Here are five key quotes from blogs that have written articles on the same issues of interracial dating and marriage that Love and the Black Woman touched on last week. Click on the links provided after the quote to read on.
"Let's get creative and find ways to interact with other ethnicities while still preserving and sharing our own individual cultures." - Sarah Rafique, from the article Interracial Society Versus the Preservation of Culture, Sarah Rafique (n):.
"Unlike the girls in 'Hairspray,' it seems that many black women would prefer to be single than to become a 'checkerboard chick.'" - Marina Adshade, from the article Why There Aren't More Interracial Couples, Big Think
"By insisting that any white man she dates be a 'Tim Wise', she can deflect any accusations that she has 'sold out' by dating/marrying white, “forgot where she came from” and all the other nonsensical foolishness sometimes hurled at IR married black women." - Unnamed, from the article Waiting For Superman, On My Mind.
"My observation has been that black men are not trying to carry the entire survival of the black race on their backs. However, some of us ladies are still beating that drum. I’m specifically speaking to women who are not exercising all of their dating/mating options and NOT to those who have moved past this point in their life’s journey." - Miss Pinky, from the article Racial Loyalty - Truth or Fiction?, Black Girls Rock It!
"Due to increasing interracial marriages, multiracial Americans are a small but fast-growing demographic group, making up about 5 percent of the minority population. Together with blacks, Hispanics and Asians, the Census Bureau estimates they collectively will represent a majority of the U.S. population by mid-century. Still, many multiracial people — particularly those who are part black — shun a “multi” label in favor of identifying as a single race." - Hope Yen, from the article Melting Pot? Interracial Marriages Growing at a Slow Pace, Orlando Sentinel Blog.
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"My observation has been that black men are not trying to carry the entire survival of the black race on their backs. However, some of us ladies are still beating that drum. I’m specifically speaking to women who are not exercising all of their dating/mating options and NOT to those who have moved past this point in their life’s journey." - Miss Pinky, from the article Racial Loyalty - Truth or Fiction?, Black Girls Rock It!
"Due to increasing interracial marriages, multiracial Americans are a small but fast-growing demographic group, making up about 5 percent of the minority population. Together with blacks, Hispanics and Asians, the Census Bureau estimates they collectively will represent a majority of the U.S. population by mid-century. Still, many multiracial people — particularly those who are part black — shun a “multi” label in favor of identifying as a single race." - Hope Yen, from the article Melting Pot? Interracial Marriages Growing at a Slow Pace, Orlando Sentinel Blog.
Post your thoughts in the comments section. Love and the Black Woman wants to hear what you think about these fabulous blogs' opinions!
Interracial dating is fine as long as people arent doing it because they hate themselves/their skin (cough, cough black men and black women)
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