Mixed-race couples

Kevin Duffy · 13-01-2012 11:49PM

That skin colour thing is a red herring OP, they don't want you dating their daughter 'cos you're a boardsie. They're right too.

44leto · 13-01-2012 11:51PM

"because I am black" Ali G
I suppose another "Guess who is coming to dinner" no-one cares these days as long as its not a troll.

Jude_2010 · 13-01-2012 11:53PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

How hot is she?

hahaha very hot

kind of like a seventeen year old 40% sexier Leigh-Allyn Baker but she claims she doesn't look anything like her soo..

SharpshooterTom · 13-01-2012 11:53PM

The world is going mixed race.

I've been saying this for a long time, we need strip down the borders, or at least relax them to allow full globalisation to take place.

I've always believed the world will be beige eventually, certainly in parts of europe, America this definitely will be the case shortly etc.

In Britain, a mixed race majority is certainly possible. 22% of primary schoolchildren are not white, and this is increasing, and I'm glad. If the tories don't cap immigration completely, we should be looking at a non-white majority by the second half of this century.

Things are looking up for this century, miscegenation is the new phenomenon of the 21st century. Hopefully we will have something like this in Ireland eventually.

teaandtoast · 13-01-2012 11:53PM

What difference does it make want race or ethnicity a person it's usually the character and personality of a person that attracts a person. I know they said opposites attract aswell.

44leto · 13-01-2012 11:53PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Race is just a social construct.

And so, just because something is a social construct does not make it any less impotent. The whole of human civilization is a social construct.

Jude_2010 · 13-01-2012 11:54PM

Nevore wrote: »

No daughter of mine is going out with a black lad.

Or a white or yellow or red or anything, she's going into the convent at 16.

damn right too

Micky Dolenz · 13-01-2012 11:55PM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

hahaha very hot
kind of like a seventeen year old 40% sexier Leigh-Allyn Baker but she claims she doesn't look anything like her soo..

Any pics?

Just to compare of course.

Peetrik · 13-01-2012 11:55PM

My daughter would be free to make her own decisions. Hopefully I would have raised her well enough for her to make good decisions where her partners are concerned.

A large age difference would be the only case where I'd intervene.... or if her partner was from Cavan... seriously.. that accent

fuerte1976 · 13-01-2012 11:56PM

F them all. Go for it bud

El Weirdo · 13-01-2012 11:56PM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

hahaha very hot
kind of like a seventeen year old 40% sexier Leigh-Allyn Baker but she claims she doesn't look anything like her soo..

*googles*

Niiiice.

Buceph · 13-01-2012 11:58PM

I don't think Ireland is as racist as some people make out. I think we're still a bit backward for that. In places like London and America they have a long history of different races being part of their culture, so you get true acceptance as well as true racism. Over here, we don't have a history of other cultures coming here (apart from the fecking Brits raping our potatoes and stealing our women.) We have some Asian/Chinese immigration from the 50/60/70s, and the odd story like Paul McGrath and Phil Lynott popping up, but broadly most people of different ethnicity are recent immigrants and their children, and that's where I imagine most of the difficulty is. But for some people that just comes out as a "race" thing.

An example would be the stories you hear of an asylum seeker about to be deported from Ballybogtown, Wesht Kerry. You have every local marching on the Dail demanding that the family are allowed stay, that they've done well in the community and are good people, and didn't she help with the junior infants nativity play and isn't the young fella on the under 10 football team, and sure he might be the first black player to win the Provincial Club Trophy for Ballybogtown. Then they're asked what about immigrants in general and they all say, "They should all be kicked out, but our local immigrants are grand people, lovely family, and they're ok to stay."

I wouldn't have a problem with it, as long as you're an alright lad. I just think that parts of Ireland have yet to encounter many people of a different race, and when they do they see them as "our people" while thinking the rest of that race is different and scary. Eventually they'll figure out that they're alright. And part of them figuring that out would be you going out with this girl and showing them that it's normal and nothing to be scared of.

