Are Southerners More Racist Towards Mixed Couples....

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...than Anywhere Else in the US?

from Tommy Sotomayor

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Well...



According to the above 2009 Pew survey (N=2,884) from Pew, the acceptance of interracial marriage is lower in the Southern US states. Note however, that the difference between regions is so low that one can only conclude that the West is more accepting than the other 3 regions, not that the South is less accepting. As demonstrated above, more pronounced differences can be found in other categorical divisions, especially between age groups.

A more recent 2011 survey (N=2,003) provides a greater difference with a different wording (Change for better/worse), but here the Midwest comes out as the least acceptive US region when it comes to interracial marriage. Note, however, that none of the categories yield a percentage of 20 percent or more who find increased frequency of interracial marriage a change for the worse.

And finally, there is a steady increasing trend in the US towards greater acceptance of interracial marriage, so I guess the subject is somewhat... meh.

Source: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/02/ ... ermarriage
Methodology: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/02/ ... ethodology

Okay, question answered. But, Lana is quite cute.

I live in a somewhat southern state and most people here are mixed with either black, Hispanic or native. Did you know you can have one black grandparent and be as blond and blue eyed as people who have two blond haired blue eyed grandparents? So it really doesn't matter. People just make a big deal out of everything they see probably because they are bored or want to control everything around them.

While that is certainly the stereotype, I have to think that political affiliation, level of education, and religious upbringing determines degree of racism.

There are mixed race couples everywhere you look in the south, especially in the cities. That alone should answer the question. Also, this is 2014, not 50 or 100 years ago and the south has been infused with millions of northerners and foreigners since the olden days.

Better question: Who gives a fart what other people think about mixed couples? As long as a mixed couple is happy together, then that is enough.