Personally, I think it's only a matter of time before all Americans just become mutts. Just look at the White American population, most are part German, French, Italian, Polish, whatever. A century ago, it was frowned upon for an Italian to be dating an Anglo Saxon. I think what is happening now is that all races are being mixed together. In about three more generations, most of America will be racially mixed. It probably won't be a big deal, because by then, that would just be "American".

Poll shows interracial dating widely accepted

By Jenny Santiago
Collegian Staff Writer
Pick a color -- black, white, brown, yellow, red or any color in between.

Interracial relationships are now widely accepted by Americans of all races, according to a recent Gallup Poll, with 95 percent of young people, ages 18 to 29, approving. Nearly half of all Americans say they have personally dated a person of a different race.

"There is no question that people are more tolerant of interracial relationships today than in the past, but unquestionably people are not as tolerant in their hearts as they believe they are in their heads," said Sam Richards, senior lecturer in sociology.

Richards said people of different races are dating others who have similar class and cultural backgrounds. They are not just dating anyone across the race line, but people they have a lot in common with, regardless of race, he said.

This acceptance of interracial dating is a large change from past generations. According to the Gallup Poll, while 95 percent of the younger generation polled accepted these relationships, only 45 percent 65 and older approved.

Communications lecturer Jo Dumas said she has had firsthand experience with the changes in tolerance among different generations. "I am involved in an interracial marriage, and the incidents of racism I have experienced are much fewer now than in the past," she said. "I have gotten ugly looks before and curt behavior from some individuals, but it mostly occurred in areas that were predominantly white."

Danny Brawner (junior-Japanese) said Penn State is a good example of those communities where there is a lack of diversity.

"It's obvious that people here haven't been exposed to enough diversity because if you look at the greek system, for instance, you can see that there is obvious segregation with the designated Jewish, black and white frats," Brawner said. "A different race is something strange to many students here, and a lot of times something considered strange is more likely to become the subject of jokes."

Brawner said he has personally experienced such jokes when a member of his fraternity spent time with someone of a different race and was later ridiculed.

Dumas said there are "wonderful" efforts under way to promote cultural awareness and acceptance by student organizations.

"We still have a long way to go, but acknowledging and celebrating cultural differences enriches our lives and puts us in a position to more openly recognize our oneness," Dumas said.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/02/02-28-06tdc/02-28-06dnews-08.asp

I guess this woman takes a different view.

Interracial dating still not accepted
Ann Rotz
Issue date: 7/29/04 Section: Opinions
PrintEmail DoubleClick Any Word Page 1 of 1 I am not a geneticist or biologist, but I do hold the reasonable belief that science has demonstrated an absence of biological differences between races.
There is, as I understand, no DNA distinction between blacks and whites.

Racial differences are socially constructed. Our thinking and our institutions create them.

I do not belittle their horrible ramifications.

However, they are removable.

Many of us struggle with interracial dating and marriage.

I am white and the man I date is black.

He is beautiful and good. That is why I choose to be with him.

I do not make this choice because he is black or in spite of the fact that he is black.

Some white men have told me I have betrayed my race. Other whites chastise me for going against God.

A few black women have scorned me and condemned him. Occasionally black men make assumptions of me that I find disrespectful and rude.

I had hoped such thinking died long ago.

Few people, when judging me or him ask if he treats me well or if I respect his intelligence and sensitivity.

In the end, isn't that what matters?

It amazes me how the opinions others have of me change when I walk by with a black man next to me, rather than a white man.

The conclusions others have reached are preposterous.

This fall, on a weekend outing, I witnessed a man condemn a white woman who passed in the company of two black gentlemen.

This man smiled pleasantly at me and I thought it bizarre that if I had been in the company of other friends he would denounce me as well.

Yet, through it all, I remain the same, no matter what the color of the person beside me.

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I ask myself if I am "one of those white girls who dates black guys."

I wonder what that thought means and where it comes from.

If there is such a creature as the white girl who dates black guys, why do we assume she is bad?

Why fear classification as one who dates black men more than as one who dates white men?

Most importantly, why do I and many others entertain this thought?

Sometimes, even I consider buying into the societal norm against interracial dating.

I wonder if dating only white men would be easier.

I am thankful that those moments are few and my happiness is great.

My world is beautiful, in part, because of the colors in it. I am white and the man I date is black.

When you see us out together, I hope what you see is my smile, how he opens doors for me, and how much we laugh.

These are the emblems of the things that matter.

-- Ann Rotz is recent graduate of the law school.

Many individuals date interracially in order to get back at their parents. I personally have nothing against it, but those who do it just to be rebellious are idiots IMHO.