Interracial Relationships in the United States
Interracial Relationships in the United States Today, as the look of love is changing and the number of interracial relationships continues to rise, more and more mixed couples are finding less antagonism toward their relationships. Merriam Dictionary defines interracial as "of, involving, or designed for members of different races. ... While an interracial relationship can occur between any two races, I will mainly focus on black and white relationships. The issue of interracial relationships has been ongoing before the time of slavery. ... Today, in the United States, 1.5 million marriages are interracial. ... 6% of the marriages were black/white interracial marriages. ... com columnist, states, "one survey found that 40 percent of Americans had dated someone of another race." Pew Research Center for the People and the Press conducted a survey in 1999 and found that 70 percent of whites and 82 percent of blacks polled approved of interracial dating. The survey also showed that 77 percent of non-whites and 60 percent of whites voiced approval of interracial marriage. While an interracial couple may be looked at with contempt, disgust, or confusion, they are looking back at people with sympathy. Many interracial couples feel that those in society who have a problem with them are simply uneducated.