classof2014 Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 How much interracial dating do you see? What do people think of it? Apparently their is a big movement for men to date Asian women. I know lots of asian/white couples. They all seem happy and no one cares. I don't know about other races though.
alexlakeman Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 In the country I live in that's a no no. Each race sticks with their own. Demographics are very clear.
Cracker Jack Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 I see a lot of it. And interracial dating is not even a big deal anymore.
TaurusTerp Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 In the country I live in that's a no no. Each race sticks with their own. Demographics are very clear. Uh...aren't you american? Where in the country are you?
elaina Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 How much interracial dating do you see? Depends on the area. In Illinois, saw it all the time. Here in Missouri, some What do people think of it? I am doing it. It's not because i don't like men of my own race though we are all a part of the human race. As for others, they think different things concerning interracial dating, which I don't want to get into at the moment. Apparently their is a big movement for men to date Asian women.I know lots of asian/white couples. They all seem happy and no one cares. I don't know about other races though. That's cool.
e.clipse Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) the guy i am/was seeing/interested in is half white, half Japanese. i am Spanish, Italian, and Mexican. my mum saw him once, and she now hates his guts. she says she will not tolerate me dating a "Jap." when we'd stroll over into his neck of the woods, some people would stare. i am very brunette (light skinned, but very dark eyes, hair, eyebrows, etc.) and he is very, uh, white. plus, he comes from a wealthy family and he looks it. you would think that living in such a liberal state as this, no one would care, especially down here, but i guess there is something funny about a pair of almondy Japanese eyes and big, round Spanish eyes sitting side by side that makes people wonder. to be fair, i do see a lot of interracial couples, though. like you, i too mostly see white men with Asian women, though white men with Hispanic/Latin women is not too uncommon around here, either. him and i just kinda stand out, i guess...and not in a good way, ha. or maybe it's because i am in the center and am not used to it. oh well. Edited October 6, 2010 by e.clipse
alexlakeman Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 th him and i just kinda stand out, i guess...and not in a good way, ha. or maybe it's because i am in the center and am not used to it. oh well. Are there are a lot of Hispanics in Italy? From what countries? That's interesting, never thought that would be the case.
Citizen Erased Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 I'm marrying a Mexican, does that count? I see it a lot here in Sydney. There's so many different cultures, it would be impossible for it to not happen. A friend of mine is Chinese, she's been dating this Swedish guy for a couple of years. They're like every other couple.
ViciousViolet Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Uh...aren't you american? Where in the country are you? No place on Earth exists like that. People have been mixing it up since the beginning of time and will continue to mix it up, even once he's long gone which can't come soon enough. Edited October 6, 2010 by a LoveShack.org Moderator
Untouchable_Fire Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 How much interracial dating do you see? What do people think of it? Apparently their is a big movement for men to date Asian women. I know lots of asian/white couples. They all seem happy and no one cares. I don't know about other races though. "Social enterprise research by the Columbia Business School (2005–2007) concluded that while East Asian women statistically prefer East Asian men for marriage, they show no discrimination against White men, causing Asian women-White men pairings to consistently become the prevalent form of interracial dating in the United States. The study found the phenomenon to be the result of a (sociologically) unique and mutual neutrality East Asian women and White men tend to show each other as potential partners, rather than due to the pronounced preference of either side." A quote on the subject from Wiki.
Stung Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 There's a lot of interracial dating and marriage in my area. Most people assume I am only white, but I am the product of an interracial marriage myself, and so are about 1/4 of the people I know, including a couple of my close friends and some of my nieces/nephews. It's a melting pot, right?
GorillaTheater Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 Doesn't seem to raise many eyebrows where I'm at. A married couple in my church are white (man) and black (woman), and they've mentioned that only rarely do they encounter any hostility. Interracial couples seem to be fairly common, particularly hispanic-anglo (if that counts as "interracial", and I suppose it may not).
Feelin Frisky Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 I see it a ton here in Virginia Beach. And it is more than dating. Lots of white women wheeling children of color. I used to live with an African American beauty in NYC. It was cool in Manhattan but peculiar in the Burroughs.
sanskrit Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 Apparently their is a big movement for men to date Asian women. I feel moved to do so more and more every day for some odd reason.
