Times are changing and interracial dating is becoming more and more widely accepted by Americans. In her article called “Love is Color Blind” (see below), Galia Myron says that while social pressure could be conditioning the answers given in surveys, younger people are generally more accepting of mixed-race dating than their parents. In fact, even older people are more open minded about interracial dating than they were in the past.
Pretty Latin Woman
Of course, the online dating crowd is, by definition, at the forefront of the interracial dating revolution. Most people who look for love through online dating sites such as Interracialcupid are specifically attracted by the exotic beauty of different races. Latin women, Asian women, Eastern European women and women from all over the world each have their unique charms, and many western men find the cultural nuances very appealing indeed.
Yes, true love is color blind, but many times it is the exotic differences such as color that spark off the attraction in the first place!
Love is Color Blind PDF Print E-mail Written by Galia Myron Thursday, 28 January 2010 16:27 American attitudes indicate increasing acceptance of interracial dating, especially among Millennials. Most Americans are open-minded about interracial dating, with younger generations increasingly more tolerant than their predecessors, says a Pew Research report. People of any generation also grow more accepting of interracial relationships as they age, the survey indicated. Overall, says the report, since 1987, the percentage of Americans approving of interracial dating has increased dramatically, from nearly half (48 percent) to a vast majority (83 percent).
Does tolerance of interracial relationships indicate progress across all race-related issues?
Blogger and book author Angela Dion of Dion Communications is black and has been married to a white man for 22 years. She says, yes, “absolutely.”
“We’re not done yet but things have certainly progressed since 25 years ago when my husband and I started dating,” she says.
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