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It's neither a "good" thing nor a "bad" thing, to most of us - it's just a thing. If you limit yourself to people within your own culture, especially if you happen to be of a minority (like myself), it simply doesn't leave you with enough choices in dating. I've actually been to your home country, and know from my observations there is less diversity in Turkey vs USA. So of course it's easier to find somebody of like culture/background, which isn't always the case here. I personally choose my partners based on their personality etc, and couldn't care less if they happen to have a different skin color or heritage. Why should that matter? And why can't a child have TWO (or more) cultures to celebrate and represent?
I don't see why this is a problem, unless somebody is forcing you to date outside of your race.
I'm confused, Why would you not want your children and husband to have the same ethnic and racial background? Please explain, I do not mean to judge.
What do you like about them that's so easily diminished because they are of different ethnic backgrounds?
They seem like a nice couple, but their culture will be destroyed and not grow. She is Sudanese and he is Australian. I think they are in love but it seems like he would be better off with an Australian woman from his culture and she would be better off with a Sudanese man from her culture.
I am just stating my views I do not mean to offend.
It's considered progressive because it means that young people looking for love aren't confining themselves to their own ethnic and religious groups. It's progressive because they able to connect with and love someone from a different culture. So they're not picking someone just because they happen to share the same skin color or religious background.
The couple can share both of their cultural heritages with their children. As for the children looking like them, I'm not sure why that matters.
In my country, ethnic background is very important, because traditions and family lineage is valued.
Why would it be lost? You can raise children with a multicultural heritage, celebrating ALL aspects of their backgrounds. Ask any American of their heritage, and you'll almost always get an answer like "I'm Irish, Italian, French, with both Jewish and Catholic beliefs on either side" - or something along those lines. Are those individual identities lost, simply because they are shared with others? I don't think so.
My niece & nephew have a Slavic-Jewish mother, and an Irish/English-"Christian" father... they know what they are, celebrate a variety of holidays and traditions, and visually look like a little of each. They don't seem to have a problem with that, and certainly haven't lost either of their cultural sides.
That is very diverse, but Outside of the U.S. things are very different.
In my country, ethnic background is very important, because traditions and family lineage is valued.
You share your culture with your significant other. If you love that individual and you respect them and their values you learn to share your culture with your mate, teach them your values and they teach you theirs and you include that in the upbringing of your children.
Everyone seems so accepting on this forum, but I know there are people in the U.S. who do not believe in crossing ethnic or color lines. Why are they not responding to share their views?
Am I off base, I have heard some Americans on forums say they prefer to remain pure. I have heard this from Whites, Blacks and Asians.
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