28 April 2010 ~ Comments

Should We Even Talk About Interracial Dating?

Interracial Dating

Recently, I have been asked some very interesting questions from some of my friends like: “Mikko, why are you even talking about interracial dating, what is really the big deal?” or “Mikko, don’t you think love is love, do you really think there is need to talk about interracial dating?” What I have found particularly interesting is that these questions have come from my friends with various different racial and cultural backgrounds.

So, I thought I would answer that question and explain my inspiration for talking about interracial dating.


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    I think talking about interracial dating is very important - in the Bay area, there are so many amazing people from different places, it's natural for interracial dating to happen, but there are lots of things that could come up that might be challenging for people who choose to date interracially.

    Parents (or family), for example. I think family can be an important part of any long-term relationship. Many of us may think that interracial dating is fine, many of our parents or family members may be opposed to it. For those open to dating interracially, it might be nice to have advice on how to deal with family members that are against the idea - or that may be okay with it, but show racism when the person we are dating is around.

    Another reason to talk about this is that interracial dating can bring up prejudices that one or the other partner may have that they didn't know about. I have a brother who dated interracially - while his girlfriend liked him a lot, she seemed uncomfortable when she spent time with him in groups that were all of our race. Figuring out how to figure out these and other situations is not easy.
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