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  Frontline: Discussion: Multiracial/Interracial Relationships
Being in an interracial marriage for 33 years now I was struck by the difference as well as similarities between the early 50's as portrayed in Secret Daughter and our experinces in the early 60's.
In response to the person from Kentucky who questioned the viability of interracial relationships, I say that her questions show a fundamental ignorance of history and of the current situation in a variety of countries.
I think an interracial relationship CAN work, and if someone is so stuck on the approval of society for a personal relationship, then perhaps they would be better off alone.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/discuss/multi1.html   (2994 words)

  
 Interracial Relationships Essays and Articles at eNotes
Opponents of interracial dating contend that those who date or marry outside of their race are betraying their families and abandoning their cultural heritage.
And certainly in an interracial relationship the children are raised in a climate of tolerance.” She and others contend that the rising incidence of interracial children will eventually lead to a society where race will no longer matter because everyone will blend into one race, the human race.
The debate over interracial relationships is controversial because it touches on the sensitive areas of family, cultural heritage, religion, and racism.
www.enotes.com /interracial-relationships-article   (1176 words)

  
 What is your opinion on interracial relationships?
I have been in several interracial relationships in my lifetime and I am now very happily married (9 years) to a man who is not the race that I am.
Personally, in my opinion, interracial anything has a bad track record with me. A cousin of mine, the daughter of my uncle was raped by a fl man and because of it I have a mixed cousin in the family now.
To be perfectly honest, I don't approve of interracial relationships and I believe that it's harmful for a family and for the gene pool in particular.
www.surveycentral.org /survey/11957.html   (1268 words)

  
 The Legacy of Perceptions of Interracial Relationships
The history of interracial relationships in America is a painfully loaded issue which is still evolving in the consciousness of the 20th century.
She uses this relationship to gain a sense of independence and freedom that cannot come from either a relationship with another slave or from one with her master.
In Lee's view, it is fl women that are victimized as a result of interracial relationsahips, whereas the fl man realizes his mistake and asks for forgiveness, and the white woman basically persues her life as before the incident occurred.
www.gwu.edu /~e73afram/jc-cc-ks.html   (1965 words)

  
 MOON CAFE 2: Interracial Relationships
I've had relations, though not a relationship, with a person of another race before, and I don't exclude anyone from the possibility of a relationship based on their race.
Rather than telling interracial couples not to have kids, we should be telling people not to raise their damn kids to be racist.
Relationships are hard enough as it is. Throw an entirely different culture and customs into the equation and it'll only make it harder.
mooncafe.suddenlaunch2.com /index.cgi?board=views&action=print&num=1078824361   (2281 words)

  
 InterRacial Relationships
Interracial relationships display the natural results of a world full of Ethnic groups, and variety living in harmony.
Interracial relationships combine the new ideas and customs of two diverse people into one exciting and culturally rich blend.
Spike Lee's 1991 story about an interracial relationship and its consequences on the lives and communities of the lovers (Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra) is one of his most captivating and focused films.
www.loveplay.com /interrac.htm   (1733 words)

  
 Rachel Ray's Position #2 Paper
The reason for the increase in acceptance of interracial dating is that people of different races are meeting each other in their communities, in their schools, in their workplaces, and their churches (Gaskins).
People against interracial relationships feel that when people date outside their race, they are abandoning their race and neglecting their heritage.
Each interracial relationship can bring stares, insults, and isolation, but still many mixed raced couples and their children believe that the challenges are worth the reward.
students.uta.edu /rm/rmr6124/final.html   (1836 words)

  
 Faze Articles - Interracial Relationships
While in the past, people were more likely to "stick with their own kind," we are seeing a significant growth in interracial relationships.
Interracial relationships provide individuals with the unique opportunity to learn, experience, and appreciate different cultures and backgrounds.
Not only can interracial relationships result in unhappiness for the individuals involved, but it can also affect their family members.
www.fazeteen.com /summer2000/interracial.htm   (539 words)

  
 interracial_relationships
What I have learned about race and relationship is that although the face value of race has decreased among the interactions of different racial groups, but it is still high at stake in romantic relationships only because there are so many complications in dealing with different cultural structures.
Nevertheless, as statistics show the increase in the number of interracial marriages, a lot of people are choosing to work through their differences for a chance at finding romantic love.
As the media tries to accurately illustrate the struggle of cultural differences and social stigmas of interracial relationships, it raises society's consciousness in accepting such unique relationships.
www.geocities.com /luvstar43/interracial_relationships.html   (468 words)

