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Tia - 2005-04-15 13:47:01
Interesting survey, but it would be a lot easier to reply to if you could highlight the questions and copy them into an email. I replied anyway.
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Chelle - 2005-04-15 14:41:30
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race?
Yes.
2) If so, how often? Once or twice, a few times, half the time�etc�
A few times.
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race?
No.
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one?
Yes. Any race they choose.
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date?
I don't believe it's ever wrong to date any ethnic group. It's a personal choice.
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group?
Maybe.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group?
My mom yes. Dad no.
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group?
No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.)
I think it's probably a problem everywhere.
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group?
A few.
11) Do you consider yourself racist?
No.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�)
Because they want to? I don't know! lol.
14) What ethnic group do you identify?
White.
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~lita~ - 2005-04-15 15:33:02
1) Yes. 2) A few times, less than 6 total. 3) No. 4) I believe that people should choose who they date based on who the person is inside, not at all based on ethnicity. 5) I don't believe there should be any limits. 6) Yes, if I loved them. 7) No, but they were from very different culture groups -- my mother was from Chicago and my father from The South. 8) No. 9) Yes, and I think people should spend more time trying to resolve the issue by being blind to ethnicity/race instead of making policies about them. 10) Yes. 11) No. 13) Tradition, and even more so because they will have an easier time socially. 14) Mixed - White and Native American (Cherokee).
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destinymaker - 2005-04-15 19:25:23
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes.
2) If so, how often? 4/5 times.
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? No.
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? Yes. Any race they choose.
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I dont believe there should be restrictions, everyone is free to choose.
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Hell YES.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in UK? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) It's a problem everywhere people are afraid of the unknown or whats different to them.
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? a LOT- I have a mixed group of friends, white, black, oriental and asian.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? Nope.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Because they want to? Choice, culture, tradition, what they have been taught to think is attractive, what they have been used to in the past.. 14) What ethnic group do you identify? Asian.
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destinymaker - 2005-04-15 19:25:31
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes.
2) If so, how often? 4/5 times.
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? No.
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? Yes. Any race they choose.
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I dont believe there should be restrictions, everyone is free to choose.
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Hell YES.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in UK? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) It's a problem everywhere people are afraid of the unknown or whats different to them.
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? a LOT- I have a mixed group of friends, white, black, oriental and asian.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? Nope.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Because they want to? Choice, culture, tradition, what they have been taught to think is attractive, what they have been used to in the past..
14) What ethnic group do you identify? Asian.
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destinymaker - 2005-04-15 19:25:33
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes.
2) If so, how often? 4/5 times.
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? No.
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? Yes. Any race they choose.
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I dont believe there should be restrictions, everyone is free to choose.
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Hell YES.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in UK? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) It's a problem everywhere people are afraid of the unknown or whats different to them.
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? a LOT- I have a mixed group of friends, white, black, oriental and asian.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? Nope.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Because they want to? Choice, culture, tradition, what they have been taught to think is attractive, what they have been used to in the past..
14) What ethnic group do you identify? Asian.
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alex - 2005-04-15 22:08:56
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? No.
2) If so, how often? 0
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? yes
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? No i dont think it matters
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I don't believe its wrong to date any ethnic group
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Yes.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? no
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) australia - not a huge problem but definately evident
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? one.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? No.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? because there are usually more similarities with people of the same race eg beliefs, traditions. also the majority of people who surround you are the same race (uless your living in another country)
14) What ethnic group do you identify? White
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alex - 2005-04-15 22:09:00
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? No.
2) If so, how often? 0
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? yes
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? No i dont think it matters
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I don't believe its wrong to date any ethnic group
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Yes.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? no
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) australia - not a huge problem but definately evident
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? one.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? No.
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? because there are usually more similarities with people of the same race eg beliefs, traditions. also the majority of people who surround you are the same race (uless your living in another country)
14) What ethnic group do you identify? White
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fat0free0air - 2005-04-16 16:55:55
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes.
2) If so, how often? Once (small town - mostly white)
3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? Yes
4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? I don't think it matters
5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I don't think it's not okay to date any ethnic group.
6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group?Yes, love is love.
7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? Not sure
8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? No.
9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) In Canada, I know it is definately there but it's not a major problem. Most races stick in groups of races, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of racial-related crime or anything.
