Are Biracial Relationships okay? Or should Whites stay with Whites?

When you say the 2 families will NEVER truly accept each other, I would tend to disagree. My family is very loving of my husband and in fact we joke about them loving him more than me sometimes....lol....I am blessed to have a loving family that is totally accepting of my life and family.

Well put. Race should not enter into any relationship if the two parties are happy and have the forebearance to withstand the cruelty of bigotry and prejudice.

That's what I think.

Yes, that's true. I find so many educated people being racists when they should know better. It's about knowing people on another level as individuals rather than the caste,colour or creed. Personally, I am interested in different cultures and the only drawback of inter-whatever marriages is that in due time with intermingling of cultures, people wouldn't know their culture at all and wouldn't be interested.

You hit the nail on the head. Mature can also be restated as people of a higher level of consciousness. That is truly what keeps perpetuating hate. And don't confuse consciousness with level of education. They are very different.

i am lucky to have grown up in the philippines, where racism is no issue at all. until now, i do not understand fully well why others will downgrade those people of different race and color from theirs. filipinos are not exposed to the harshness of racism. this is the reason why when go to other places and we get discriminated, it is a puzzle for most of us. all the while i have thought that most of the poeples of the world is already past racism. then news breaks come about how some filipinos are being disciminated in their places of work or school abroad. this is very disheartening for us.

Actually, I am happily married for 16 years inter-racially with 3 beautiful boys. It is always a topic that I enjoy discussing because I have been through many trials with my family, neighbors, and community members. I have been asked dumb questions like "do they all have the same dad" or "are you married'. People are amazed and see us as the exception not the rule when they see we are educated and affluent and our children are the main focus of our lives. The assumptions are just amazing and I think that unless people are open about how they feel, their first gut reactions on a subconscious level, this type of stuff will continue. Just like to open discussion that is interesting, thought provoking and illuminating. Thanks for the post...

sorry, didnt mean to offend you, I just felt a little pained by the comments myself....I think that if people nowadays are still thinking this way, I dont really hear them expressing it verbally!

No worries. I actually have first hand knowledge of this. I lived in a white rural area of NY near Niagara Falls. I sold Partylite and I would go into people's homes every night 4-5 nights a week. I got to know many circles of women, families, and friends and unless they knew my family, they felt comfortable in that I was one of them. That is all they needed to feel to open up and speak of their prejudices. I didn't feel people still spoke like that either until I heard if for myself. Secondly, just the other day, my husband was on the phone with a white colleague whom he never met. They were on a 3 way conversation and she made mention of black people from down south. My husband generically responded that he didn't agree with her, and she said "don't get me wrong, I have no "PROBLEM" with black people. She obviously had no idea my husband was black. He responded with "I hope not because I happen to be a black man". The woman surely felt embarrassed and didn't know how to respond except with, "no your not, that isn't funny, don't joke". After my husband got off the phone we processed that. It really is amazing what people think, feel, and will say if they feel comfortable enough. Anyway...just thought I'd share.