Interracial Dating: Still An Issue In Today's Society??

Being born & raised in the county of dade *smirks* luckily, Miami is a HUGE melting pot. You will meet people from everywhere here, alllll races, & I've always thought that was a beautiful thing (being made of a mix myself).

Last night I went to a comedy show, & although the comedian states "I see a lot of mixed couples in here, that's a beautiful thing" He also said "I would never date a white woman" & cracked jokes on them. When the show was over it was clear which couple he was speaking of, as the caucasian woman held her partners hand & walked out of the club with her head down it seemed as if a lot of people were snickering about them as they exited.

In my mind I was like wow, is interracial dating still an issue?

African American and white's, asian's and white's, african-american and asian's relationships, & hispanics who date outside of there race seemed to get side eyed the most according to statistics. Why is this so?

According to what i've read, it's such an "issue" not only for the typical "racist" reasons, but also because a lot of races are feeling like, if they want to date someone of there own race (in some cases) it is more difficult because there potential partners have already been "snatched up" by someone outside of "there race". (<-- I quote that because if you've ever researched on genetics or the biological basis behind race, you'd be surprised to know where you actually come from, just saying).

For example, African-American women have to "compete" with White women for African-American men, as numbers reveal.

When African-Americans and whites marry, there is a 2.65 more likely chance that a black husband and a white wife, is the engagement. In fact, 73 percent of all black and white marriages have this setup.

Asian men actually are statistically worse off than African-American women. For every 1,000 married Asian women, only 860 Asian men are married. In comparison, for every 1,000 married African-American women, there were 1,059 married African-American men.

This data suggests that Asian men prefer to marry Asian women, but since Asian women are more likely to marry a man of another race, it leaves less Asian women to choose from.

So I can see, where & how the "issue" can be an "issue". But, I believe, regardless of statistics, who you decide to make a life with, is completely up to you. Although, yea, you might face some issues as a couple, family scrutiny, side eye looks, w/e the case, but you will also get to experience and enjoy a diversity that same-race couples will never know, & if you do decide to date only your "race" more power to you, whatever floats your boat. At the end of the day, I respect everyone's opinions and outlooks on life, & I try to understand and not criticize.

True love, goes BEYOND race, looks, money, social status, etc.. it's suppose to be about two peoples connection, where both souls combine as one. I'm an optimistic person, & I think one day, color of skin will not be something that is looked at as a "setback". We should love each other for who we are on the inside (cliche' but true non the less).
Whether you are black or white or any shade in between "Be proud of who you are in your own skin and stop trying to be proud of your skin." Skin is just that; skin.

Just my thought of the day.

How do you feel about this topic?