BruceLeroy Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 I see it all the time and I don't think its a big deal. You can't tell from a glance the dynamic behind it to really judge. Can't say as I've never heard some people be uncomfortable about it tho. @Untouchable Fire Made friends with one of the TAs at school. He apperantly met his wife overseas and she came back with him to marry. After a few years, she gives him the love you but not inlove with you speech and called him a pimp for being off work for a few months saying he was taking money from her despite that she had no job for longer after she got here. She moved out on him over the weekend and wont say where she living now. He still want her back but also said she is materialistic, he caught her trying to have an affair a year ago, and he keep finding yack in her coat pockets. Guess it aint all about being from the US after all huh?
aerogurl87 Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 Depends on where you live I think, it's not huge where I live but it's not as looked down upon as it used to be here either. I'm in an interracial relationship myself right now actually. I'm African American and my boyfriend is Irish-Canadian.
USMCHokie Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 I'm in Washington DC and it's everywhere here...but it's a relatively diverse area... I have always dated "interracially"...
tigressA Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 Again, depends on where you live. I'm in central PA and I do see some interracial pairings; the vast majority of them are black men-white women. I'm also currently in an interracial relationship. I'm Italian-African-American-Irish, and my boyfriend is Bengali (Indian).
Feelin Frisky Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Again, depends on where you live. I'm in central PA and I do see some interracial pairings; the vast majority of them are black men-white women. I'm also currently in an interracial relationship. I'm Italian-African-American-Irish, and my boyfriend is Bengali (Indian). I think the black is your best ingredient. Edited October 7, 2010 by Feelin Frisky
Untouchable_Fire Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 Again, depends on where you live. I'm in central PA and I do see some interracial pairings; the vast majority of them are black men-white women. I'm also currently in an interracial relationship. I'm Italian-African-American-Irish, and my boyfriend is Bengali (Indian). Nice! Where did you meet a guy from India in central PA? I'm in an area where there is lots of mixing, but still what you see most is black guys/ white girls... and white men/ asian women. Which always made me wonder why you don't see a lot of asian guys with black women. It used to be one of the top interracial pairings in the U.S.
tigressA Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 Nice! Where did you meet a guy from India in central PA? I'm in an area where there is lots of mixing, but still what you see most is black guys/ white girls... and white men/ asian women. Which always made me wonder why you don't see a lot of asian guys with black women. It used to be one of the top interracial pairings in the U.S. We met online. He lives in MD. I've met several Indian guys online. I have a preference for them. I've been told I look very Indian myself, but I don't have a drop of it in me. I've wondered the same thing myself. From black women I've known, they seem to be unwilling to date outside their race. And I suspect there are negative stereotypes on both sides that prevent either from exploring possibilities.
Untouchable_Fire Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 I've wondered the same thing myself. From black women I've known, they seem to be unwilling to date outside their race. And I suspect there are negative stereotypes on both sides that prevent either from exploring possibilities. What negative stereotypes? There are plenty of negative stereotypes to stop other interracial couplings... but it doesn't seem to stop them. I dated a black woman about 3 years ago... and I noticed among her friends they definitely have a "support our men" kinda attitude.
BackUpOrGetStung Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 I live in DC and there's barely a matching couple in the city. That's an exaggeration of course, but I see all types of different ethnic pairings and the diversity is one of my favorite things about this city. @tigressA - I have a really good friend that's black and I hooked her up with her now live in b/f who is white. I do understand what you're saying though, as many of the women in my family only date black men. My dad is married to a Puerto Rican woman though. I, myself am Black/Chinese/Singaporean/Native American, and I've dated black, white, Hispanic and Korean women.
OliveOyl Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 I'm in the USA. While the area I live in now is as not as diverse as where I grew up in, I see a lot of black-white couples and *tons* of gorgeous interracial kids.
tigressA Posted October 7, 2010 Posted October 7, 2010 What negative stereotypes? There are plenty of negative stereotypes to stop other interracial couplings... but it doesn't seem to stop them. I dated a black woman about 3 years ago... and I noticed among her friends they definitely have a "support our men" kinda attitude. I've heard/read several different things. Things like black women are generally the most unattractive women according to race, most of them are overweight, they're "uppity", too much attitude/drama, etc. As far as Asian men, they're commonly stereotyped as chauvinists, asexual, with small d*cks, etc. There's also the talk about how Asian men who haven't been born/raised in the U.S., or have very traditional parents tend to see Western women in general as "easy" and will fool around with them, but will marry within their own race/ethnic group. Couple that with the "problem" broadcast all over the media of the "poor unmarried, perpetually single black women" and, well...there you go.
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