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 :) Just out of interest DizzleJ, what colour are you?
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White.

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Here is my deal. The way I look at love is that whoever is perfect for me is, perfect for me no matter what. However, for me there is a problem. My mom has told me that I can only ever marry a white girl. She says she wants her grandkids to have only white in them, purely white only. Now this upset me quite a bit. I said Mom that is a very racist comment. I said, " So what if I meet someone who is pretty, nice and wonderful, loves kids, comes from a good strong family. But she isn't white? Would it still matter then?"
Yep she said. Then she said there would be problems in the marriage because of a mixing of cultures. So I said well, our ancestors were german and french and Irish, yet they got past thier different cultures and found love and joy! Then she said but it will be hard on the kids being mixed. They will be treated badly. I said, "No! There are hardly any racist people anymore! My generation certainly isn't racist! (I am 19)

Anyway my point is I find a lot of woman to be attractive of all races. I also don't feel culture would be a problem today. Anyway I dissagree with my mom, but I wonder If I do find my perfect woman, my soul mate but she is Black or Hispanic or Asian, than what do I do!?!?

Any Thoughts??
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:o :o :oI think you shoyld go with who's compatible,no matter what race.Besides,a lot of Irish people,in fact the whole British islands,have some Gypsy ancestry---like Bill Clinton for instance.No one is sure if they're totally white or not.Also some 'white' eastern European peoples,like Russians,Poles,Ukranians,and Belorusians,were ruled by the Mongols and have some 'Asian' ancestry.Race isn't as defined as some people think.Cheers! ;D ;D

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Eventually, if we have enough interracial marriage, we will only have one race, which seems like a pretty effective strategy against racism.
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Technically, there is only ONE race-the HUMAN RACE.


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A marriage should be based on love and trust, not race. If a white man loves a black woman or a black man marries a white woman, they should be truly love each other and not just use marriage as a way of getting even with the parents. They should also vow that they will not commit adultery and reveal all the bad they've done as well as good, and try to work things out. I do draw the line somewhat in a mixed religion marriage. I know I'll get reamed for this, but if for example a Jew marries a Muslim, or a Catholic marries an Episcopalian, it would be a conflict of interest. I feel that one must convert to the other, and if both are dead set on their beliefs, then a happy marriage cannot happen. But I don't have any animosity toward people of mixed marriges.
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I am a product of a mixed religious marrage. My mother is an Episcopalian and my dad is a Jew. That is why I practice the Wicca religion.  ;D


Cat

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Here is my deal. The way I look at love is that whoever is perfect for me is, perfect for me no matter what. However, for me there is a problem. My mom has told me that I can only ever marry a white girl. She says she wants her grandkids to have only white in them, purely white only. Now this upset me quite a bit. I said Mom that is a very racist comment. I said, " So what if I meet someone who is pretty, nice and wonderful, loves kids, comes from a good strong family. But she isn't white? Would it still matter then?"
Yep she said. Then she said there would be problems in the marriage because of a mixing of cultures. So I said well, our ancestors were german and french and Irish, yet they got past thier different cultures and found love and joy! Then she said but it will be hard on the kids being mixed. They will be treated badly. I said, "No! There are hardly any racist people anymore! My generation certainly isn't racist! (I am 19)

Anyway my point is I find a lot of woman to be attractive of all races. I also don't feel culture would be a problem today. Anyway I dissagree with my mom, but I wonder If I do find my perfect woman, my soul mate but she is Black or Hispanic or Asian, than what do I do!?!?

Any Thoughts??
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So, what if she's white and Jewish or an Atheist?  Would it be okay then?

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Ok here's my thing some people of past generations are against interracial dating. I don't know I guess thats how they were raised back in their day where intrerracial dating was forbidden because of all the racial issues of the 50's and 60's. I know its wrong when parents of today think that way but that is the way it was back then I guess.

It seems like we have better understanding of interracial dating because the younger generation of people today base people on who they are on the inside not what race they are or anything like that like our soceity did 40 years ago.

My opinion I am a white guy I find all kind of woman attractive so whoever I marry or go out with I don't care what their race or ethnicity is. There are so many beautiful women out there!
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Off topic:  Tv---I don't know why, but I always assumed you were a woman.  I'm shocked to find out you are a man.

Back on topic:  I say do whatever makes you feel good in your heart, and screw everyone else.

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I am a product of a mixed religious marrage. My mother is an Episcopalian and my dad is a Jew. That is why I practice the Wicca religion.  ;D


Cat
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Off topic:  Tv---I don't know why, but I always assumed you were a woman.  I'm shocked to find out you are a man.

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Ok I don't what to say about that. I'm not mad or anything like that though. Like every guy I like pro sports and cars.

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I rest my case. ;)
J/K Catwoman. You're my favorite Wiccan (other than Willow of "Buffy")

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AWWWWWW Thanks Indy. I like you too.  ;)



Cat

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A marriage should be based on love and trust, not race. If a white man loves a black woman or a black man marries a white woman, they should be truly love each other and not just use marriage as a way of getting even with the parents. They should also vow that they will not commit adultery and reveal all the bad they've done as well as good, and try to work things out. I do draw the line somewhat in a mixed religion marriage. I know I'll get reamed for this, but if for example a Jew marries a Muslim, or a Catholic marries an Episcopalian, it would be a conflict of interest. I feel that one must convert to the other, and if both are dead set on their beliefs, then a happy marriage cannot happen. But I don't have any animosity toward people of mixed marriges.
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I'm not going to "ream" you, just disagree.  My dad was raised Lutheran and my mom was Catholic.  Their marriage was strong, and lasted until my mom died a few years ago.  Sure they had arguments, but never about religion.

