Poll: How do you feel about interracial marriages?

[Palfreyfish]

Here is the final results to the poll question:
Our marriage is interracial - 3.43%
I'm against them - 43.49%
They can work, but it's difficult - 24.90%
I'm all for them - 28.18%

Just makes me sad and confused. Where do you get the idea that a relationship with someone of a different culture is bad?

Is the Tallahassee region/state/whatever it is known for being racist or religious or generally ignorant? What's the general consensus regarding homosexual couples and the like? And do you have any knowledge of your largest listeners demographic? All of these things should help explain why your poll results are so fucked.

I see no problem with any kind of relationship, so yeah, that's kind of saddening. Like other commenters, I also see no point in Marriage. Your relationship with your significant other doesn't dramatically change once you say "I accept the terms and conditions". Why does a piece of paper from the state/church declare your love for the other person? If you get married for religious reasons, I understand that, and am fine with it, but when it's not for religious reasons it seems a little pointless...

Tallahassee itself is a major college area. Lots of young adults. So Tallahassee it self is somewhat tolerant, but most of the rest of the demographic is small towns. Lots of farms and fields, 1 grocery store towns. So yes I do realize there tends to be more ignorant in areas that are not exposed to a large cultural base such as you see in a small community.

Doesn't make any it less depressing.

What sort of radio station is it as well, does it play music that young people will like? Also part of the reason for the depressing results could be that the young people simply cannot be bothered to vote. I think if you went out and asked people in the street you'd get a more accurate view of what people think.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

What sort of radio station is it as well, does it play music that young people will like? Also part of the reason for the depressing results could be that the young people simply cannot be bothered to vote. I think if you went out and asked people in the street you'd get a more accurate view of what people think.

Its not a radio station is a CBS affiliate broadcast station. I suppose you could classify our station as a family friendly aimed semi-democratic station.

 

[Palfreyfish]

What sort of radio station is it as well, does it play music that young people will like? Also part of the reason for the depressing results could be that the young people simply cannot be bothered to vote. I think if you went out and asked people in the street you'd get a more accurate view of what people think.

Its not a radio station is a CBS affiliate broadcast station. I suppose you could classify our station as a family friendly aimed semi-democratic station.

That's the reason I think the polls are skewed, simply because your main listener demographic is most likely stay at home mothers and old people (assuming this poll was announced in the middle of the day). They are the most likely candidates for voters in radio polls.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

Well, I used to know some people...

That makes more sense. I am from originally up north. We used to poke fun at our races for fun. No one was really hurt, because we all knew we were kidding. But down here, the racism can be so real.

I've run into a lot of black racist people since I've come down here. Just the slightest comment can set them off. I listen to comments about how white people have is so easy and continually try to keep the blacks from succeeding in life. How we are all racist, etc.

I think its called reverse racism, but it can get to you. I realized one day I myself was becoming racist towards blacks because of my interaction with them down here. I had to stop myself because I wasn't liking what I heard come out of my mouth. I can see other people not catching it quick enough and start to hate a specific race based on a handful of unfriendly confrontations.

 

[RickyRich]

Love is love, man. Love doesn't care about race, financial status, sexual orientation, etc, etc... I don't see why anyone would be against interracial marriages, it isn't as if one race is superior to the other. The old ways need to die out.

 

[Doitpow]

Wow. I really hate stereotypes, I love it when they're proved wrong. I believe about 99% of stereotypes are false and were never true.
When they seem to be accurate it makes me want to cry.
Nearly 50% of your listener's are opposed to mixed race couples? Is this 19fucking12? I am never ever ever going to Tallahassee.

A woman having sex with a guy from another race because hes better at sex because of his race, that kinda grinds my gears.

what the hell are you talking about?

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

Socially and in the short term (my life time), I'm for them
Genetically, in the long run, I would be against them. If we don't want one type of human race, then we need to have some kind of selective breeding in the far future.

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

Well, I used to know some people...

That makes more sense. I am from originally up north. We used to poke fun at our races for fun. No one was really hurt, because we all knew we were kidding. But down here, the racism can be so real.

I've run into a lot of black racist people since I've come down here. Just the slightest comment can set them off. I listen to comments about how white people have is so easy and continually try to keep the blacks from succeeding in life. How we are all racist, etc.

I think its called reverse racism, but it can get to you. I realized one day I myself was becoming racist towards blacks because of my interaction with them down here. I had to stop myself because I wasn't liking what I heard come out of my mouth. I can see other people not catching it quick enough and start to hate a specific race based on a handful of unfriendly confrontations.

You don't hate them because they're black, you hate them because they're racists that happen to be black.

 

[Korolev]

As the product of an interracial marriage, I am all for them, believe me. Can they work? Given my parents 30+ year stable relationship, yes, they can work and work rather well. The only reasons why anyone would oppose them is out of some strange fear that it will create a "one world race" which isn't likely and wouldn't cause any real harm to our species (it wouldn't eliminate genetic diversity - it would reduce diversity, but since genes recombine and intertwine and even mutate during fertilization, it wouldn't get rid of genetic diversity) and the fear that it would prove very racist theories as false. While there are minor genetic differences between races, they aren't anything to write home about.

I am as human as anyone else - which means that my parents are as human as anyone else. Which means that their respective races are as human as any other race. I've spent enough time around my father's family and my mother's family and their respective cultures to know that they're not really that different - not really, when you get right down to it. Then again, there never really was that much difference between Western and Chinese cultures - at least not nowadays.

