How Do You Handle Family Issues With Interracial Dating?
There has been tremendous progress in America’s race relations. Interracial relationships in the 1950s may have been life-threatening, but by the 1980s they were increasingly common. Elected officials sometimes make the claim that racism is just about dead in the U.S., and as far as the civic life of the country is concerned, there are few remaining manifestations of the slave era or even of segregation. However, there are still plenty of prejudiced people around, so it is still important for people to realize that they may have family issues due to interracial dating. Evaluate the kind of people in your family as soon as you contemplate interracial dating. You may encounter objections whether you are male or female and regardless of your particular ethnic group. There are bigots of every color, so do not assume that one group will be any more of a problem than another. Keep communication open with your date as well as with both families. Try to understand where the objections are real
