Why do we unconsciously turn to our own race?
469318
People are the most comfortable with others that seem to be similar to themselves.  It IS just human nature
790941
Try researching your genealogy. It may prove to be a difficult task and you may never find out. Just be comfortable with being a human being and do not worry about the percentage of other races that made you up. You are a child of the universe like everyone else. You have a right to be here.
770340
You and every one you are speaking of need to get the hell out of the hick town you are in. We are all a part of the human race. It had been announced by a scientific study, and shown that  white skin is a genetic mutation. We were all alot darker than we are now. Get some more education your self.
162594
I'm all about any interracial dating. The children always turn out beautiful. Not only that, there are so many beautiful people in the world, why limit yourself to your own race? What if you miss out on the man or woman of your dreams just becasue he or she happened to be a different race and you were too ignorant to accept that?
43975
Hatred against own race happens when someone is sick of how the people of his own race behave. He may have experienced being judged by people who generalize and the frustation grows into hatred. He doesn't hate people who judge him because he realizes the fact that his people do awful things. His frustation of his own people make him hate himself for being one of that race.
7973
We are all Americans, all of us, and to imply that one color of people should only stick to one color is discrimination.  Which is kinda ironic considering that most of the people who stick to one race color are the same people who whine about everyone else being racist.  We are one people, at the DNA level we're all human and skin color shouldn't really matter much.  This sorta devision is what keeps racism a issue, because if people can't relate to each other they are going to dislike or be suspicious of each other.  Frankly, the sooner we realize that the only race that matters is the human race, the better.
304161
Sometimes.\nI get this claustrophobic feeling whenever I'm in a crowded place, and I start jumping from one quiet spot to the other in that whole, crowded place, just trying to 'blend' into my surroundings.\nAlso, because the place I'm studying at is a small town (Small towns are good for studies because you've got virtually nothing to do but study! :P), everyone's rather narrow-minded. The state I'm living in is pre-dominantly people of my race, the people in the country I'm living in are Multi-cultural, yes, but they don't live together in harmony, but in harsh racial divisions going about their business and being wary of the next race.\nHence, the people tend to really frown upon racial mixing (it's somewhat like a voluntary form of racial segregation or apartheid, with different districts holding an excessive majority of one particular race), let alone multi-racial relationships.\nWhenever my fiance (of a darker skin, and therefore in this country - EVEN more discriminated upon! The irony is that the rest of the races aren't so white themselves! They're brown!) and I walk out we find ourselves in merciless public scrutiny.\nThe worse thing is that while at least he's being ignored, I get the brunt of the telling off by some self-righteous middle-aged - older guy about mixing with other groups, about myself being 'cheap' because I mix with "such people" (meaning people of tanned and darker skinned), or I'm seen as some promiscuous girl hanging off the tetherhooks of some charming, evil dark-skinned man because of status, wealth, charm, boredom, rebelliousness, etc.\nWe find ourself literally 'hiding' when we go out. And mind you, we don't even hold hands in public, all it takes is just being in close proximity to a darker-skinned man to warrant disapproving glares from even the racist younger men  and women, who look at me as if I'm a paid prostitute walking around with him because I'm paid! \nIt's frustrating, and we've come across some extremely racist people, to the subtle racism (pretending not to hear my fiance speak, only speaking to me but in a rude tone, or speaking in a very rude, insulting, dismissive tone to my fiance, etc.).\nSo yes, while we aren't afraid of what people think of our relationship (We're engaged! It's not as if he's a 3 month fling or something!), we prefer not to create conflict, and find ourselves sometimes 'hiding' from everyone.\nIt's not unknown to have racial attacks where I'm studying at now.\nWe just can't wait to get the semesters over with and move over to our next destination, and just be ourselves!\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
713035
I think this is a good question to bring up, as it has raised many different responses from others (especially those who did not read the question well and answered assuming the questioner was being racist by asking the question).\n\nI personally do not think you are wrong for NOT wanting to date out of your race.  Many people remain committed to continuing the binds that hold their race true and that is something to be proud of, isn't it?  It used to be.  Every race was happy to continue to lengthen their ethnicity so as not to die out as a race.  In time, it changed and wasn't so important, given social awareness and immigration to other countries.  Then, we saw there was nothing wrong with integration.  So the same should be for those who do not wish to date/marry out of their race.  I can't say that the person needs to have a biased reason, such as "well, as long as you don't do it because you hate other races."  Because you're the one who has to live your life.\n\nYou are not a racist just because you choose to do this.  I have been called names just because I dated OUT of my race.  When I was dating, had men of my race shown interest, I'd happily have dated them, but they stereotyped me and avoided me based on that "probable" information.  I married OUT of my race simply because I fell in love with him - mentally, the "race" thing just didn't register, so I did what I wanted to do.\n\nI am proud of my race and you should be too, as this is our heritage, who we are (good, bad or indifferent).\n\nFor those who misunderstood you, please don't feel bad.  Perhaps they misinterpreted the question - this happens.  Know that you should not feel obligated to date out of your race.  Who are we to say that you should, that this would help lighten racism as we know it?  It's your decision/life, not ours.
