Thursday, February 16, 2012

Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?

I personally find inter-racial marriage offensive and say so when asked; am I supposed to pretend I think they're just fine %26amp; dandy against my will? Or can I just state I don't like inter-racial marriages and find them really offensive?Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?No. You are not required to approve of anything. Does this question come up alot with you? All you have to say is no. You don't have to get on a soap box and make alot of racist speeches.

However, they do not need your approval to get married. None of our opinions matter do they?

For the record though I am full blood american indian and although I am not thrilled to see our young people marrying whites or blacks it is their decision.Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?
You aren't required to approve but social conventions do require you to tolerate what doesn't harm others and is not illegal.

Your opinion on such things should only apply to what you would or would not be willing to do in your own life.

It is not your place to tell other people who they can and can not love or care for. That is a slippery slope when you start believing your way, what is right for you, is the only way. Who gets to make the rules? Who gets to make the rules that apply to you?

I have been on this earth long enough to learn a few things, most of them the hard way. One thing I can assure you of is that it is very hard to find someone to love who loves you back in return. Even then there are so many things beyond our control that can tear people apart. If people can find each other, form a family and take care of one another that is, as Martha Stewart might say, "A very good thing."

Try to live and let live. Try to look at what people do and how they treat others instead of how they look or where they grew up or who their parents are.

If you were to be judged based on those standards how would you do?Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?You do not have to approve, but it does seem racist. We live in a time where we should not be defined by our race, but by the cultures we live in. We need to stop looking at skin color as something that defines a person.Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?
If somebody asks, it would be better to refuse to answer to avoid unpleasantness. If somebody insists upon an answer, be honest. Never offer an opinion without being asked.Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?Remember, you can disagree on ANY subject but you still have to show a level of respect to those in the relationship.Am I required to approve of inter-racial marriage?
You are not required to, but it would be better if you just approved.
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