Lifestyle

TOPICS:

10/15/05

Previous

PAGE: 

1 ... 

275 | 276 | 277

 ... 944

Next

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2

Next

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

OCT 11, 2005 03:55 PM

Much to the surprise of racist assholes, America has declared that interracial dating is now perfectly socially acceptable.

The results find that Americans of all races accept interracial dating by wide margins, with 95% of younger people (18-29) approving.

Putting these views into action, almost half of all Americans say they have personally dated a person of a different racial/ethnic group, again with younger people in the lead.

Somewhat fewer whites than blacks accept interracial dating, but their acceptance is still strong. By age, the breakdown ranges from the 95% in the younger group to about 45% of those 65 and over.

There is no longer even a double standard on the gender involved, with 71% of the entire sample approving a black man dating a white woman and 75% backing a white man dating a black woman.

In all, 69% of Hispanics say they have dated someone of a different racial or ethnic group, 52% of blacks say this and 45% of whites. There is some gender difference among blacks, with 64% of African-American men saying they have dated a non-black and 42% of black women saying this.

Among whites, 29% said they had dated a Hispanic, 24% an African-Amercian, and 18% an Asian.



I guess those of us in the younger generations are lucky. I don't ever remember a time when it wasn't okay. It's kind of funny to think that the civil rights struggles are actually very recent history.

Bastardo

Bastardo

Boston, MA
January 2005

OCT 11, 2005 04:10 PM

Finally. People are getting with the program. YEA! smile

ThisIsWhoWeAre

ThisIsWhoWeAre

Oakland, CA
July 2004

OCT 11, 2005 04:15 PM

I had a heated "discussion" with my GF's grandma about this recently. She said she "feels bad" for the children of inter-racial couples. Because it's "so hard" on the kids. She still considers mixed race kids socially "damaged goods". mad

Bastardo

Bastardo

Boston, MA
January 2005

OCT 11, 2005 04:19 PM

I never understood people who were against the interacial sexin'. Good lord, why be against teh sexin? Sexin' is so good for you. It's like, the Vitamin C of social activites.

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

OCT 11, 2005 04:43 PM

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
I had a heated "discussion" with my GF's grandma about this recently. She said she "feels bad" for the children of inter-racial couples. Because it's "so hard" on the kids. She still considers mixed race kids socially "damaged goods". mad


Well, now you have a study to point to and say, "Look, the only people who actually feel that way are YOU and YOUR generation, and unless they're going to be trying to socialize with or get a job from someone 80+ years old, it's really not going to be a problem for them."

baudot

baudot

Oakland, CA
February 2004

OCT 11, 2005 04:50 PM

My parents went kind of quiet when they found out my senior prom date was black. They didn't seem exactly thrilled.

toothpickmoe

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA
May 2004

OCT 11, 2005 04:56 PM

All one race...I hope for the day.

d20

d20

San Francisco, CA
September 2003

OCT 11, 2005 05:01 PM

toothpickmoe said:
All one race...I hope for the day.



we're human.

shazam! wish granted! wink

LicentiousZ

LicentiousZ

Portland, OR
September 2005

OCT 11, 2005 05:05 PM

My wife told me that our neighbor told her at our yard sale this weekend that her teenage daughter was "getting into all kinds of trouble: ditching school, mouthing off, and dating fucking mexicans."

Nice. puke

It will be pretty funny when she sees us together.

WilliamTrinity

WilliamTrinity

Austin, TX
May 2004

OCT 11, 2005 05:05 PM

i've never dated in my race. i say we all should mix it up. interacial couples are beautiful.

photoline

photoline

Edmonton, AB
January 2005

OCT 11, 2005 05:08 PM

Tell that to the NOPD & LAPD.

malmuud

malmuud

Newark, DE
July 2003

OCT 11, 2005 05:19 PM

LicentiousZ said:
My wife told me that our neighbor told her at our yard sale this weekend that her teenage daughter was "getting into all kinds of trouble: ditching school, mouthing off, and dating fucking mexicans."

Nice. puke

It will be pretty funny when she sees us together.



