The United States we Americans live in today is widely referred to as the ” melting pot” by other countries. That’s because America has many nationalities from Caucasians, to African Americans, to Asian Americans, to Latin Americans, and many more. With all of the different cultures in the U.S, it should be considered inevitable that people from the different nationalities would began to intermingle, right? And if we live in such a “politically correct” society as many of us think we do, why are interracial relationships worth discussing?
Interracial relationships are obviously relationships that occur between individuals of different races. These relationships are often criticized by others who usually judge situations that they do not fully understand. Some critics could include friends and family. Most generalizations occur because of the stereotypes people have grown accustomed to believing. I don’t believe it is right or fair to judge someone based of their race.That being said, we should all give the people we know enough credit to know what they are looking for in a mate. So instead of giving people in interracial relationships funny looks when they walk by, we should thank them for doing something people are actually afraid to do these days : doing what’s best for them instead of the next person. Always remember, when all is said and done, we all bleed the same color because we are all human. In a relationship, or life in general, a race doesn’t make a person act the way he does, his actions do.
-Tevin Hughley