to say is that I wholeheartedly agree with you that interracial relationships are perfectly acceptable. I'm actually quite shocked that something like 28% of people in the first survey responded negatively to the idea of interracial relationships. I was under the impression that that sort of racism was uncommon nowadays. I can't believe that people still think that race says anything definitive about a persons personality, behavior, or really anything about them other than heredity. In my mind, the only thing that skin color says about a person is where their ancestors came from.

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This article is biased toward the approval of interracial relationships. The writer uses the words like "I" and "my" when an opinion is given. Also she reacts to a small group opposing biracial relationships by calling them "Old."

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This post contains a source that is objective and extremely informative about the history of interracial relationships. It provides both stastics and data revolving about the growth of interracial relationships.

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Interracial MarriageInterracial marriage is the term used to describe marriages that take place between people who are from different racial or ethnic groups. Intercultural marriages are defined as marriages between people who come from two different cultural backgrounds.

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Here is a very brief but info filled link to read upon. It goes over Latin words, laws, and times in history of when interracial relationships affected people.

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Miscegenation (; from the Latin miscere "to mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, or procreation. Because of the term's historical use in contexts that typically implied disapproval, more unambiguously neutral terms such as interracial, interethnic, or cross-cultural are more common in contemporary usage.