InterracialDating:TheNewEnlightenment
Lessthanacenturyago,interracialdatingwassomethingyoudidn’ttalkabout,andsomethingtohideifyoudidpreferapersonofadifferentcolor.Therewerefewplacesyoucouldgotosafelywithoutcausingsomesortofscandal,andevenfewerpeoplewhowerewillingtolistenwithunderstanding.
Maybeitwastherhythmandbluessaturatingthebasementsoflatenightentertainment.MaybeitwasasocietyliftingoutoftheGreatDepression,withmoretoleranceaccompanyingtheirmoreaffluentlifestyles.Maybeitwastheboldnessofwriters,spokespeopleandcelebritiescampaigningforcivilrights,butbythe1960’s,interracialdatingslowlybecamemoreacceptable.
Thechangingtimesbroughtitsownsetofproblems.Evenastheworkforcebecamemoreintegrated,withminoritiesandwomensteppingintorolesoncedesignedforwhite,professionalmales,andpublicplacesceasedseparatingorrefusingservicestominorities,interracialdatingwasstillawkward.Itwasaneraofgeneralagreementoncivilrights,butthereweren’tverymanyamongtheDepressionYearsparentswhowerepreparedtobringracialintegrationintothehome.
TheMillennialPerspective
Theawkwardearlyyearsofracialintegrationjump-startedinterracialdating.Today,sevenpercentofthepopulationclaimsamixedraceheritage.Thenumberisgrowingrapidly,withmostinterviewee’sstatingprideintheirmultiracialoriginsandclaimingtheirheritagehasmadethemmoreopentoothercultures.
Sevenpercentissignificantlyhigherthaninthe1970’s,whenonlyonepercentdeclaredamixedracebackground,butanalystsfeelthesenumberareactuallyonlyabouthalftheactualpercentage,asmanywhoaremixedraceclaimonlyoneethnicbackground.Themajorityofthosewhoclaimonlyoneracearemiddle-agedorolder.
FromAgetoRegionalLocation
Theyoungeryouare,theeasieritistofindapartnerforinterracialdating.Thetwentytothirtyyearoldsetaregenerallyverycasualandalreadyhaveawidemixtureofmulti-culturalandmulti-racialfriends.Tolerance,however,especiallybyfamilyandcommunity,canvarygreatlyaccordingtodemographics.Inmanyareas,especiallyregionsthathistoricallydisapprovedofmixedracedating,theremaynolongerbetaboos,buttheculturalclashstillexists.Thefamily,andevenyourdate,mighthavestereotypicalviewsofyourpersonaltastesandbehaviors.
Crossingthebarrierswhereracialmisconceptionsstillexisttakesfortitudeandpatience.Interracialviewsarechangingrapidlybutnotracialviews.Youmayexperiencethoseuncomfortablemomentsofsomebodygoingoutoftheirwaynottooffendyou,anxietiesconcerningappropriatebehaviors,orevensuspicionandreservedbehaviors.
Unlessyouaredatingsomeonewithexactlythesamehistoricalbackground,socialstatusandreligion,youarestillgoingtobechallengedbyyourdate’scustoms.Formanyraces,thecustomsaremoreengrainedthancolor,statusorancestralorigins.Religionmaybeanimportantinfluenceontheirlives,eveniftheynolongerdeclareareligiouspreference,astheywillmaketimeforthetraditionalvaluesoftheirfamily.
Butthat’spartofwhatinterracialdatingisallabout.It’sanopportunitytotakeabroaderlookattheworldaroundus,toimproveourcommunicationswithothers,andlearnaboutdifferingculturesandcustomsthatcanenrichoureverydaylives.
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