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| What do you think?? |
| We had a great meeting last night. A man in our group brought up an interesting question...
He asked " If a person does not agree with the partnership of two interracial couples, does that necessarily make that person a racist person?" Also, If a person does not want his/her child to marry outside their race, does that necessarily make that person racist?"
This through the whole group into a really good debate and he actually turned some peoples opinion around!! Now this is his debate....
He says, if a mother wants her child to only date or marry their own race, that doesn't make her a racist. He feels that if the mother doesn't harbor ill feelings or teach her child negative things about the opposite races, that she's not being racist . And that this is just her opinion about who she wants her child to marry and that we all have preferences.
He also asked, If a white man prefers to date asian women does that make the white man a racist toward his own kind? NO! If a black man preference is a white women, does that make him a racist toward his own kind? NO!
He says, he would welcome in people who did not agree with his interracial relationship because that's just how they feel and have that right. He feels that if they really disapproved of his relationships that they wouldn't come around.
What do you think? Can you not want your child to mingle with the opposite race and still not be consider a racist person even if you don't harbor any ill feelings?? :undecided: |
| See also: need to vent, venting, frustrated, frustration |
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| There is never an easy answer. I guess it would depend on the mothers reasoning behind her thought of her not wanting her daughter marring out of her race. I mean what is her preference. If the only reason was the color of the skin (whatever it may be). It goes the same with religion. Then thats racism. There basically has to be a reason. You dont want someone to "not" do something for nothing. But that does not mean she is a racist. It just means that she harbors racist thoughts. If you ACT on those thoughts thats what makes you a racist. Because i truly belive every person alike has had "racist thoughts" sometime in there life. That doesnt mean we are all racist. There is all types of "isms" racism is just one. For example, for you are a girl and you and your bf are lost and he wont pull over to ask for directions, and you say "typical guy" that is a sexist remark. It doesnt mean you hate all guys or even have real ill feelings towards them. But also to go with you question -- How can you say you dont have ill feelings towards another race if the said race is not "good" enough for your child to be with?? Somewhere there would have to be ill feelings otherwise what would be the conflect?? |
| posted by Stephanie on 03/28/2007 |
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| I think if you don't want your son/daughter to marry someone only because of their race you are a racist. However, i could see where one would prefer their child not marry someone of another race because there still are a lot of racist people out there and it may make life more difficult for him/her. I think most parents would support their children in whatever makes them happy. |
| posted by cathy on 04/01/2007 |
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