  
 INTERRACIAL VOICE - Guest Editorial
Interracial relationships have been dealt with in literature, the media, on the big screen and on television; comparatively, these unions have been virtually unrecognized in popular music.
Interracial songs can be further differentiated as songs that demonstrate social opposition through violence; machismo songs primarily of fl and white males flaunting their "manhood"; songs about specific race history moments in this country; and songs about tolerance for interracial couples.
Rumor and possibility become truth for this white man who alludes to his wife's interracial bisexuality, an affront to him as a masculine military man. Although bisexuality is an issue with this wronged husband, that she is accused of bedding fl men is the main reason a father uses his children to punish their mother.
www.interracialvoice.com /lester.html   (3399 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Myth of the Melting Pot: America's Racial and Ethnic Divides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Not only are interracial unions complicating predictions about the future racial makeup of the nation, they are calling into question widely understood concepts of race.
The high rates of interracial marriage and evolving notions of race have recently forced the federal government to rethink the types of categories and classifications it will use in the 2000 census.
And there is no telling how the children of interracial unions will identify themselves in the future, as their concepts of racial identity grow increasingly fluid.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/daily/dec98/melt29.htm   (2299 words)

  
 Interracial relationships make gains | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Interracial relationships are "unequivocally more accepted these days," and are not going away, said 43-year-old Adisa Azubuike, an Afro-Caribbean man who has been married to a white woman for 16 years.
The growing acceptance of interracial relationships is a sign that attitudes about race really have changed in America, say the Lowens.
In the past, it wasn't merely that interracial relationships were frowned upon.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040603/news_1c3racial.html   (536 words)

  
 Interracial Relationships
In some areas of the country, interracial couples are still the targets of stares and expressions of disgust from strangers and disapproval and alienation from family members.
Some partners in interracial relationships report that with each successive generation, people seem more and more used to the idea of couples from different ethnic backgrounds.
They may be warned that the children of interracial marriages are bound to have low self-esteem and experience angst and confusion about how to identify themselves.
www.drdrew.com /Topics/article.asp?id=679   (853 words)

  
 Interracial relationships
Interracial relationships and marriages are increasing steadily in today's society.
Hi, I am a white woman in a relationship with a fl man. Since I was a child, my Mom has expressed to me that her grea...
I have also been in an interracial relationship for about six years, and I am having the same problem my parents disappr...
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/relationships/22466   (298 words)

  
 Mixedrace.com :: get in the mix! :: ( interracial dating : mixed-race : multiracial : interracial : biracial : ...
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 Interracial relationships: Yay or Nay?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The only real case I've seen that are truly against interracial relationships are Arabic religions such as muslims and Jews who are 100% against it.
It has been researched and studied before that most relationships that are unequally yolked(study performed with Christians) The results have shown that most Christians left the church or even converted into the spouse's or partner's religion.
Well, I could probably say that there is probably some verses in the Old Testament against interracial relationships which was meant for the Jews and is still in place by them but all of that was abolished with the establishment of the new covenant.
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 Inter-Racial Relationships Learn About Inter-Racial Relationships
Interracial marriages are increasingly recognized as indicative of what our society values most in a marriage - the triumph of true love.
We know of couples in which one partner was disowned by parents or was ostracized by friends and relations for loving across racial lines.
- Interracial relationships are nothing new to me. The folks in my family have been marrying interracially since the early 50's, so for us, it's old hat.
www.relationships911.org /Inter-Racial_Relationships   (463 words)

  
 Gay Marriage Opponents Mimic Objections to Interracial Marriage, Forde-Mazrui Says
Virginia outlawed state bans on interracial marriage in 1967, said law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui at a talk sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law and Lambda Law Alliance Sept. 30.
Alabama didn’t remove the ban against interracial marriage from its constitution until 2000 (although it had not been enforced recently), but 40 percent of the state’s residents voted to keep the ban.
In the past, light-skinned fls could sometimes engage in interracial relationships by passing for white, but they had to separate from their fl families to do so, and if found out, it could be grounds for divorce or annulment.
www.law.virginia.edu /home2002/html/news/2004_fall/forde.htm   (1645 words)

  
 Interracial Soulmate Relationships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Interracial relationships have existed for thousands of years, but are just now becoming common.
The very first interracial soulmates, documented thousands of years ago, was between Moses and his Ethiopian wife.
Interracial relationships are becoming more and more common.
www.opportunityupdate.com /articlesbytopic/20040222004320.html   (921 words)