I was raised Catholic, and dad had no objections.  I married a Jewish woman and celebrated both the Jewish and the Catholic holidays.  Our divorce also had nothing to do with religion.  My kids, by the way, also celebrate both Catholic and Jewish holidays, understand something of the teachings of both faiths, and respect all faiths.

Now I concider myself agnostic because I don't know and don't care if there is a god (I'll make a joke about this at the end) and am about to marry a Wiccan.  That will pose no problem either.  I'm perfectly willing to celebrate her holidays and participate in her rites.

The Joke:  Have you heard about the dislexic agnostic insomniac?  He lay awake nights pondering if their is a dog.
No offence intended.

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i also come from an interracial family
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Me too. So I agree. Listen to your heart and not your mom.

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or if a Catholic marries an Episcopalian.
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I don't think there are two more similar Christian denominations than Catholicism and Episcopalianism. The masses and beliefs are almost identical. The only difference is on looks to the arch-bishop of Canterbury instead of the Pope.

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I don't think there are two more similar Christian denominations than Catholicism and Episcopalianism. The masses and beliefs are almost identical. The only difference is on looks to the arch-bishop of Canterbury instead of the Pope.
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Episcopalian is referred to as "Catholic-lite"  ;)


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Tastes great or less filling? 8)
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Both.  They use real wine in their communion, I'm told.  Catholics use those waifers. ;D

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I can't believe there is still racism in the world today.  >:(
Months ago I remember going to another messageboard and people were actually supporting the KKK.

Honestly I don't know why anyone would not like someone else because of the color of someone's skin, or religion.

And besides do you listen to your parents anyway?  ;)
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It's sad, but it is out there.

One thing about being an American, it if your God given right to be an idiot here.  It is not illegal to be a moron.

I never really saw that until I moved here to Alabama.  One of the things that struck me was the girlfriend of the person I moved out here to stay with till I got on my feet.

She drove me around a few times to show me the area, and it was "Nigger this" and "Nigger that".  I got fed up with it and told her to stop talking like that around me.  SHe actually got offended!

Several times since then, I have had to tell others to not use "that word" around me.  It offends me greatly.  They all seem to think I am nuts, but they rarely say it again around me.

The most ironic thing is that my friend that I came to stay with is also female.  So yes, the gal who said "that word" until I told her to stop is a lesbian.  I am sure if I called her a mean term for that she would be offended, but she saw nothing wrong with doing the same thing to another group.

Just goes to show that stupid boorish behavior knows no boundries.

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Eventually, if we have enough interracial marriage, we will only have one race, which seems like a pretty effective strategy against racism.
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It's crazy, but racism still, STILL goes on, even in the 21st century! It's crazy how some racists talk about the people they're racist against, like black people.  I knew this one guy who was a racist, and we were watching this special one time on the Ku Klux Klan, and all of a sudden he starts talking  about how "niggers"  were taking over the country and soon they were taking over the world-I almost died laughing. Not surprisingly this same guy stole $13 off my dresser later on that day. Just goes to show that not only are racists trash, they're hypocrites (especially this one-just the other day he had been talking about how "niggers" are thieves. Huh...).
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What a loser.  ::)

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It's sad, but it is out there.

One thing about being an American, it if your God given right to be an idiot here.  It is not illegal to be a moron.

I never really saw that until I moved here to Alabama.  One of the things that struck me was the girlfriend of the person I moved out here to stay with till I got on my feet.

She drove me around a few times to show me the area, and it was "Nigger this" and "Nigger that".  I got fed up with it and told her to stop talking like that around me.  SHe actually got offended!

Several times since then, I have had to tell others to not use "that word" around me.  It offends me greatly.  They all seem to think I am nuts, but they rarely say it again around me.

The most ironic thing is that my friend that I came to stay with is also female.  So yes, the gal who said "that word" until I told her to stop is a lesbian.  I am sure if I called her a mean term for that she would be offended, but she saw nothing wrong with doing the same thing to another group.

Just goes to show that stupid boorish behavior knows no boundries.
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All I can say is that racism s**ks, racists are stupid, ignorant idiots, and can be dispicable.  They need our sympathy, love, and guidance, not our hate.  It may take generations to work, but it is the only way.  We are, as Pete Seeger said in one of his songs, and I have said on another thead, all cousins.

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Here is my deal. The way I look at love is that whoever is perfect for me is, perfect for me no matter what. However, for me there is a problem. My mom has told me that I can only ever marry a white girl. She says she wants her grandkids to have only white in them, purely white only. Now this upset me quite a bit. I said Mom that is a very racist comment. I said, " So what if I meet someone who is pretty, nice and wonderful, loves kids, comes from a good strong family. But she isn't white? Would it still matter then?"
Yep she said. Then she said there would be problems in the marriage because of a mixing of cultures. So I said well, our ancestors were german and french and Irish, yet they got past thier different cultures and found love and joy! Then she said but it will be hard on the kids being mixed. They will be treated badly. I said, "No! There are hardly any racist people anymore! My generation certainly isn't racist! (I am 19)

Anyway my point is I find a lot of woman to be attractive of all races. I also don't feel culture would be a problem today. Anyway I dissagree with my mom, but I wonder If I do find my perfect woman, my soul mate but she is Black or Hispanic or Asian, than what do I do!?!?

Any Thoughts??
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