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Originally Posted by alansmithee
Again, a lot of this will also depend on where you live. There are a lot of places that are more tolerant of racial integration, and aren't overly hung up on race. But these places are few and far between.
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Well, maybe this is where our differences are coming from. I was born and raised in Seattle, quite possibly one of the more tolerant cities in America (San Francisco is higher on the scale, I think). Now, of course it's not perfect, and we have racial issues like most other urban areas on the country. But I noticed a big difference when I moved to the east coast. Ethnicity is palpable; you notice it everywhere around you here, whereas in Seattle things are significantly more integrated and it's cool to be ethnic, or even half-ethnic.
I still think that an interethnic couple having a "mixed" child doesn't need to think, "Hm, should we even have this child, because no one will accept him?" If they live in that hostile of an area, they should move, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have children. If they were carriers of a genetic disease, well okay, then you should consider not having children. But ethnicity is not a genetic "problem." I think interethnic couples should have whatever children they want, and if the people around them don't like it.. fuck 'em, and teach your children to say "fuck off" to them, too. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but really, I don't understand why it matters so much what other people's labels are?...
/sorry if this is a threadjack, I hope it's still relevant?