Class blog for SUNY Fredonia HIST/WOST 359 Ethnicity and Race, Meeting TR 12:30-1:50 p.m., Spring 2011. Taught by professor Jeffry J. Iovannone.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Race and Interace
When people say that they are accepting of other races it does not necessarily mean that they are ok with interracial relationships or children. There is still a big stigma about dating some one from a different race. My grandfather for instance= he has some friends and people he goes to church with that are black and yet he was very uncomfortable with my mom being with a black man. Never has he talked about my race or how i am different than him racially. When Obama ran for President he talked about how he was "black" i corrected him and said "actually he is biracial...kinda like me." He just starred at me for a minute and talked about another topic. I think that acceptance of other races is one level of anti racism while the next level would be accepting interracial relationships and children. i dont feel like the nation will be there for some time.
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