Myths and Realities of Interracial Relationships

This is a 5 mins video showing 2 University/College students's view on Interracial dating and how people often make assumptions about others based on their race.

Please share your thoughts:)

This is what you see when you type "Interracial couples" or "Interraical dating" in Google Search?

Hum...Let's see what happens when you type "Interracial dating","Interracial" and "Interracial Couple" in Google search....
Okay...So there's " The best and largest interraical dating site in the world", "Salt and Pepper Signles", "Interraical dating site" and so much more....

This is almost as bad as when you typed in "Asian" for Google search and tons of porn sites pops up!

Is the Media Influencing Me, or Reflecting Social Progression?

The other day when I was watching TV I noticed a new commercial for a car. In the ad a white male is driving his new car and while driving different things appear in the car with him based on his future. A dog appears in the back, and then a woman appears in the passenger seat. The woman just happens to be Asian. A baby then arrives in the back seat and the assumption is made that they are married and have kids. The message of the ad was to show that their car is something that you would have for your lifetime and can be used for everything in your life.

I did not think much of it but then the very next ad was for a bank, I believe to be HSBC. In the add a white male and an Asian female who appear to be married for some time discuss their financial situations for retirement.

The question I asked myself was is the media now telling me that it is all right for to date outside of your race and that it is acceptable? Or is it just the media is reflecting the social progression of the global village?

Further research showed me that not only is it in commercials but some of the latest TV programming and movies are showing similar views on its relationships. The movie Hitch, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, and TV shows like ER, Lost, My Name is Earl, Grey's Anatomy and Will & Grace have all included interracial couples in their casting decisions.

From my point-of-view this is a reflection of how society has changed. Most of the media is targeted and 16-35 year olds, those who grew up with diversity and multiculturalism in their day-to-day routine. I actually appreciate the media’s attempt to show more and more colour-blind character roles as it helps educate the narrow minded!

The World is Shrinking! The World is Shrinking!

One of my favorite comedians, Russell Peters, once joked about the future of race in one of his stand-up skits. He stated that, “cultures are merging, and we're all going to end up, not white, black, brown, or yellow, but beige.” He further explains his theory based on two things. The biggest populations in the word are Chinese and Indian, and the more that Caucasians and other races mix with others, the odds are that it would be with of Asian descent.

Russell states that this will take about 300 years before everyone is a hybrid mixture of one of the two. Being that I am part of this mixing, it made me think more about the future of not only my family but also the future generations of my offspring. Assuming that my kids are a mix of white and Chinese, what are the chances of my children marry and have kids with Chinese or Caucasian? If they were to marry a white person that would make them ¾ white and ¼ Asian. Assuming this trend happens further down, the Asian blood would soon be lost. This does not bother me in anyway but it is interesting to see that maybe what Russell states might be true. The outcomes are enless!

Time To Stir the Pot! The Melting Pot!

Being that I live in Vancouver, I can only really talk about the things that I see around me. Vancouver is by far the biggest melting pot of all the places I have been in the world. Canada as a whole has a vast collection of different peoples. Canada has always been an inviting country for immigration; in addition to its beauty and opportunity that is why I live here.

Sometimes I ask myself the question, If I did not move to Canada, would I be interested in my boyfriend if I met him Hong Kong? That question I do not know the answer to. As with my previous posts, I mention the interracial couples that I frequently see around town. Most of them are young couples, either dating or recently married. Why is that you don’t see many elder couples that are interracial in relation to how many new couples there are. I can only see it being for one of two reasons. Firstly, a more acceptable means of love for newer generations. Secondly, more races are being introduced to each other in common places like work and school.

Personally, I never had really big problems with my family accepting my boyfriend for his skin color because he made up for it in other ways. Plus my family has been in Canada for so long that maybe they have been desensitized to it.

In contrast, my second statement I believe to more true, for the simple fact that Canada has over 200 different races living together. Where else can you get such a colorful mosaic of people in the world? With this many people intermingling together everyday, falling in love would not be a forgotten subject.