Are atheist, agnostics and freethinkers more or less open to dating and marrying someone of another race and why?
I want a Latina Asian woman with a black penis.
pretty open minded...I must say!
@bubaj50 lol
Connection and how they treat themselves is all I care about - I've been bummed that I haven't had a chance to date women that were different races (if such a thing exists). I've dated white and Asian women, no black or Indian women... but I totally would!
We are all humans and most of this stuff we call race is really so minor.
I see no difference in Colour. What I do acknowledge is Culture compatibility .
We should all remember that culture is a choice, not something one is genetically coded for.
@pnfullifidian
Unfortunately, for the vast majority, culture is about as much a choice as is the language we speak, or the religion that was handed to us by our parents. Very few rise above how they were raised.
@Piratefish Agreed. Most are what we might call, comfortable. Change can be stressful, and growth almost painful. But just like gang, gun or rape culture (to the extent that such a thing may be called such), the culture that we as adults find ourselves in today can either be embraced or abandoned.
@pnfullifidian
I agree. It just seems that so very few give it any thought and simply just resort to the default culture in which they were raised.
First of all there may be different ethnic groups but there's only one race the race of man and what you call interracial dating should be just considered dating
By the way for you folks who feel that saying the race of man maybe a little misogynistic go ahead and change that to the human race
Yes. Because we're more humanist than our religious brothers and sisters. They cherish their god and what they think he wants. We cherish the human race and what's good for us as a whole. Well, most of us anyway. Thus, we're inherently more open to this sort of thing.
If two people love each other, something already as meaningless as skin color will matter even less. And I think atheists, freethinkers, and agnostics are probably a little more open to mixed race marriages, mainly because it is the religious who seem to have the most bigotry and taboos.
I don't know that a person's belief or lack of belief has anything to do with it, other than I notice that conservatism, religion, and racism seem to often intertwine. I think religion encourages tribalism to a greater degree, and for some, tribalism = racism. Just my rambling thoughts, though. Perhaps I'm totally wrong.
No, I think you're absolutely right. We have many social patterns that have old roots in tribalism, and probably pre-date civilization. You can see this on a different scale when people from neighboring states in the U.S. show active antipathy towards each other.
My wife is Korean. I'm white. I don't have a problem with it, obviously.
Why would they be different? A racist is a racist regardless of their flavour
One of the many things we learned from the Human Genome Project was that there is not enough difference between us to separate us based on race. We are all one people. So, my answer is obviously no. Love who you want. I am however against interspecies dating. Leave those goats alone!
The thought of discrimination itself is disgusting! We'll find the world a nicer place to live if we just consider human beings as human beings.
Are we less racist ???....yes, I think so.......I t hink because we are less evil, hateful.....
Well, if I had fallen in love with someone from another race, I would have had serious concerns about the racism of the general public towards us. My partner would probably have the same concerns. It would be a tough decision to say "we're going to run this gauntlet", but if the relationship were strong enough, I probably would.
Don't marry outside the human race if you plan to have children.
It seems to work out on Star Trek all the time...
@Paul4747 Of course it does there.
When I was 12 I solved the racial discrimination problem by mandating interracial marriage. In a couple generations it wouldn't be an issue. I knew from an early age skin color was no factor in who I shared my world with. It seems I'm among mostly like-minded folks on this site.
@Louiseann That is also what I thought as a child. Still think that it would work.
In my early twenties I had dated a few black girls. One was part Japanese. I ended-up marrying two white women (disclaimer: not at the same time). They are good people, but I'll be completely transparent here: I love black women. I swore that if my most recent marriage ended, I'd go back to dating black women. It ended.
And now I'm on OkC with a specific filter because I really am not about to shortchange myself again on what I want. You don't go to McDonald's when you want a steak.