 

[GoaThief]

There was no option for "sexy" so I just voted for, "I'm all for it".

There can be problems that arise, not usually from the couples but family and friends who surround them. Pressure from random strangers is rarely a major concern but there can be the odd instance.

 

[deadish]

Look, heres the thing about interracial marriages and relationships in general - lets say a white man sees a white woman with a black man. 90% of the time its going to make him feel uncomfortable and jealous. (This is scientifically proven, by the way, so argue with the people that do these studies before you come call me a nazi again for being realistic.)

I suspect thats the reason you have anyone against them. I cant think of one good, proper, rational reason. Must be some deep seated instinct.

If you want to hear the thoughts of someone who is against them, you are probably better off on other websites. If anyone here actually admits to be against them, he will be banned, his post will be deleted and a mob will burn his house down.

This is pretty much why you almost never see a black lead paired with a white woman on the silver screen. It's always a black woman or a latino woman (a compromise, to appeal to white men).

I will be honest, personally I'm against it. I know it's "wrong", but my head refuses to change it's opinion. I think the reason is that I'm just not attracted to women outside my ethic group and when someone ninjas one of them, I see it as my potential pool of suiters shrinking - guys in my ethnic group getting girls are fine of course, by get a girl he gives up the others in the same pool I'm targeting.

 

[MetalDooley]

Never had a problem with them to be honest.My older brother(white Irish)is married to a Chilean woman and one of my mother's best friends is a Fijian woman married to an Irish bloke

 

[deadish]

I tend to react the same way (meaning it makes me feel a little uncomfortable, jealous and threatened) but for fucks sake, you cant let that get the better of you. Its a primal instinct. Its not needed. You should put it aside.

I'm not a big believer in free-will. It's not possible to fight our instincts.

When someone is said to have "fought" his instincts, what it really happens is a different instinct took priority over the one he was "fighting".

 

[putowtin]

I can see any problem, love is love, regardless of skin colour

 

[deadish]

Nice how you try to avoid taking personal responsibility for what you think.

I'm not a big believer in free-will. It's not possible to fight our instincts.

When someone is said to have "fought" his instincts, what it really happens is a different instinct took priority over the one he was "fighting".

You can dislike something while still supporting it with your actions or at least not opposing it.

Why should I support something I don't like?

I'm not "doing anything" to oppose it either. I'm just stating I'm not in favor of it and I believe I have the right to do - free speech and all.

 

[deadish]

Presumably because it's the right thing to do, not being a racist and all.

LOL. I'm not racist.

I just don't like other ethnic groups reducing my potential pool of suiters. Seriously that it.

I don't hate "other races" but a specific action of the "other races".

I wonder why only the worst sorts of people jump to free speech like that. It's not as if I said you couldn't do anything. But for some reason the racists and their ilk always try to hide behind free speech even when it isn't relevant. Pathetic really.

I believe you are jumping the gun here.

Anyway, free speech means I can state my opinion, whatever it is. If you don't like what I say, well that's your problem. Not mine.

And guess what, the right to free speech protects racist speech too - in fact any kind hate speech.

 

[Chanel Tompkins]

If they love each other, who gives a flying damn?

 

[deadish]

Yeah, you're pretty clearly a racist.

You've already made the absurd assumption that they are to naturally seek people of the same race. Which is why you don't care if people of your own race marry within it, because you assume it's only normal for that to happen.

The fact you treat races in such a manner does go to show you're racist. Pretty sad.

Did you even read my post? I'm not sure if you are stupid or a troll but whatever.

I just did the math. It was not in my favor, therefore I didn't like it. Nothing to do with being "natural" or "normal". I mean what is "natural"?

Seems like a lot of racists believe that when people point out their racism.

I'm not going to bother with responding to the your ad hominem attack parts of your posts from this point forth. Just a heads up.

 

[Phasmal]

I just don't like other ethnic groups reducing my potential pool of suiters. Seriously that it.

I don't hate "other races" but a specific action of the "other races".

Soo.... if a guy from another race was dating a girl you found ugly or couldn't stand personally, that would be ok? Because surely you wouldn't consider them a dating prospect.
That reasoning is a little silly.

 

[deadish]

Your math is based on stupid assumptions.
"guys in my ethnic group getting girls are fine of course, by get a girl he gives up the others in the same pool I'm targeting." <- Idiotic assumption that it is normal for him to be dating the girl just because they're of the same race. No, if it was about the 'math' you'd include him too. He gets a pass because the real source of this is racism.

Ya, I will go with stupid. <- see I can do ad hominem attacks too. [1]

Birth ratio are about 1.2 male/female - but works out about equal because males are more likely to die for some reason. When someone from my ethic group gets a suitor of the same group, the balance is fine. When someone outside get a suitor, the balance changes, some male/female is out of a mate. Of course, someone of the opposite sex from the one marrying the outsider can also marry another outsider to rebalance things. That person won't be me, as I said I don't really find girls outside my ethic group all that attractive, add the "False consensus effect" into the mix and I don't feel so good about the situation. On the more empirical front, from official statistics about marriages things don't look very good from the rebalancing point of view either.

Like I care.

Well, I don't really care what you think about my opinion either to be honest. Not enough to "bend over" and force myself to change it - assuming one can really do that without being "just in denial".

[1] You really need to learn how to have a discuss without attacking your opponent's person. Currently I just skip over parts where you hurl insults at me.