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Originally posted by HockeyGuy
I was just looking in the 'different races' thread and it made me think back and ponder this....
An Ex of mine what chinese and her parents were never allowed to find out that we were seeing each other (I am a white male), Apparently her brother once dated a white girl and that caused big problems within the family. (Keep in mind that this was only about 3 years ago, in Canada) Anyone else experienced these 'traditionalistic' values? (I wouldn't call it racism... more just not wanted to change their culture/what they were used to...).
Figured could be an interesting thread as well! comment away!
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I am mostly Chinese. My father is half-Chinese, half-Caucasian. Because he was a mixed child, he was illegally put up for adoption. So, I can say with some (obviously biased) knowledge and expertise in the area that traditional Chinese families are often racist because it's part of their values. Chinese are raised to "keep the blood yellow," so to speak. It is not unlike their German Aryan counterparts. It isn't something that is taught explicitly, though. For example, in the Chinese language, Caucasians are often referred to as ghosts or white devils (literal translation). Oftentimes, those who hold with traditional values don't have any trust for Caucasians (read: unequal treaties and treaty ports). But this discrimination isn't just against race, but also class. It's pretty much verboten for a Shanghainese to date a Cantonese. (Well, they might consider that a race thing, also because they're from a different province, different language, different culture, etc.)
Cross-cultural relationships can be extremely difficult.