What's the problem? Options

[cunnie_bun1025]

Is there something wrong with dating, marrying, or being intimate with someone from a different race?

I don't see any problem at all with being with someone from a different race, I like all guys.

Is it a sin?

Why don't people accept it?

What's the problem with being with someone of a different color or culture?

[sadolakced acid]

yes there is.

the problem is, as each race interminles, cultural lines and genetic lines become blurred.

this causes two problems:

-the offspring of mixed decent will not maintain the culture of the minority parent- and therefore all minority cultures will eventually be destroyed.

-genetic diseases, like say huntingtons, are opened up to the world. your ancestry is mixed, and therefore cannot be use reliably as a risk factor.

[*not_your_average*]

yes there is.

the problem is, as each race interminles, cultural lines and genetic lines become blurred. 

this causes two problems: 

-the offspring of mixed decent will not maintain the culture of the minority parent- and therefore all minority cultures will eventually be destroyed.

-genetic diseases, like say huntington's, are opened up to the world.  your ancestry is mixed, and therefore cannot be use reliably as a risk factor.

I have to disagree with PiGo. Race=culture in many aspects. You may be of, say, Indian descent like I am, but there is a very rich Indian that people of Indian descent have developed.

I also have to disagree with you, Justin. It's about teaching the children about your culture and teaching them respect for other minorities. If you bring them to cultural festivals, shows, teach about the religion you practice, they will learn to maintain that culture. Plus, not all interracial marriages are between whites and blacks. Therfore, if two people of different minorities are married, it would be impossible to say that minority culture will be destroyed.

I agree that different races have different genetic makeup. But a child is inheriting the genes of both parents and creating their own genetic makeup. THeir own genetic makeup assessment, along with an assessment of each parent's genetic makeup, should be sufficient enough to calculate the risk factor for genetic diseases.

[PiGo]

I have to disagree with PiGo. Race=culture in many aspects. You may be of, say, Indian descent like I am, but there is a very rich Indian that people of Indian descent have developed.

It does equal culture to an extent I agree...but not always. I consider myself and my parents to fit into the "American Culture" and my parents are two different races. I mean they both do have their ethnic traditions and what not, but I still think they are culturally related. A better example I guess would be the country my father is from (Cape Verde)...which is composed of Blacks and Whites, who have 'co-existed' since the 15th century and have all formed one culture more or less. In fact, 78% of the country is considered to be multi-racial because race just doesn't have as much meaning. Oh and you can call my Greg too