I wouldn't want my daughter dating "fucking Mexicans" either. Maybe a Mexican, but certainly not one designed to "fuck." And certainly not many at once.
biggrin

[Edited on Oct 11, 2005 by malmuud]

Cereal_Killer

Cereal_Killer

Westfield, NY
December 2002

OCT 11, 2005 05:23 PM

i noticed that none of those percentages include different race/same sex dating. so i guess even though it's more acceptable to date interracially, my sister is still screwed cuz she dates a black girl.

bean

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

OCT 11, 2005 05:31 PM

photoline said:
Tell that to the NOPD & LAPD.


...says the guy from Canada. Tell me, can you think of one instance in the past 10 years where someone in LA or NO was harassed by cops because they were dating someone of another race? Because if you can't, your comment is thoroughly irrelevant.

[Edited on Oct 11, 2005 by bean]

GramNegative

GramNegative

I'm lost
October 2004

OCT 11, 2005 06:09 PM

So this means gay dating will be acceptable in 40 years?

wheezy_e

wheezy_e

Boulder City, NV
April 2004

OCT 11, 2005 06:35 PM

Oh really? If this is so, HOW COME I CAN'T GET ANY HOT BROWN LOVING?

flowerofromance

flowerofromance

Chicago, IL
May 2005

OCT 11, 2005 06:47 PM

mrblisters said:
Oh really? If this is so, HOW COME I CAN'T GET ANY HOT BROWN LOVING?


When you put it like that, it's no wonder all the hot darker-skinned ladies aren't knocking down your door.

whatever

wottan

wottan

Vancouver, BC
July 2004

OCT 11, 2005 07:15 PM

bean said:

photoline said:
Tell that to the NOPD & LAPD.


...says the guy from Canada. Tell me, can you think of one instance in the past 10 years where someone in LA or NO was harassed by cops because they were dating someone of another race? Because if you can't, your comment is thoroughly irrelevant.

[Edited on Oct 11, 2005 by bean]



Unless photoline was just refering to the fact that race is hardly a non-issue still, then Id have to agree with bean here. Either way being clearer could only help things.

feerlessfreddy

feerlessfreddy

Katy, TX
February 2005

OCT 11, 2005 07:26 PM

I'm glad it doesnt suck anymore because I am Mexican and my wife is Irish.

Taban

Taban

Oklahoma City, OK
September 2005

OCT 11, 2005 07:52 PM

My grandparents are very odd to me.. they have said it is ok to date people of another race.. but that it would be out of the question to marry. WHAT??!
This is especially puzzling because our heritage is european and Native American.. aren't those 2 different races? I don't get it
Sigh~
One day everyone will love everyone...

Taban
kiss

Mirtzig

Mirtzig

Kansas City, MO
July 2005

OCT 11, 2005 08:02 PM

Coi said:

Taban said:
One day everyone will love everyone...



I wouldn't bet on it. If it's not race, it will be something else.


religion

Domnicella

Domnicella

Flushing, NY
March 2004

OCT 11, 2005 08:05 PM

What about Eskimos?
Why aren't they mentioned?

thesublimeone

thesublimeone

New York, NY
April 2003

OCT 11, 2005 08:11 PM

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
I had a heated "discussion" with my GF's grandma about this recently. She said she "feels bad" for the children of inter-racial couples. Because it's "so hard" on the kids. She still considers mixed race kids socially "damaged goods". mad



Socially damaged?? If anything, I think it'd be wonderful to have a mixed ethnicity family. It opens the children up to multiple cultures, and would probably make the children more racially accepting of other people. More acceptance = less hate = better world.

thesublimeone

thesublimeone

New York, NY
April 2003

OCT 11, 2005 08:26 PM

GramNegative said:
So this means gay dating will be acceptable in 40 years?



not as long as we have evangelical christians controlling the government.

abracadabra

abracadabra

Seattle, WA
April 2004

OCT 11, 2005 08:40 PM

goddamn right we are going to mix it up!..let's send the evangelicals packing to an early demise skull

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2

Next