Is opposing interracial marriage racist?

[Intell]

While I believe that many, who oppose interracial marriage is racist, that opposing interracial marriage is not racist. My parents oppose interracial marriage, as is the case with my relatives, and many within different immigrant communities. To be fair, I would also prefer my child (when I have one to marry someone, of Hindu, Nepalese/Indian ethnicity, though wouldn't stop my child from marrying.) I also oppose interracial marriage to an extent, though am mixed.

[dead0man]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

[Zioneer]

Yes, it is racist, but if it's a dying ethnicity or ethno-religion, I give those who oppose exogamy more of a pass.

If you personally don't want to marry someone of a different race, that's fine (though at least open your mind to the possibility), but opposing others having interracial marriage is problematic.

[SATW]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Yes, through and through.

[OSR stands with Israel]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

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[Antonio the Sixth]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

Gotta agree with dead0 here.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

Gotta agree with dead0 here.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

Gotta agree with dead0 here.

[Goldwater]

Yep, I agree with the empty quote pyramid.

[White Trash]

Of course! Been at the receiving end of this. Dated a black girl freshman year of college. Got all sorts of heck for it to boot. Course this is Louisiana, so it comes with the territory.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Of course! Been at the receiving end of this. Dated a black girl freshman year of college. Got all sorts of heck for it to boot. Course this is Louisiana, so it comes with the territory.

In defense of Louisiana, you'd probably have the same problem in New York or West Palm Beach. This country still has a ways to go in that department.

[Clark Kent]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

Gotta agree with dead0 here.

[White Trash]

Of course! Been at the receiving end of this. Dated a black girl freshman year of college. Got all sorts of heck for it to boot. Course this is Louisiana, so it comes with the territory.

In defense of Louisiana, you'd probably have the same problem in New York or West Palm Beach. This country still has a ways to go in that department.

Oh I believe it. There was a girl I fancied in my German class who was black, and we had a handful of dates before we got spooked and decided it'd be too much hassle. I feel like that sort of discouragement where you quit before you even begin just doesn't exist north of the Mason-Dixon. It's a cryin' shame too, I've always had a weakness for brown eyes.

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

I also oppose interracial marriage to an extent, though am mixed.

Why?

[Kingpoleon]

You personally? Perfectly normal for those who are mixed, especially young people. I assume many of those who agree with dead0 may feel the same way, as they seem mostly young. Mixed race people often feel out of place, and they usually identify with one race more than another. That race is their preferred marriage race, and so it's not really unusual in my opinion.

RL experience-> analysis here, so it may be "analogous evidence", but sometimes analogous evidence helps encourage our intuitional thinking.

[KingSweden]

If YOU don't want to marry someone of another race, no that's not racist.  If you don't want other people (family or strangers) to marry then yes, it's racist.  I don't see how it can't be.  I would be sort of ok with a "I'd prefer my kid to marry someone of their own background, but they are their own person and I will accept whomever they love into our family", but even that probably shouldn't be said out loud in front of your children.

This, pretty much.

Gotta agree with dead0 here.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

90% of social issues boil down to "It's not a problem if you oppose it personally, it is a problem if you oppose letting other people do it"

[RightBehind]

I wonder the reasons somebody would oppose interracial marriage in 2016.

[President Johnson]

Yes; people who love each other should be able to marry.

[Famous Mortimer]

Honestly, even personally not wanting to marry someone of a different race is pretty racist.

I mean, I'm a hipster. I want to marry someone who has similar interests. More likely than not, that's going to end up being a White person. If I met an Asian/Hispanic/Black/Native person with similar interests though, I wouldn't give it a second though. Marrying someone based on their personality and interests isn't racist, it's just common sense, but if you base it on skin color, that's like the definition of racism.

[dead0man]

Sexual attraction is important in a marriage, some people ain't attracted to white people.  Not wanting to marry a white person isn't racist.

[SATW]

Sexual attraction is important in a marriage, some people ain't attracted to white people.  Not wanting to marry a white person isn't racist.

Exactly my thoughts.

[Goldwater]

Sexual attraction is important in a marriage, some people ain't attracted to white people.  Not wanting to marry a white person isn't racist.

Exactly my thoughts.

Yeah, you can't exactly control what you are sexually attracted, so I'm not going to hold attraction to a certain race against somebody.

[Pingvin]

There's a difference between not wanting to marry someone just because they're black (or white, or Asian, or whatever "race") and not wanting to marry someone of a different ethnicity because you want to preserve your culture and your heritage, and someone of a differemt background would simply not be able to relate things that are extremely important to yo. The first case can be racist (but if it's just about attraction and not rationalized on the basis of race, then it is not, obviously), the second is definitely not.

This.