January 19, 2009. United African Goddess just got wind of an article out of a UK newspaper. According to the report, interracial relationships are on the rise in the U.K. So much so that the report suggests that Black folk, and in particular Caribbean Black folk, are in danger of disappearing altogether.
Here�s a piece of the report:
One in 10 children in the UK belongs to a mixed-race family, according to a new report.
The study predicts that if current trends continue, some ethnic minorities may disappear as people from mixed race backgrounds become increasingly common.
And the article continues:
It shows some ethnic groups are much more likely to have mixed-race relationships.
Figures show 48 per cent of Black Caribbean men and 34 per cent of Black Caribbean women are in mixed-race relationships.
This is in contrast to people from Pakistani backgrounds, where 8 per cent of men and 6 per cent of women are in mixed relationships.
The report states: 'Those who define themselves as singularly Caribbean are likely to decline over time, as increasingly complex heritages emerge among those with some element of Caribbean descent.'
I have nothing against interracial relationships, I am in one myself but I wonder what other blacks think about this. This could become a issue in America.
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I had a White male friend tell me the other day that he was only attracted to women of color. His theory is that all races are attracted to a different race because we are supposed to mix and become one. He, obviously, has no problems with IRs.
ReplyDeleteWhile I don't wish for the disappearance of any one ethnic group, I don't see it as a problem if we all mingle a bit. I can only hope that it becomes an "issue" in American society because that would mean that we are overcoming our country's racist tendencies.
The Caribbean has always been racially mixed, but because the African gene is more dominant, hence we still retain the African features. Racial mixing has been going on for a long time, and it is a good thing, what the statistics don't tell you that Pakistani people, when they first get married, marry people of their same ethnic backgrounds, however they have a high divorce, higher than the main community and then in their second marriages, they marry mostly white people, so in actual fact they also have a high incident of racial mixing themselves, and the second marriages, it is about nearly 60%, particularly for the women.
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