I don't desire inetrracial friendships

i don't desire interracial friendships,even though the media and even the movies seem to denote it as being the norm.i hang with people of my own race and my friends do also.is this a normal preference or do you think people should feel pressed or obligated to go out of their way to meet others of a different race or culture??

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  • joliegems

    As long as you don't hate them or want to hurt them I don't think it really matters.

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  • grindcore

    appearanc doesnt
    mean anything when it comes to
    friendship, you should share the same
    values, thats what makes a true friendship
    p.s. im pretty sure your mixed
    and do all your friends have the same
    exact mix of races as you?

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  • Jim_Pfoss

    You should really post your race so we can know if our comments will be welcome.

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    • IrishPotato

      ~bows~

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  • Skylae

    I think it's less about race and more about culture. Obviously it's easier to be friends with someone from a similar culture as you'll probably share a lot of the same interests and opinions. You shouldn't feel bad if your friends happen to be the same race as you by coincidence but at the same time you shouldn't discount people as potential friends just because they're a different race. We're all just people in the end.

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  • Racoon

    Maybe you are like me , people are people. I'm not going to pretend to be friend with someone just because they are from another race, but if I get along well with someone from another race I will be friend with that person with no problem at all.

    I don't feel obligated to have friends from another race, but turns out I have hispanic and asian friends.

    I don't know if someone understand what I mean but I think that being with someone ONLY because of their color is just as shallow than NOT being with someone because their color.

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  • knotty_moe

    I have never had to question race with love or friendship, maybe your a little racist or maybe your just comfortable around people more like you, but then again to really live you have to step outside of your comfort zone.

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  • ryanthony

    This all depends on why you don't have this desire.

    If it's a fear, or underlying hatred, or if there is any negative force behind it, that's unacceptable.

    Otherwise, it seems to be normal with what people are saying, but you really shouldn't try to set limits on what qualifies someone as a potential friend or lover, for that matter.

    The color of your skin is not superior, I don't care if you're solid gold.

    Embrace the rainbow, buddy.

    One day, we'll all be the same mixed color. Deal with it.

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  • I think you should just make friends with people you like. What does race have to do with it?

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  • oogliebooglie

    The media are just being more inclusive with the people they portray on TV; they want to appeal to a wider variety of people than they have previously. It's normal for you to feel drawn to people who are similar in mentality and appearance as yourself. Despite what they say, opposites don't usually attract.

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  • Noelus

    that's not a problem to hang with your own race. But if one of your friends starts hanging out with someone outside their race, don't get disappointed because it's not your place to have a say in it.

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  • eatricekitty

    I think it's normal to gravitate toward people who are like you. Im sort of the same way..though interracial friendships are a great way for us all to learn to respect & understand one another (culturally).

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  • thatfred

    I think it's normal human behavior to want to be around people who are like you, and race is an obvious "alike"-ness that your natural instincts respond to. Especially true if you did grow up around people of different races.

    But it's probably for the best if you learn to overcome that tendency. It's not necessarily harmful, but it would be a shame to miss out on a good friendship with a person simply because you never gave it a shot.

    (This can be difficult if you live in an area where race roughly equals a particular culture as well. Sooner or later you'll find someone for whom the "culture gap" is not there and it truly is just a difference of skin color.)

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    • thatfred

      typo: "Especially true if you DIDN'T grow up around people of different races."

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  • Kindy

    I desire interracial relationships. I have no clue why you would or why you wouldn't, for that matter.

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    • JellyLove

      I do too. I love being around all races and learning different cultures. I'm white and my best friends are black, hispanic, and Bengali (Muslim). Its awesome learning the religion and foods and stuff

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  • candid

    I think this is actually common and a natural behaviour. I live in Australia and all the immigrants from different nations tend to group together a lot, whereas most caucasians seem like they're on some sort of genetic and cultural self destruction mission.

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  • It must be so easy being white I swear...the kids fuckin white go complain somewhere else

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