Walking down the street, hand in hand with their significant other- interracial couples received cruel stares and awkward glances; enduring the displeasing words of family, friends, and society. Unfailingly, they were sworn at, spat on, and in worst cases physically attacked. “Though many interracial couples today do not experience such severe punishments from society as they did 50 years ago, they still know that they are viewed negatively by some Americans” (Raiman 101). Not only were Americans against interracial relationships, the law was too. Anti- miscegenation laws “enforced racial segregation at the level of marriage and intimate relationships by criminalizing interracial marriage” (dictionary.com). Although these laws have been eradicated
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Unlike the Ku Klux Klan though, the parents neglecting opinions are not always solely based off race. There could be a language difference which results in the issue of miscommunication between the family and the spouse, there could be religious disagreements, or, it could be the differentiation of the morals and values of the cultures. For example, on the website “11 & More,” in article titled “Is it Racist? How parents react to interracial relationships,” a group of women were used to tell their stories on how their parents, or the parents of their spouses neglected them based off things other than race. One woman, by the name of Alice stated that:
“It might feel that way sometimes, but I think for the most part, the core of the matter has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with the importance of family and the desire of our immigrant parents to communicate with their in-laws. It’s not just the English language gap, but also differences in expectations and behaviors” (11 & …show more content…
After all, interracial couples face discrimination that may lead to distinct disadvantages. Because the United States remains racially stratified, however, it’s considered advantageous for members of oppressed groups to pair up with those of more powerful groups” (Nittle).
Thus, even when one is participating in interracially dating, it does not mean that they are accepting it. Sometimes, it could be them just trying to receive acceptance from society themselves, but the racial discrimination inadvertently remains prominent.
There have been studies conducted that reveal certain positive and negative attitudes towards interracial marriage. Coming from the Journal of Black Studies, there was a study which examined attitudes toward marriage, perceptions of partner availability, and attitudes toward interracial dating among Black male and female college students at two historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and one predominately White institution (PWI). The study revealed that most students:
“(72.6%) were favorable toward interracial dating, but males at HBCUs had more positive attitudes. However, students at HBCUs were more unsupportive of interracial dating than those at PWIs, and females at both types of institutions reported more unfavorable attitudes toward interracial dating than males” (Journal of Black
Unlike the Ku Klux Klan though, the parents neglecting opinions are not always solely based off race. There could be a language difference which results in the issue of miscommunication between the family and the spouse, there could be religious disagreements, or, it could be the differentiation of the morals and values of the cultures. For example, on the website “11 & More,” in article titled “Is it Racist? How parents react to interracial relationships,” a group of women were used to tell their stories on how their parents, or the parents of their spouses neglected them based off things other than race. One woman, by the name of Alice stated that:
“It might feel that way sometimes, but I think for the most part, the core of the matter has nothing to do with racism and everything to do with the importance of family and the desire of our immigrant parents to communicate with their in-laws. It’s not just the English language gap, but also differences in expectations and behaviors” (11 & …show more content…
After all, interracial couples face discrimination that may lead to distinct disadvantages. Because the United States remains racially stratified, however, it’s considered advantageous for members of oppressed groups to pair up with those of more powerful groups” (Nittle).
Thus, even when one is participating in interracially dating, it does not mean that they are accepting it. Sometimes, it could be them just trying to receive acceptance from society themselves, but the racial discrimination inadvertently remains prominent.
There have been studies conducted that reveal certain positive and negative attitudes towards interracial marriage. Coming from the Journal of Black Studies, there was a study which examined attitudes toward marriage, perceptions of partner availability, and attitudes toward interracial dating among Black male and female college students at two historically Black colleges/universities (HBCUs) and one predominately White institution (PWI). The study revealed that most students:
“(72.6%) were favorable toward interracial dating, but males at HBCUs had more positive attitudes. However, students at HBCUs were more unsupportive of interracial dating than those at PWIs, and females at both types of institutions reported more unfavorable attitudes toward interracial dating than males” (Journal of Black