If it's a problem with her parents or family that you're having, and you're looking for advice, then maybe you should try posting in the Personal Issues forum. If you're just looking for discussion on the average Irish attitude, then I think broadly some people are just a little scared of this new happening in Ireland. Most will be grand in time.

kevmol88 · 13-01-2012 11:59PM

biko wrote: »

As long as you/he is a good boyfriend that's all that matters.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16549350

KKkitty · 14-01-2012 12:01AM

OP Ask her how she feels about you and if she says she doesn't feel the same ask her why. If it's a race issue don't take it to heart. Your race is part of who you are and you seem like a nice young man so I hope it works out for you.

seanybiker · 14-01-2012 12:01AM

Get in there as quick as you can. Supposedly after you she wont go back. Best of luck with her

up for anything · 14-01-2012 12:02AM

Agento.T.o wrote: »

Social construct is determined by Race Guess your White only Whites go around discussing how they don't even exist. O.P if your just an individual couple then happy to you but you may lead the way for the destruction of the White&Irish genotype in this country Would you be happy knowing that you where the first of many to have contributed to Irish Genocide?

You eventually found your way out of the race thread, unfortunately.

Wasn't it the Spanish Armada who first contributed to Irish Genocide or the pesky Normans or even perhaps the Formorians?

You do speak a lot of twaddle. :rolleyes:

seanybiker · 14-01-2012 12:03AM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

That skin colour thing is a red herring OP, they don't want you dating their daughter 'cos you're a boardsie. They're right too.

Why did you have to mention the colour of the herring? you racist:mad:

Micky Dolenz · 14-01-2012 12:04AM

Agento.T.o wrote: »

Social construct is determined by Race Guess your White only Whites go around discussing how they don't even exist. O.P if your just an individual couple then happy to you but you may lead the way for the destruction of the White&Irish genotype in this country Would you be happy knowing that you where the first of many to have contributed to Irish Genocide?

Banned.

Pushing racist agenda.

billybudd · 14-01-2012 12:04AM

Agento.T.o wrote: »

Social construct is determined by Race Guess your White only Whites go around discussing how they don't even exist. O.P if your just an individual couple then happy to you but you may lead the way for the destruction of the White&Irish genotype in this country Would you be happy knowing that you where the first of many to have contributed to Irish Genocide?

Of all the nations in the world i think we could do with a bit tanning! apart from this your post is idiotic and opinions like yours should be confined to a field somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

SharpshooterTom · 14-01-2012 12:04AM

teaandtoast wrote: »

What difference does it make want race or ethnicity a person it's usually the character and personality of a person that attracts a person. I know they said opposites attract aswell.

This is my belief why the world is going mixed race. I believe if we don't stop immigration we should have a fairly beige country ourselves in time hopefully. I believe Europe needs to go through this phase due it having an ageing population and so we need more immigrants.

They're talking about Britain having a non-white majority by 2066, whether that will happen or not is another thing, but if it does, hopefully we're not too far behind.

Oddjob · 14-01-2012 12:05AM

seanybiker wrote: »

Get in there as quick as you can. Supposedly after you she wont go back. Best of luck with her

The stereotypical all blacks have massive cocks. Lovely. Next you'll be calling his sister a whore.

Jude_2010 · 14-01-2012 12:07AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Any pics?

Just to compare of course.

she'll kill me if she ever finds out but feck it lol
this is from her facebook

Beautiful isn't she? my mates are all like .. how the f*ck did you pull her?
I say.
"because i'm a musician, chicks totally digg musicians" yes sir i am one lucky man

Dudess · 14-01-2012 12:07AM

Buceph wrote: »

I don't think Ireland is as racist as some people make out. I think we're still a bit backward for that. In places like London and America they have a long history of different races being part of their culture, so you get true acceptance as well as true racism. Over here, we don't have a history of other cultures coming here (apart from the fecking Brits raping our potatoes and stealing our women.) We have some Asian/Chinese immigration from the 50/60/70s, and the odd story like Paul McGrath and Phil Lynott popping up, but broadly most people of different ethnicity are recent immigrants and their children, and that's where I imagine most of the difficulty is. But for some people that just comes out as a "race" thing.

An example would be the stories you hear of an asylum seeker about to be deported from Ballybogtown, Wesht Kerry. You have every local marching on the Dail demanding that the family are allowed stay, that they've done well in the community and are good people, and didn't she help with the junior infants nativity play and isn't the young fella on the under 10 football team, and sure he might be the first black player to win the Provincial Club Trophy for Ballybogtown. Then they're asked what about immigrants in general and they all say, "They should all be kicked out, but our local immigrants are grand people, lovely family, and they're ok to stay."

