Interracial Marriage
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I think not only should being biracial be acceptable in all communities, it should be viewed as an important part of building unity in the society. My honest opinion is that parents who are of different races are doing a great job and we all know that mixing of genes is pretty good for the survival of any species. But not just that, they also unite people of different races. Having mentioned this, I should also mention the fact that I find it absurd that most American biracial individuals are referred to as blacks but are never called whites. I think they should be able to identify with both races. It just speaks a lot of how the American racial divisive past still have influence on their present. No offense.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 02:59 Kalayla is biracial. What's your viewpoint on interracial marriages, especially in the present day? Do you think it's acceptable? Could it have contributed to the painful experiences that Kalayla goes through?
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I don't think nowadays interracial marriages are as controversial as what is portrayed in this book. In the present day I don't think Kalayla would have had the problems integrating into the community as she did here.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 02:59 Kalayla is biracial. What's your viewpoint on interracial marriages, especially in the present day? Do you think it's acceptable? Could it have contributed to the painful experiences that Kalayla goes through?
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Personally, I do not see why it should ever be frowned upon. It it ever was beats me. It has no adverse effect on the health or genes of the parties involved and their kids. So by all means, people hoping to get married to a different race should go ahead as long as the union is good and mutual.
Again, I believe that the marriage between Kalayla's parents contributed a great deal to her suffering or problems in the book. That was also expected to be honest.
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I agree, I also think the part where she has to find her identity could be part of her struggles.Maconstewart wrote: ↑01 Sep 2020, 07:34 I believe it is much more acceptable today, compared to previous decades. As far as her difficulties go, I think they stem more from the loss of her father and becoming part of a single parent household.
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We can assume that her lack of interest in making friends might have been influenced by some level of discrimination she had faced. However, in this particular novel, I don't believe her being inter-racial was a cause of the difficulties she faced, as we weren't really told anything about her being discriminated against, except by her grandparents.