10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? A few.
11) Do you consider yourself racist? Not at all
13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�)It seems like people are drawn towards people of their own race, I don't think it has anything to do with ethnic preference but just what's exposed to the person.
14) What ethnic group do you identify? White
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marne - 2005-04-17 17:34:07
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes. 2) If so, how often? 9 times out of 10 the person I dated was of another race. 3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? No. 4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? No. They're all ok to date. 5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? I have a hard time dating Germans. 6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? I don't believe in marriage, but if I did, my answer would be yes. 7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? Yes. 8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? Yes. 9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) It is definitely a problem. 10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? All of my friends are outside my ethnic group. 11) Do you consider yourself racist? No. But I am struggling with being racist towards Germans. 13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Fear, tradition, racism, religion. 14) What ethnic group do you identify? Frisian (Dutch).
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Jessica - 2005-04-17 22:52:28
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes. 2) If so, how often? Once or twice 3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? My mom was okay with it but my stepdad is very racist and would make comments all the time. My dad would jokingly make comments but he did it in a different manner. Either way, it wasn't appreciated. 4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Sadly, yes. Which one? I would probably date a black guy and I have dated a Chilean before. But I have to admit that I have something again mexicans. That's my own prejudice but I can't help it. 5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? As of right now, I haven't met a mexican that I would date. 6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Possibly 7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? Mom no, but my dad was married to a Korean woman for a few years before my mother. 8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? Stated above 9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? (Or wherever you live. If different then US please put.) It's definitely a problem where I live. But I'm sure it's everywhere you go. 10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? a couple 11) Do you consider yourself racist? I would call myself prejudiced from growing up in a racist/hateful environment, but I wouldn't call myself a racist. I'd consider myself pretty open-minded. 13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Hopefully because they're in love. 14) What ethnic group do you identify? White.
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erika - 2005-04-18 21:56:03
just posting my answers:)
1)nope 2)... 3)well i was taught that you should accept every oen as is. but i knwo for a fact that it would take a lot of gettign used to if i did date out of my race. 4)not at all. i think its all good. 5) there isnt one 6)if i was in love 7)not that im aware of 8)nope 9)i think its still a porblem yes. i dont think its nearly as awaful as it was in the past. but ppl are stil racist and bigits. 10) did have. dont really anymore. 11)def not 13)comfort with same surroundings 14)caucasian
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jane - 2005-04-23 20:33:04
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes. 2) If so, how often? a few times. 3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? yes. 4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? no. every one is equal5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? none. all are fine. 6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? yes, but im already married7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? My mom no(well, sorta, She dated other ethnic, but not race (aka scots, brits, canadian, french, but not any non'white). Dad def yes. He likes latino girls (for the curves), and russian mail order brides, and he is muslim and would like to have a pakastan wife. 8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? hard to say. Dads been married alot9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? no. Some places yes, but not here in idaho. Well maybe a bit.10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? A few. 11) Do you consider yourself racist? No. 13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) Maybe they arent attracted, or arent around diversity much. 14) What ethnic group do you identify? White
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Anna - 2005-04-26 15:50:27
1) Have you ever dated a person outside of your race? Yes. 2) If so, how often? a few times. 3) Were you taught it was okay to date outside of your race? No. 4) Do you believe one ethnic group outside of your own is more okay to date than another? Which one? Not really. People should like people for who they are and not their ethnicity. 5) Which ethnic group do believe it is never okay for you to date? Personally, I could never date anyone of eastern asian descent. 6) Would you consider marrying someone outside of your ethnic group? Yes. 7) Did your parents date anyone outside of their ethnic group? Yes, but in a veiled sort of way (my mom looks white, but isn't). 8) Did your parents ever marry anyone outside of their ethnic group? Yes, but my dad would say no because he considers my mother to be white and refuses to accept her Native American blood. 9) Do you think racism is a problem in America? Yes. 10) Do you have friends outside of your ethnic group? MANY! 11) Do you consider yourself racist? Not at all. 13) What do you believe is the reason people marry inside of their ethnic group? (Traditions, racism, etc�) It could be religious or traditional restrictions, but I think peer pressure and racism unfortunately play a big part in most decisions. 14) What ethnic group do you identify? Native American (if I could only pick one) and White.
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