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I am going to have to agree.
Originally posted by
Annemarie
I'm currently in an interracial relationship (8 months now, I think), and I really don't think of it as such. He's African/Chinese/Indian (as in, from India), and I'm white.
We get some odd or questioning looks sometimes, when ... more
We get some odd or questioning looks sometimes, when ... more
I'm currently in an interracial relationship (8 months now, I think), and I really don't think of it as such. He's African/Chinese/Indian (as in, from India), and I'm white.
We get some odd or questioning looks sometimes, when we're together, but nothing as horrible as outright angst. The area I live in is predominantly white (90%), so it is and isn't a bit odd to see an interracial couple. It is odd in that to see a non-white person in general is strange, and it isn't odd in that because there are so few non-white people, it would make sense that they're in a biracial relationship. Make sense?
To be honest (and I do not intend at all for this to be a racist), I think there is more scorn from black women regarding a black man dating a white woman and a black woman dating a white man than from any other race or gender. I base this on what my significant other has said about how black women regard him, asking him things like (this is a direct quote from him, making it hearsay, but nonetheless), "why aren't you with a sister? What's wrong with being with one of the sisters?" This is his first relationship with a white girl (he's previously been in other interracial relationships), and my second relationship with a black guy (I've had several other relationships with Latin American guys and girls).
My dad semi-approves of this relationship. He's politically very conservative, so his gut says that it's "wrong", but he puts family before politics. I don't know what I would do if my family didn't approve of my relationship. It would be tough.
Despite being in an interracial relationship myself, when I notice an interracial couple at the store or wherever, it does give me pause. I guess because it's so rare in my area.
Anyway, pardon the wall o' text. Love is love, no matter who doesn't like it. less
We get some odd or questioning looks sometimes, when we're together, but nothing as horrible as outright angst. The area I live in is predominantly white (90%), so it is and isn't a bit odd to see an interracial couple. It is odd in that to see a non-white person in general is strange, and it isn't odd in that because there are so few non-white people, it would make sense that they're in a biracial relationship. Make sense?
To be honest (and I do not intend at all for this to be a racist), I think there is more scorn from black women regarding a black man dating a white woman and a black woman dating a white man than from any other race or gender. I base this on what my significant other has said about how black women regard him, asking him things like (this is a direct quote from him, making it hearsay, but nonetheless), "why aren't you with a sister? What's wrong with being with one of the sisters?" This is his first relationship with a white girl (he's previously been in other interracial relationships), and my second relationship with a black guy (I've had several other relationships with Latin American guys and girls).
My dad semi-approves of this relationship. He's politically very conservative, so his gut says that it's "wrong", but he puts family before politics. I don't know what I would do if my family didn't approve of my relationship. It would be tough.
Despite being in an interracial relationship myself, when I notice an interracial couple at the store or wherever, it does give me pause. I guess because it's so rare in my area.
Anyway, pardon the wall o' text. Love is love, no matter who doesn't like it. less
Black men always ask me "Why you ain't with a brother who can treat you right?"
And black women just assume I'm with him cause he's "rich" or "I haven't found a good black man"
It's like... As Jessica Rabbit put it when asked about why she loves Roger "He makes me laugh.""