StereoTypes - Interracial Relations

I've been watching this Youtube channel (owned by Pharrell Williams) for over a year now, and I really enjoy it because they go around interviewing all different types of people with different views on life and of course different races.

When these people were asked who they enjoy dating and most of them were all for interracial realtionships and when asked if they have ever been in an interracial relationship most of them have been or actually want to be in one.

"...it's beautiful, its culture...love has NO color." It's a really cliché to put it, but it's actually a beautiful way to put it.

Interracial Couples in commercials

These commercials have not received as much negativity as the Cheerios commercial has. Why do you think that is? Could it be that certain types of interracial couples spark more outrage than others?

The 15% percent...

I was browsing through my tumblr a few nights ago and stumbled upon this TUMBLR PAGE.

When I read the title of the blog I wasn't too sure what they mean by "We Are the 15 Percent". As I read the description of the blog I was surprised to learn that interracial marriages are now 15% of the marriages in America. 

I became curious and wanted to know when this flourish in interracial relationships happened and came across this chart:

(photo from: NBCnews.com)

(This blog was actually inspired by the Cherrios video shown in class) 

http://youtu.be/kYofm5d5Xdw

Browse through the blog and you see picture of couples in interracial relationships.

You can actually submit your own picture if you are in an interracial relationship! 

Looking into interracial relationships reminds me of the lessons we had in class about "The Casta System". 

Back then these families were put into different categories based on who they married. Now it's not the same as it was before because there isn't a "ranking", but these families are mixed race.

Interracial Relationships pt. 2

If you're interested here's an article that I think is a perfect response to my previous post:

You can click here to read it.

Interracial Relationships

Interracial relationships are something I have seen a lot lately, especially around the area I live in (USC/Downtown), and personally having been in an interracial relationship before I see nothing wrong with it.

I came across an article on Jezebel.com titled "Dating Latinos Doesn't Make Me Racist"
(I'll leave a link of the article HERE) 

The minute I read the title I proceeded to reading and noticed how the author Sara Ines files this article as: RACE MATTERS.
For starters, she begins her article talking down other races of men that 
she has dated, then proceeds to list flaws that Latino men are "known" to have. 
She seems to value the culture aspect of the relationship
a lot, so like language, beliefs, and food. I completely understand that, but just 
because your partner does not know what a spanish word means you can teach
them? Isn't that part of a relationship? 
(I don't wanna make this post all about the way a relationship should work, but come on Sara!)

Interracial relationships are always something that isn't very common
in the Latino community,so I'm assuming that is something stopping her
from wanting to be with someone of another race. Latinos are very prideful of
their culture and she seems to not want to leave her comfort zone and 

learn about other cultures. I would not say that makes her racist in anyway,
it just makes her a little closed-minded. 

Thoughts? Comments?

Racial Documentary "Other" Mixed Identity

This documentary preview is a perfect way to start this blog because this is what its main focus will be. This documentary interviews 8 people in the United States that identify themselves as a "mixed race". People that are mixed are always asked "what they are" and these people seem to have to deal with that a lot. I feel that these people are questioned because of the way they look (skin color). This documentary touches on the lives of these people and how they go day to day with being mixed race.