A bit of a shaky topic; I (or anyone else, hopefully) will move this to Off-topic if the replies just get too stupid/immature.

So, anyway, I've been listening to this local radio station that enjoys talking about dating and relationships. They seem to do it endlessly, but that's not the point. The point is, is that the people on this radio broadcast claim that skin color should actually matter in relationships. Quite frankly, I don't see how; if I like someone with a different color of skin I shouldn't want to be with them just because "it looks 'right'". Have whatever completely senseless opinion that you want to, I say, but don't claim it to be the truth. The sad thing is, is that people actually believe some of this dumb ***.

I am (as if you didn't know already) a young black male. I don't think that I, or anyone who shows interest in someone of a different skin color, should be ridiculed and harrassed just for liking someone of a different skin color. When I once had a white girlfriend in middle school, all my black friends always got on my case about white girls. They claimed that white girls were pathetic, dumb, and lacking in sex skills (which is an obvious lie; I've seen and met pathetic and dumb girls of other skin colors/races), and that was just something I don't understand.

Perhaps it's just "pride of your race", which is one different thing altogether, but refusing to love someone who could just be the perfect person for you in terms of looks and personality just because their skin color is different? That's something that they can't help, and even if they could help it (not in the mj way btw), it still shouldn't hold much weight. If love truly had a skin color code, this whole world would likely be full of racists. I'd rather be with a white girl who has exactly what I'm looking for than be with some black chick who's only concerned about when she's going to get boned by some sex-deprived moron. Hell, there's some white chick I like because she's beautiful, smart, and she has common sense. There's some black chick who likes me who has the intelligence quotient of a sack of bricks. I'm not going to fall in love with her just because "it looks right", and turn a blind eye to the white girl who actually has something more to offer, like a brain of her own.

This radio broadcast then just spat more pathetic bull: "If the Hispanic women keep taking all of the black men, then there won't be any left for the white and black women!" Wtf? Some of this *** is just...ugh.

I agree with your statement. We shouldn't judge by the color of one's skin, but by the content of their character.

That being said, I am white and I mostly like white girls.

judging someone by their skin is wrong. and as far as love and marriage is concerned, looks shouldn't play a part. if you plan to be with someone for the rest of your life, you better be damn sure it's because you like their personality, not what they look like

If you like the person, date/marry/etc them. If people don't like them because of skin color is shallow and pathetic.

Though I believe the thought of someones skin color probably runs through most people's heads,this anounce sounds kinda racist.
And I believe skin color shouldnt matter.

Well skin-colour can cause problems, such as small personality changes that can really make you feel uncomfortable at times. It's your decision on your side, but then people who are bragging about the race that was assigned to them might not be so compatible with you, as they most likely have some prebuilt bias towards you. Then you definitely, like you said, have friends and family that might harp on you a bit more if you had a partner of a different race.

So basically what I'm saying is that people of opposite races may see race as part of a person, and if they don't then you still have the chances that other people close to either person will disapprove. Sure it's not right, but it can't be helped.

Your race shouldn't matter. If you marry someone just because of their looks it's bound to fail.

Really the only thing "wrong" with it is that some peoples family will look down on them.

Race shouldn't matter when dating, or in any relationships for that matter. If you think you can't date someone with a different skin color and it can't look 'right', then you are wrong. I see inter-racial couples all the time, and it doesn't bother me. Only them racial biggots would really be bothered, since our world is slowly developing into a racially accepting country (I said slowly). That radio station should be taken off the air for such racial comments. It is an opinion, but it is a horrible one. Myself being part of a minority, this issue affects me quite a bit. :rose:

AS everyone has already stated, what does it matter by one's race? Skin color doesn't affect anything. What one needs to look for is a partner with same core values, religion, good personality, and so forth. What seems to encourage same-race marriages is that most of the time somone of a different race is in another religion or culture wich leads to conflict. But that's a bit beside the point.

I say its cool.

Why?

I agree 100% with Denning.

Who gives a damn if you like a black person and you're white? Who gives a damn if you like a white person and you're black?

Besides the colouring of the skin, white people and black people are the same. Humans, and nothing more. Let them choose who they wish to spend their life with, and let them be.

I mean, saying skin colour matters in a relationship is complete and utter racist bull crap.

Cause I mean everyone is still a human sometimes they just look different. That doesn't mean they shouldn't have less or more privelages or abilities because of a race that they were born in to.

I think it matters, but only in extreme cases. Like, if you speak english but your fiance's family doesn't... :/

That has nothing to do with skin color, though. >_>

have you ever seen a white mexican? Didn't think so -_-

Spanish people speak Spanish but they're white.

Skin color does not determine linguistic ability, foo.

wtf of course you dumbass. Go get a ***ing book and get our of your small stereotypical brain.

Whether Sety's experiences are narrow or not, you're still flaming people in a board where civility is taken seriously, so hopefully you won't be surprised to find you have a warning. Next time, find another way to tell someone they're wrong.

Pretty much covers that. Skin color doesn't always dictate language barriers anymore the way populations have diversified, otherwise I would be speaking something from central Africa. As I think Gennaro implied, there are white Mexicans--and it's their country of origin, not their race, which limits them to a language that you don't speak in the example you gave.

going by the media's take on the apperance of a usual mexican (not to sound racist), mexicans generally have light brown or brown skin.

Of course it doesn't, but I'm going by what's most common.

So?

You said "Have you ever seen a white mexican before?"

Never once did you bring that other *** up... But whatever, though. If you're going to give Genn an incentive to respond and take offense to that, I'll just warn and punish you instead.

Failed yet again v_v Maybe because at News they only show the people who are bordercrossing and stuff of the sort.

No. Effing. Duh. That doesn't mean all do. Therefore, it's not their SKIN COLOR that determines their language.