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This week is supposed to be interracial sex and all that jazz... however, with my own view points I have problems with the whole "Those two people can't be together and have a family because of the color of their skin." So... articles and monographs that touch of the subject usually make me moody, upset, or annoyed. I know its the difference in opinions of people then and now, but why couldn't people just leave others alone? If you don't like what 2 other people are doing, don't look at them. If people did like Mrs. White Jane Doe having sex with Mr. Black Joe Smith, then don't pay attention to them. Let them live their lives and ignore them. If they want to have a kid, who cares. The people in the 1800s needed to be honest with themselves, people were already having sex 'across the color line,' but no one seemed to care much until blacks were free, honestly, does it matter that the blacks were free? Oy.... --Ashely Wilkins | This week is supposed to be interracial sex and all that jazz... however, with my own view points I have problems with the whole "Those two people can't be together and have a family because of the color of their skin." So... articles and monographs that touch of the subject usually make me moody, upset, or annoyed. I know its the difference in opinions of people then and now, but why couldn't people just leave others alone? If you don't like what 2 other people are doing, don't look at them. If people did like Mrs. White Jane Doe having sex with Mr. Black Joe Smith, then don't pay attention to them. Let them live their lives and ignore them. If they want to have a kid, who cares. The people in the 1800s needed to be honest with themselves, people were already having sex 'across the color line,' but no one seemed to care much until blacks were free, honestly, does it matter that the blacks were free? Oy.... --Ashely Wilkins | ||
| + | Ashley's comments remind me of some societal attitudes towards homosexual relationships. Just like interracial sex became more of an issue when slaves were free, homosexual sex is seen as more threatening if same sex marriage is allowed. I think people were willing to tolerate interracial sex as long as everyone understood it to be taboo. But when blacks were free, and there was a possibility of creating a legally recognized interracial family, that is when people had big problems with it. I think the same sort of thing is happening with gay marriage today. -- Rebecca | ||
I find it strange that it was not necessarily frowned upon for people to have interracial relationships before the civil war in Virginia. I feel as if society has always looked down, to some degree, on interracial relationships, particularly in the south. When did this shift occur, from a don’t ask don’t tell view, to a viewpoint that clearly frowned upon interracial relationships? -Andrew B | I find it strange that it was not necessarily frowned upon for people to have interracial relationships before the civil war in Virginia. I feel as if society has always looked down, to some degree, on interracial relationships, particularly in the south. When did this shift occur, from a don’t ask don’t tell view, to a viewpoint that clearly frowned upon interracial relationships? -Andrew B | ||
