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 Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:50 pm
There's this girl in one of my college courses. Nice lady. She converses with me a lot, we both share an undying hatred for our instructor, who is a uber-douche. We're about roughly each others age, too.
I think she might like me. But to let her know that I might be interested and ask her out might come up as a problem. I'm a whitey and she's African-American.
You see, my folks are kind of racist. Not like, "We-hate-them" prejudiced, but it's that kind of subtle prejudice, like being paranoid when black people are around.
Because of that, I ended up in the "just a friend" zone. That's fine, really. I'm kind of a loner and not really looking for a relationship. But the fact that I had to consider the fact that my family and relatives would've lost their complete s**t just because I wanted to date a black woman struck me as really odd, especially in this day and age.
It's probably for the better with the way my family is, but it doesn't seem right at all.
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I don't know. Not to try to start anything, but what do you guys think of interracial relationships? A friend of mine says it's not really a good thing, since their offspring would have a hard time fitting in, being biracial. I think this is largely bunk.
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:45 pm
Where I'm from, this is sadly still a big controversy. Personally (and I'll just be completely honest), I've been learning to come out of that teaching and have my own opinions about it. My family is also like yours: no hatred, but there is paranoia and they aren't into interracial relationships of that sort. It's silly and all, I know, but it's just how people are here, even if they aren't hateful and malicious.
I'm sorry you're in this predicament, and I wish I knew what to tell you. If your family is as understanding as I hope mine would be in the same situation, then things should be fine. You shouldn't have to make such sacrifices because of that. But if you really think you'll feel guilty or can't handle what comes along with it, maybe you should wait until you feel strong enough to.
I hope this is at least slightly reassuring. Sometimes, just having the company is better than nothing, right? ^^;"
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