Interracial Dateing
I don't think someone should date someone else because of their race. I don't think someone shouldn't date someone else because of their race. This isn't a contradiction. If a person is only dating someone else because of their race, isn't that demeaning to who they are dating? That's judging someone based on race; which is very wrong.
On the other side of things, if someone won't date another person simply because of the other persons race, they are wrong. No matter what the case, any judging based on race is wrong.
If a person is judging based on race they are indicating that race matters to them. Why should race matter to anyone? There's no "higher" race, there's no "lower" race, we are all human.
What is the point of racial pride? I.e. "I have *insert race here* pride. I'm proud to be *insert race here*." Why? When did you choose to be *insert race here* ? When did you decide where you would be born, what your parents would look like etc.?
When people declare they are proud to be *insert race here* it seems like they are saying,"I'm better than every other race." Or jumping to point out the differences between their race and everyone else. Its a point of self imposed segregation. Some may say,"Its simply pride of who you are, being happy who you are." Really? How does it sound if I were to say,"I'm proud to be white." I know what the reaction would be "But that's racist!"
Why is it any different if I say,"I'm proud to be native american." ? In both of those statements i'm identifying myself based only on race. Isn't that what we as humans should be trying to avoid? Shouldn't everyone be judged based on the content of their character rather than on their color? Aren't we all humans with good points and bad points? Or are we no more than the sum of our parts and the color of our skin?
Its your choice every day how you see people. I hope that we can refer to people as human and not by their race.
On the other side of things, if someone won't date another person simply because of the other persons race, they are wrong. No matter what the case, any judging based on race is wrong.
If a person is judging based on race they are indicating that race matters to them. Why should race matter to anyone? There's no "higher" race, there's no "lower" race, we are all human.
What is the point of racial pride? I.e. "I have *insert race here* pride. I'm proud to be *insert race here*." Why? When did you choose to be *insert race here* ? When did you decide where you would be born, what your parents would look like etc.?
When people declare they are proud to be *insert race here* it seems like they are saying,"I'm better than every other race." Or jumping to point out the differences between their race and everyone else. Its a point of self imposed segregation. Some may say,"Its simply pride of who you are, being happy who you are." Really? How does it sound if I were to say,"I'm proud to be white." I know what the reaction would be "But that's racist!"
Why is it any different if I say,"I'm proud to be native american." ? In both of those statements i'm identifying myself based only on race. Isn't that what we as humans should be trying to avoid? Shouldn't everyone be judged based on the content of their character rather than on their color? Aren't we all humans with good points and bad points? Or are we no more than the sum of our parts and the color of our skin?
Its your choice every day how you see people. I hope that we can refer to people as human and not by their race.
posted by Tom at 6:50 PM
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