Why do some people have a problem with interrical dating?

United States
January 28, 2008 11:00pm CST
If someone is talking to someone that is not the same skin color as them, why do some people make such a big deal out of it, personally, I don't see nothing wrong with it, why do you think people make a big deal of it?
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• Philippines
29 Jan 08
i dont make a big deal for it because i believe that every people with differences should gain respect to others,especially in the skin color they should be know them first before they judge them..try to be friends with them...
• United States
29 Jan 08
I agree, before you judge someone you should get to know them first, thanks for your opinion friendly17
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
29 Jan 08
I think a lot of people are frightened of anything different, I remember in my younger days i dated a fella with a disability I was shocked with the the negativity that was thrown my way, I only know of one person who supported it, I took a lot of flack which even came from people who claimes to be rather religious, went to church every Sunday and yet they couldn't see that this person may have had a physical disability but at least he didn't have a mental one like i think these people had....people like this don't take into consideration of peoples feelings that underneath we are all the same.
• United States
29 Jan 08
I agree we are all the same regardless of a skin color, thanks for your opinion lilaclady
@lightningd (1039)
• United States
29 Jan 08
I guess I never gave much thought to people making a big deal out of it because I have not been around people who put a whole lot of thought into skin color. I grew up going to school with every ethnicity you can think of. I guess you could say I was color blind. I hung out with people based on their personality, not their skin color. My parents, while they were white, had friends that were interracial couples. I never saw anything wrong with it because it was the norm around me growing up. I know that where you live has alot to do with it. It is unusual where I am now to see that, and some people stare. I would like to add too that I have friends and relatives that are gay. I am a firm believer that you love who you love and that's that. I'm not going to tell people who to love, and I don't think others should tell me how to live my life. I also think that regardless of who you love, you should be afforded the same privledges as the rest of the country.
• United States
29 Jan 08
Yes, I agree with you, I don't understand why it is a big deal to some, in my family with have a mixture of different back grounds, like I'm mixed, so for me I see nothing wrong with it, but I know a lot of people who do. Thanks for responding lightningd