I joke all the time about how great it will be when we’re all beige. When the color of our skin will no longer be an issue and each of us is will only be judged by our character and behavior.
When I say all this, I mean it. But I also realize that it’s probably not going to happen in my lifetime. Maybe I’m wrong. If I can live to be 100, I might have a chance. What do you think?
Based on this article in CNN, my chances may have increased.
According to studies:
- About one in seven marriages are interracial or interethnic, according to a new Pew study
- Pew Center: Asians and Hispanics are most likely to marry outside of their race
- In 2008, African-Americans 3 times more likely to marry outside race, compared with 1980
- Americans, particularly Millennials, are more accepting of interracial relationships
CNN – In America Series - Interracial Marriages at an All Time Hight, Study Says.
By Stephanie Chen, CNN
(CNN) — The first time Priya Merrill, who is Indian, brought her white boyfriend home for Thanksgiving in 2007, the dinner was uncomfortable and confusing. She still remembers her family asking if Andrew was the bartender or a family photographer.
The couple married last August, and her Indian family has warmed up to her husband despite their racial differences.
“I think we get the best of both cultures,” said Merrill, 27, of New York. She added, “Sometimes I just forget that we’re interracial. I don’t really think about it.”
Asian. White. Black. Hispanic. Do race and ethnicity matter when it comes to marriage?
