What do you think of interracial couples?

I don't have a problem with the *couple*... it's the ugly kids they'd have that would creep me out.

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Originally Posted by Yamamanama

Ugly? Have you ever SEEN mixed people?

I wish I still had that picture of someone who was a mix of Korean and African.

Yes. I see them every day. Every day. But keep in mind I'm talking from my point of view.

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Originally Posted by Devo

You're full of shit there are plenty of mixed people who look quite attractive. Hell most Puerto Ricans are a mix of several different cultures and races, and they look HOT.

They may be attractive to *you*, not to me, and I'm talking for me, not for you.:eyebrow:

There *are* some exceptions, though.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by nadienne

So, Umma, do we only approve of pale skin and blonde hair and blue eyes, or what?

No. It doesn't have to be an extreme like that.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

Heil Hitler!

That's not fair. That's what I get for not agreeing with everyone else?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yes, Visavi. But if I say "pure races look better" I don't come out too well, do I?

A few months ago I saw a couple of a white woman with an African man, since here there aren't any Africans, it was a surprise for me to see that.

The thing is, they were both attractive for their own races, of course I liked the man more. But I've seen what comes from those mixes... it has the worst traits of both races.

Some might find them attractive, obviously someone *has* to, but not me. That's all.

Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

Next thing you know, Umma is going to come back with somekind of bullshit reasoning like genetic determinism and how we need a fascist government to preserve the cultural core-consituency in a country where none really exists.

Are you under the impression that I'm from the United States? Because I'm not.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Finally someone who understands me!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Hydelloon

umma - You are being silly. If you are going to express your point of view, be tactul and support your ideas. I do not think attractiveness is a fair grounds to argue against interacial dating and marriage. In addition, if you make radical statement, you should surely expect people to react with hostility towards you.

Yeah, you're right. I just didn't expect the others to be so touchy with the subject. It's not the first time I get into an arguement that way. I shouldn't have said anything!

Originally Posted by Hydelloon

On that subject, interacial dating is not restricted between white, black, asian, latino, native american. These are all broader constructs. Right now, I am dating a Filipino-Chinese girl. While I am still dating another asian, there are certain situation where this would not be easily accepted. The best example of this would be between Korean and Japan. Because of past colonization, there is a deep seeded animosity between these two countries.

This will sound racist, but I really want to know: how can East Asians tell the difference between their races?

I didn't expect that someone would consider interracial couple one that belongs to a major race... thinking about it that way, I'm of mixed race, then!

The problem between Koreans and Japanese sounds more related to national than ethnic conflict, though.

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Originally Posted by Dullenplain

It takes a bit of exposure to get a concept of the distinctions between Japanese, Koreans, Northern Chinese, Southern Chinese, Mongolian, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian, Cambodian, Malay, Filipino, etc. You're not expected to really KNOW the difference, and unless the person is a complete ass or extremely chauvanist, normally no one would be offended if you accidentaly confuse them with a different ethnicity.

That much difference? Wow. So it really *is* like with Europeans and Africans over there.

But come on; I can't, for example, tell the difference between an Irish and a Scottish; how could they possibly tell the difference between Laotian and Vietnamese? Both countries are small... and are right next to each other! Would *that* be considered interracial amongst them?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

7 out of 18. But I got better near the end!

Anyway... Yeah, I thought the actual difference would be in their cultures like Visavi said.

Jam it back in, in the dark.