In the United States, forty-five percent of parents say that they would prefer that their children would not date someone outside of their race. Another survey states that twenty percent of parents would not permit their child to date outside of their religion. When dealing with the issue of their child's dating life, this would leave a combined amount of thirty-five percent of parents unbiased to race or religion. Being from the African and Caucasian decent, as well as a member of the Methodist religion, I have come across bigots, stereotypes, and close-minded purists.

The current bigotry that I have dealt and am still dealing with is the worst. In the beginning of my current relationship it had come to my attention that when going out with my girlfriend, I always h

ad to meet her and her friends at a certain location. I had never picked her up at her house, met her parents, nor any other family member. When this matter was mentioned, she revealed that her father did not approve of interracial relationships. Her father had grown up where he was not exposed to black people. He had automatically placed this label of no interracial dating upon his daughter due to the stereotypes placed on black men in society.

I have managed to cope with the fact that I am unable to change the viewpoints of others and I have learned to keep my head held high when faced with people of this nature. During my eighteen years, I have encountered numerous forms of racism due to my decent and religious beliefs. Hoping that my children will not be faced with the same troubles, I am prepared to continue fighting my own personal battles with

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