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Interracial marriage in US hits new high: 1 in 12

Therein lies the flaw in your reasoning. Correlation says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about causation BY DEFINITION.

There are many other potential factory, socially. Age. Class. Like I said, the social stigma of interracial dating, which has only begun to decrease within the past few decades.

no, the delta in the divorce rates is found to exist when comparing interracial couples compared to those who are same race
there is NOTHING else which explains such a difference other than the racial differences
the data tells us that is so
you introduce other factors that have not been found to have any bearing
 
no, the delta in the divorce rates is found to exist when comparing interracial couples compared to those who are same race
there is NOTHING else which explains such a difference other than the racial differences
the data tells us that is so

you introduce other factors that have not been found to have any bearing

Show me where exactly the data say this.

I did not say that I KNOW for a fact that all these other factors play a role. All I am doing is challenging YOU to prove YOUR contention that what YOU say is the cause, is the main cause.
 
The OP doesn't really "claim" anything other than that notions of race are changing as more interracial folks are out there, and that race relations are improving. It makes no value judgment as to whether or not the trend is a good or bad thing, so I don't know what "claims" you're referring to.

That's another question I was waiting to ask: Are there actually more interracial couples, or are more existing interracial couples choosing to marry?
 
What's your point?
Interracial marriage could be at 1 out of 2, and black civil rights leaders would say we have a long ways to go. All humanity could be black, and they'd still complain of racism.
 
Hint: not every ****ing thread is about divorce. Just because you are obsessed with the topic does not mean any one else cares.

If a mod can bring up gay marriage, then I can bring up interacial divorce; at least my line of discussion is related to OP.
 
Hi there, I'm going to destroy the family unit :2wave:

Perhaps a few decades after SSM is legalised, we may see an article talking about a rise in SSMs. When the time comes, I suspect I will be just as interested to explore how the friends and children of same-sex couples played a part in that increase.
 
Interracial marriage could be at 1 out of 2, and black civil rights leaders would say we have a long ways to go. All humanity could be black, and they'd still complain of racism.

There's no money in harmony. Racism is big bidness.
 
@Jerry & StillBallin75:

When it's true interracial marriages are divorced more often than same-race marriages, my first guess is that this is due to racism within the respective families and environments of one or both sides. Say a black guy and a white girl marry, but her parents have racist tendencies and let her daughter and her husband know they don't really approve of their marriage. Or their friends. Or vice versa.

I guess any marriage the families and/or friends of one or both sides don't approve of are more likely to be divorced on the long run. And in case of mixed race, racism becomes an increasing factor for lack of approval.
 
I really didn't read it as fearmongering..

This report is posted on every KKK, White Pride, Stormfront forum and website.

Guaranteed.

Not saying that's what the report is at all.

Just saying that's how some people will use it.
 
Interracial marriage could be at 1 out of 2, and black civil rights leaders would say we have a long ways to go. All humanity could be black, and they'd still complain of racism.

Impressive. In a thread about race, you still managed to be the one to play the race card.
 
Green or blue? Nah son. We gotta draw the line somewhere. To hell with blue people.

I don't know if there are green people out there or not, but there really are blue-skinned people. There are some in Kentucky.

Blue People of Kentucky

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I learned about this in one of my HS biology classes.
 
They smokin' that Kentucky blue grass?

It's a condition that has been around for a long time, but is apparently recessive so it has mostly died out. Just not everywhere.
 
It's a condition that has been around for a long time, but is apparently recessive so it has mostly died out. Just not everywhere.

It's also possible to develop environmentally from long-term exposure to high doses of silver compounds, such as some homeopathic remedies. I've actually considered doing this to myself as a form of body modification.
 
I Love It! :) The only folks that have a problem with it are full blown racist!!

PE in Full Effect
 
The article states that interracial marriage has been downgraded to simply being unusual - in whose eyes? I've never found it unusual, personally. Also, if we're talking about ethnicity, then practically all marriages are "interracial" unless you and your partner have done purity testing with genetics to make sure you're of similar ancestry.

One of my good friends is a white South African, and he has 15% African DNA. He married a white woman, and their child is darker than both of them. Skin colour is such an illusion and it doesn't demonstrate anything. Two white people or two black people could have very different recent ancestry.
 
do you believe that inter-racial marriage is a bad thing?

Not at all. Like gay marriage, interacial marriage is just a veriation on the theme. Interacial marriage, however, tend to divorce more than intraracial marriage. That's not saying interacial marriage should be avoided, is wrong/immoral, etc, only that there is a uniqu dynamic which should be adressed to give the marriage the best chances of survival.
 
@Jerry & StillBallin75:

When it's true interracial marriages are divorced more often than same-race marriages, my first guess is that this is due to racism within the respective families and environments of one or both sides. Say a black guy and a white girl marry, but her parents have racist tendencies and let her daughter and her husband know they don't really approve of their marriage. Or their friends. Or vice versa.

I guess any marriage the families and/or friends of one or both sides don't approve of are more likely to be divorced on the long run. And in case of mixed race, racism becomes an increasing factor for lack of approval.

I gave a real example, which I've personally seen a dozen times, which had nothing at all to do with racism.

Sometimes the traditions and norms of different cultures don't jive well.

To reiterate the example, a white and a native: The white person was brought up where you get married and move into your own home with your spouse.

The native person was brought up where your new spouse moves into the big family home, or you bring family into your new home.

No one is doing anything wrong here, this is just a difference which needs to be addressed before hand; which is part of why I support legally requiring pre-marital counseling.
 
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