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Originally Posted by Alan Finger
I'm white and my wife is black. We've been married for almost 10 years, dated for 4 more. We've lived in Philly, metro D, Chicago and San Fran. We've gotten some looks from time to time, mostly from the brothers in certain neighborhoods, but no one's ever said anything to us, and I've never overheard comments like the ones you heard or otherwise. Of course, I don't have superpower hearing. Or maybe I'm just not one of the "good ones".  |
Maybe they're intimidated by how hot you are
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Originally Posted by Foxbat
I'm a minority. For all the whining minorities do, I think white people as a whole are more accepting and progressive than any other race, partly due to exposure, and industrialized society.
I think most parents from India would have more issues with their kid marrying a white American than a white girl's folks (even in the south) would have with me, from experience. They'd have a heart attack if their kid went for a black girl. Hell when I lived in the south, my best friend in HS had parents in the KKK, and they had no problems with me openly. Make a joke about Indians though, and they'll complain up a storm 
Sounds like the women were venting their issues of being unattractive via her race as a scapegoat. If she was a hot blonde, they'd probably be whispering about all the men going for filthy sluts.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a very offensive person who loves stereotypes  . They're there for a reason. But I don't treat people poorly or make decisions based on race.
It's RCMB tradition, so don't be a moran. |
Two of my best friends (first generation Macedonian- and Pakistani-American, respectively) dated white boys for a long time and hid it from their very traditional parents. One eventually ended it because she couldn't stand hiding it from her parents. She's now married to a Macedonian.
The other is engaged to her white guy. Her parents have disowned her. His parents love her. Obviously I don't know how indicative our experiences are of the world at large, but it's interesting to get your perspective on interracial dating beyond black/white couples.