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Originally Posted by nowthen
I find it interesting that couple of mixed *colour* from the same country, hell, probably even the same town, are considered a "mixed race" in this day and age.
my marriage i would consider MIXED RACE because i am from the UK and i married a girl from Panama, therefore, yes, it was the coming together of two different races of people, two different cultures.
but i would say now that most blacks in the US are just as much "American" as a white person, so I dont see where the race distinction comes in????
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That's becaue the cultures in America are still divergent enough that it's very evident and is a mixed race. The average black person will have different key experiences growing up than a white person will and an Asian or Latino person will have even more differences. I'm black and I'm dating a girl from Mexico and in the past have dated an Asian girl. We are close enough culturally that we were compatible for dating but at the same time there were things about their cultures they exposed me to that are most assuredly different from what I was considering the norm and I did the same for them.
And frankly I don't think it should be an issue concerning whether or not a couple should be together however it IS important as many people are sexually attracted to different things. One of my friends(black)dates mostly blondes. Now it's not like he descriminates against those of other races but when initital attraction sets in and he's scoping somebody from across the room the blonde will catch his eye first. Just as I've never dated a white girl because while I can appreciate their beauty I typically won't go for their looks as quickly as a black female. Just what I'm attracted to. Everybody has little things here and there that they like or find attractive and I don't think it's a fetish either.