interracial marriage???

[introspective1]

Indy is not bad, as far as interracial relationships goes. I see tons of interracial couples on the NW side where I live...but like people are saying, you wanna live in northside communities such as Carmel, Fishers, and Noblesville,but stay away from anything south of downtown. Its like going to a small town when you are in that area. You will be amazed at how much the demographic makeup of indy changes once you go south of downtown...its so different.

[jellison]

I've got five grandchildren, the oldest are 9, 10, and 11 are my foster granddaughters and african american. I've been everywhere with them in and around indy as well as with their mother who was born in haiti. From time to time people make the mistake and assume my daughter is my wife but other than an odd stare here and there we've encountered nothing but smiles and hospitality. I think you'd be fine in most places in and around indy.

[chalcedony]

I really don't think you'll have any problem on the south side of town either. It was pretty homogeneous down here until about 10-15 years, but now there are widely visible Asian, African American, and Hispanic populations. The one area in the Indy metro that still has a bad reputation in Martinsville, though even that has probably changed somewhat in recent years--still would be my last bet though as a racial minority. Perry Township, Southport, Homecroft, Murphy's Landing, etc should be fine. Many of the newer neighborhoods cropping up along Bluff and Harding Streets are integrated (white, black, Hispanic).

[IN4awhile]

as a blk female grad student at IUB (going on fifth year) who is originally from the South but now lives and owns in IN, i would say that Indy is welcoming in general and to interracial couples specifically. i visit fairly often and have been able to find the things i need 92-95% of the time. compared to the 22 yrs I spent in the South, I have seen exponentially more black women-white men relationships in IN during my time here. there are places on the south side that are bearable (Bloomington, which is far south...45-50 mins) and near the airport (the new airport, off 70). with that being said, you'd have a wider set of choices downtown or north of downtown (w/i the perimeter). and by choices, i mean class and political ideology. surprisingly so, i have found hoosiers to be quite hospitable.as for the milwaukee comparsion, i can only offer advice from things i've heard. a fellow grad colleague of mine loves it (white female) and is always urging me to come visit her as evidence of a better (racial dynamically, speaking) version of the Midwest than i currently am inhabiting. best wishes.

[Happy Cells]

I have no problem with it at all....but I've found all sorts of hypocritical and schizophrenic attitudes re: interracial marriage.
I've found that it is more than acceptable for Black men to date and marry White women....Only some types of White men seem to have a problem with this...and Black women perhaps…

As a White male, when I dated Black females... (Last one was a hottie from Ethiopia) I got all sorts of very negative attention from Black males....and nasty looks from White women…

I guess it's just a matter of where you live...

Turn about is NOT always fair play it seems…

[MrBiggz]

I'm white .. not really more peach color and my wife is a nice complexion of chocolate. We've been together since 1992 and married since 1999.

Basically, I don't give a rat's a@@ what people thing about it. This is the person that I met, that I fell in love with. My mother brought me up better then to look at somebodies skin color to judge who they are.

On the good end. Most of the people that try to talk to me without knowing me when seeing us together I get the vibe that they feel we're more open minded.

I've never had anybody bother us for our relationship. Then again .. most of the time I have this no BS look on my face so people don't really mess with me. But I'm a really nice guy!

Bottom line .. don't like small people with small minds that only think small thoughts.

One.

[queenvic]

Originally Posted by Happy Cells

I have no problem with it at all....but I've found all sorts of hypocritical and schizophrenic attitudes re: interracial marriage.
I've found that it is more than acceptable for Black men to date and marry White women....Only some types of White men seem to have a problem with this...and Black women perhaps…

As a White male, when I dated Black females... (Last one was a hottie from Ethiopia) I got all sorts of very negative attention from Black males....and nasty looks from White women…

I guess it's just a matter of where you live...

Turn about is NOT always fair play it seems…

100% Agreed - Interracial couples are not always "created equal". Very true observation, thanks!!