Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site convex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!hosking From: hosking@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Re: Interracial Dating Message-ID: <42200015@convex.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 05:46:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.42200015 Posted: Wed Oct 3 05:46:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Oct-84 04:33:41 EDT References: <148@sdcsvax.UUCP> Lines: 19 Nf-ID: #R:sdcsvax:-14800:convex:42200015:000:1092 Nf-From: convex!hosking Oct 3 04:46:00 1984 I think the worst part of interracial relationships is the possibility of having children. Hold the flames... (Ouch!) I have nothing against this personally. My only real concern is that the kids that may result from this relationship are very likely to get LOTS of abuse from other kids. It's bad enough being a kid if you stand out at all from the others, but it seems to be 10 times as bad if you're of a "different" race. If you're an Oriental woman and you want to marry a black man, it's no big deal. It's a conscious decision for both of you, and if it's what you both want, that's great. You've made the decision to live with the harassment you're likely to get from others, and presumably believe you can cope with it. But what about your children ? They have no say in the matter at all. Almost no matter where you live, they're going to stand out as being different, and they may have a lot of trouble dealing with the abuse that's bound to result. I'm not sure I'd want to subject someone to a childhood like that. Doug Hosking {allegra, ihnp4}!convex!hosking