Come take a read about a very controversial topic! What are your views of dating outside of your race/caste?
When I think of two people being with one another I would like to think it’s because they are madly in love and complement each other well. Many people will have different opinions on this topic but I’m just sharing mine because I feel like it’s a good topic to talk about and if you want to get into a further discussion regarding this please feel free to drop me a message. Earlier this month I asked what your viewpoints were on the matter and a lot of people didn’t have much of an issue with caste but with race but why?
I feel like growing up Indian and living within an Asian household there is levels to what is seen as acceptable and what isn’t. There is a stigma around people who choose to date outside of their race but personally I don’t see the issue and never have. If anything it allows us to get to know about other cultures and religions and isn’t that what life is really about? I do believe a lot of it does come down to generation because people nowadays are a lot more open to doing this whereas if I ask my parents what they think of the topic they would be quite sceptical and would prefer for me to marry within the same race however I do feel like they would be more accepting for the sake of my happiness but also because I have had several conversations with them regarding the future and how I will end up with the person of my choice disregarding their race or religious background.
Also with all the TV shows and movies out there on interracial couples it’s seen as very normal which I am 100% for. We need to be more accepting as people and the world is slowly evolving. We choose what we want to accept and I feel like being open minded is the way forward to being truly happy. If we all judged one another what kind of world would that be.
I do know that some people choose to date/marry in their cast and religion because it’s seen as ‘the easier thing to do’ and most people don’t want to go against family and religious values because the aftermath can be chaotic. I have seen it first hand and it’s not pretty however, after the initial shock people can change their minds and views on things overtime if they see how important it is to you. Also if they see the world we live in now and decide to be more understanding and accepting of situations that might not seem ‘normal’ to them they can learn to be more accepting.
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