  
 ChannelCincinnati.com - News - Interracial Relationships Become More Common   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The number of interracial marriages jumped tenfold since the 1960s, though the older people are the less likely they are to be with someone of a different race, the study found.
The researchers found that among 18- to 25-year-olds in 1990 and in 2000, interracial sexual involvement became increasingly common, with the greatest increase seen in cohabitating relationships, followed by dating relationships and then marriages.
In a 2003 study, Joyner had reported that adolescents in interracial romances were significantly less willing to reveal their relationship to family and close friends than those in same-race relationships, suggesting that such relationships still do not receive whole-hearted approval by society.
www.channelcincinnati.com /news/5244142/detail.html   (309 words)

  
 Interracial Relationship Resource page
This site breaks down the numbers and gives the nuts and bolts details of things like the number of interracial couples as well as the number of children born to these households.
This is also a great site for those looking for research ideas and topics relating to interracial relationships.
For those who refuse to choose between their heritages, those who do choose, but still admit they are interracial, for the parents of interracial children and all other interested parties.
www.cassandrabell.com /Interracial_Relations.html   (372 words)

  
 Steve Sailer: "Is Love Colorblind?" - Interracial Marriage - National Review, 7/14/97 - black, white, Asian, ...
More subtly, interracial marriages are increasingly recognized as epitomizing what our society values most in a marriage: the triumph of true love over convenience and prudence.
Still, it's important because interracial marriages are a leading indicator of what life will be like in the even more diverse and integrated twenty-first century.
For interracial couples, their ``gender gaps'' in body-fat goals correlate uncannily with their husband - wife proportions in the 1990 Census.
www.isteve.com /IsLoveColorblind.htm   (4065 words)

  
 Media Reflects Society’s Ambivalence Toward Interracial Relationships   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is a positive development because it gives people an opportunity to see interracial couples not as abnormalities or anomalies, but as a normal part of the American social fabric.
However, it’s important to remain critical of the circumstances under which an interracial couple comes to be included in a film or TV show because sometimes, it’s happening for all the wrong reasons.
She is also Co-Director of New Demographic, a consultancy that offers workshops on issues related to mixed identity and interracial relationships.
www.newdemographic.com /articles050601irmediareps.htm   (1736 words)

  
 Cornerstone Magazine
In 1972, 39 percent of whites said that interracial marriages should be illegal; by 1991, the number had dropped to 17 percent.
In 1980, 20 percent of fls thought that interracial marriages should be banned; by 1991, the figure had dropped to 7 percent.
Though the statistics seem to indicate that interracial marriage is becoming more acceptable for both fls and whites, down in the neighborhoods where the social rubber meets the road things are not so ideal.
www.cornerstonemag.com /features/iss111/mixed.htm   (2082 words)

  
 Interracial Relationships - Part One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The case that finally brought an end to this racial injustice was that of Richard and Mildred Loving who were prosecuted by the state of Virginia in 1959 for the crime of miscegenation, (Interracial Marriage) and forced to leave the state or face jail terms.
Old attitudes and stereotypes are starting to change, but there are still many who oppose interracial relationships and marriage.
There are still some fundamentalist churches that oppose interracial marriage based on their interpretation of the Bible.
multirace.org /story3.htm   (744 words)

  
 Interracial dating advice from the experts of Love-Sessions.
Though it is becoming more and more accepted in society today, interracial dating and relationships still cause conflicts and suffer from judgment.
It is difficult to ignore or not let the judgment of others influence your emotions and thoughts, especially because most of the judgment that will be served to you will come from your immediate family.
You will also be advised on how to save your relationship from damage and how to keep it happy and loving, as well as ways on how to progress your relationship in growing more loving and stronger, regardless of the judgment and criticism it faces and will face.
www.love-sessions.com /interracial_dating.htm   (348 words)

  
 Frontline: Discussion: Multiracial/Interracial Relationships
June Cross story was rich with history and documentation, and presented an emotional and heartwrenching study of both race and a mother/daughter relationship.I thank PBS for bringing Secret Daughter to the viewers and I thank June Cross and her mother for their courage and resolve at sharing their story.
The relationship she had with June's father was not even supportive.
To be quite honest with you I think it was probably the best thing her mother could have done when she gave her to the fl family in Atlantic, because as June said herself, she probably would have been messed up had her real mother raised her.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/discuss/multi2.html   (2364 words)

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