I wouldn't have a problem with it, as long as you're an alright lad. I just think that parts of Ireland have yet to encounter many people of a different race, and when they do they see them as "our people" while thinking the rest of that race is different and scary. Eventually they'll figure out that they're alright. And part of them figuring that out would be you going out with this girl and showing them that it's normal and nothing to be scared of.

If it's a problem with her parents or family that you're having, and you're looking for advice, then maybe you should try posting in the Personal Issues forum. If you're just looking for discussion on the average Irish attitude, then I think broadly some people are just a little scared of this new happening in Ireland. Most will be grand in time.

I know a guy whose girlfriend is black and American - he says the two of them got far more hostility in the deep south of the U.S. than on the streets of Cork.

Chuck Stone · 14-01-2012 12:08AM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Basically, lets say you're a parent and your daughter says she's dating a black guy. What would be your first reaction. May be you've been in that situation before.

Wouldn't care about someone's colour, ethnicity, religion* as long as they weren't a bollocks.

Pherekydes wrote: »

That's still a social construct.

Even if that's true it doesn't mean that people don't discriminate based on someone's race which makes it a bit of a moot point.

*I'd be more concerned about a person's level of 'devotion' to their religion.

Kevin Duffy · 14-01-2012 12:08AM

seanybiker wrote: »

Why did you have to mention the colour of the herring? you racist:mad:

And then you throw in heap big redskin face. Him racist.

El Weirdo · 14-01-2012 12:09AM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

she'll kill me if she ever finds out but feck it lol
this is from her facebook

Beautiful isn't she? my mates are all like .. how the f*ck did you pull her?
I say.
"because i'm a musician, chicks totally digg musicians" yes sir i am one lucky man

Lovely, but not really a cool thing to do, tbh.

Best get rid of the link.;)

Millicent · 14-01-2012 12:09AM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

she'll kill me if she ever finds out but feck it lol
this is from her facebook

Beautiful isn't she? my mates are all like .. how the f*ck did you pull her?
I say.
"because i'm a musician, chicks totally digg musicians" yes sir i am one lucky man

Dude, she's gonna kick your arse.

She's very pretty though.

Jude_2010 · 14-01-2012 12:09AM

Dudess wrote: »

I know a guy whose girlfriend is black and American - he says the two of them got far more hostility in the deep south of the U.S. than on the streets of Cork.

I'm not stereotypical but southern US are quite the racists

14-01-2012 12:09AM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Thing is there this girl at school that I'm into and she's into me too but to cut a long story short I'm getting the feeling she's reluctant cause I'm black (i dont mean because she's had bad experiences before, just cause of the whole mixed thing) and I understand that, sort of..
We do get a couple stares when were together, which pisses me off cause, I mean what's the big deal here haha.

Basically, lets say you're a parent and your daughter says she's dating a black guy. What would be your first reaction. May be you've been in that situation before.
Also any advice would be appreciated very much

Thanks for reading

God you'd imagine in the year 2012 it shouldnt be an issue but sadly in some minority quarters, it probably is.

I mean we have been represented globally by alot of black people in different disciplines who were very much renowned and cherished, not only by the irish public, but even on a world wide scale and on top of it these people are considered as been bonafide Irish, not that its relevant. My point is the majority of our populations attitudes have changed toward colour. Yes idiots still roam at large but generally it matters squat what colour or race you are.
Paul Mcgrath, Phil Lynott, the late Darren Sutherland to name a few who have done this country proud with their achievements.

Personally if it isnt an issue for you or your girlfriend then f*ck what everyone else thinks.

jaffacakesyum · 14-01-2012 12:10AM

Jude_2010 wrote: »

she'll kill me if she ever finds out but feck it lol
this is from her facebook

Beautiful isn't she? my mates are all like .. how the f*ck did you pull her?
I say.
"because i'm a musician, chicks totally digg musicians" yes sir i am one lucky man

You are one lucky man because if she finds out you re-post pictures of her over the internet without her permission, maybe she won't stick around :rolleyes:

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