Bigotry, Sterotypes, and Closed Minded Purists.
Bigotry, Stereotypes, and Closed Minded Purists: In the United States, forty-five percent of parents say that they would prefer that their children would not date someone outside of their race. Another survey states that twenty percent of parents would not permit their child to date outside of their religion. When dealing with the issue of their child's dating life, this would leave a combined amount of thirty-five percent of parents unbiased to race or religion. Being from the African and Caucasian decent, as well as a member of the Methodist religion, I have come across bigots, stereotypes, and close-minded purists. The current bigotry that I have dealt and am still dealing with is the worst. In the beginning of my current relationship it had come to my attention that when going out with my girlfriend, I always h
While "Mary" and myself were dating we had made arrangements to meet at the movies. Not only did he believe in the stereotypes, but also had his own beliefs about religion. While meeting her there, her father greeted me with a firm handshake and said, "If you are like all those other black guys who just go out with girls to get them pregnant and leave them, then I want you to have nothing to do with my daughter. This being the downfall of many of my relationships. Her father was more avid about us not dating when he found out about my religion. He had automatically placed this label of no interracial dating upon his daughter due to the stereotypes placed on black men in society. He had been taught to keep all religions separate and pure. For privacy rights we will call this girl "Mary". The common stereotype that is placed upon black males is that they do not treat women with respect. These thoughts have put me through many battles only to come out angry, frustrated, and empty handed. " That was the first and last time I ever met her father. I have managed to cope with the fact that I am unable to change the viewpoints of others and I have learned to keep my head held high when faced with people of this nature. ad to meet her and her friends at a certain location. Hoping that my children will not be faced with the same troubles, I am prepared to continue fighting my own personal battles with this problem.
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