207473
The census now allows you to check more than one box. I agree with that concept because people should be allowed to embrace and declare their whole selves. If I had to fill out a form that asked my "race" and did not specify the option of marking more than one box, I would choose "other".
1050012
I'm African American.  And there are racists within my race.  There are also racists within the Caucasian race.  Also, Oriental and Latino.  I guess squeaky wheels get the grease.  Most of us that are not racist, of all colors and all races, are too busy living our lives and having fun with the different people of these races; mingling with them and living in peace.  While every waking day of these poor peoples' lives, they spend trying to find ways to hurt or make us guys feel bad or inferior.  Could you imagine, long ago, being a woman and not being able to vote?  i.e., Knowing damn well you're much smarter than the jerk off drunk idiot councilman who you work for.  This is the control of racism.  Luckily, women, African-Americans, some poor whites and Asians have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and continuously fight to make it right.  And just remember, they wake up being racists.  We (non-racists) wake up accepting everyone until they give us a reason not to.\nGod Bless You All
677786
Because that's the primary thing that we know. Our own ethnocentricity is what we were raised to know about. It surrounds us as children and is what many times motivates our moral and ethical decisions. It's almost hardwired into us and for some is almost impossible to overcome. Others find it easier, thank goodness. Hope this answered your question.
951601
Sometimes I don't tell people my ethnicity because I don't want people to label me, and when I meet new people I don't really want to know what they are because it'll affect how I perceive them. \n\nAnyways, if you go back 2,000 generations we're all African. Race is only important if you want to generalize.
210853
Honey, I often wondered the same thing...but then I realized that while we all live in our own realties, we are linked by our own human existance.  Things don't dissappear into dark nothingness simply because you have left that area.  How do I know this?  Because I am sitting here in Cleveland right now smoking a cigarette (not gange like you are), living in my own little reality.  Also, I think it is important to realize for yourself that you are just a small fragment of a whole.  You need to get over yourself, and I don't mean that in a snotty way, I mean that you are dealing with your id, which is a common human experience, and one needs to give of their selves in order to conquer his or her feelings of isolation.
861051
this does seem 2 be a sad occurence in life.\n\nhowever, something to ease the pain of some1 going thru this may be that being in such situations demand that we kno who we are and that we stick to being who we are.\n\ni think once the individuals u talk of that are stuck in such situations can be confident and celebrate 2 themselves who they are things can be easier.\n\nthere are "injustices" in the world, but if we can focus on the positivity in the Universe, we have the power 2 transform our reality in2 the Utopias we always wanted.
1077166
Race is the most important of your identity ONLY IF YOU WERE RAISED TO MAKE IT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART!!! if you were raised RACIST, then you are a racist!!! if you were raised to be loving and non=judgmental to others, then that is how you are.....racism is ignorance and fear of others OUTSIDE of your own race...
699747
If you don't feel apart of the race, then don't. Do you feel you have to be apart of the white race to feel complete? In my opinion, your culture is in Italy and that is what matters more. What race you identify with does not identify you personally or who you are. Remember "race" is more of a concept than factual
434872
Well, this would be not exactly a race question, but more of a family values question. People of a certain race may be more than likely to take certain values more to heart and place a higher price on them. They then pass these values down to their children- obviously of the same race in many cases. This creates a culture in a family passed down through generations, which in turn greatly influences both the personality and self-esteem of an individual in the family.