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What if your kid was one race, but only wanted to be around white people?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 552612" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Well...I think that all depends on <em>where </em>in Canada...</p><p></p><p>I grew up in one of the most conservative neighbourhoods in my city. We were the only black family on my street, I was one of two black children in my primary school and one of 8 in my high school. I currently live in a neighbourhood that's even more conservative than the one I grew up in (who knew that was even possible!). I am the only black person, not just on my street, but in the entire neighbourhood. My children are all quite fair skinned and don't look black, so I'm not including them in my tally, otherwise there would be 4 of us. </p><p></p><p>Interestingly, the most difficulty I've ever had with interracial relationships was from my father, who didn't particularly like the fact that I went out with white boys, and from black boys and men who were very angry at me for "straying from my race".</p><p></p><p>It's possible that the black girls are under similar pressure from their families and friends not to date "outside". And Korean boys might be under similar pressure to maintain family bloodlines. I don't know really, but I still don't think it's anything you have to worry about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 552612, member: 3907"] Well...I think that all depends on [I]where [/I]in Canada... I grew up in one of the most conservative neighbourhoods in my city. We were the only black family on my street, I was one of two black children in my primary school and one of 8 in my high school. I currently live in a neighbourhood that's even more conservative than the one I grew up in (who knew that was even possible!). I am the only black person, not just on my street, but in the entire neighbourhood. My children are all quite fair skinned and don't look black, so I'm not including them in my tally, otherwise there would be 4 of us. Interestingly, the most difficulty I've ever had with interracial relationships was from my father, who didn't particularly like the fact that I went out with white boys, and from black boys and men who were very angry at me for "straying from my race". It's possible that the black girls are under similar pressure from their families and friends not to date "outside". And Korean boys might be under similar pressure to maintain family bloodlines. I don't know really, but I still don't think it's anything you have to worry about. [/QUOTE]
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