Reflection 5-A: The Color of Love—Navigating Interracial Relationships

President Obama is often lauded as our first black president, but he might more accurately be identified as our first biracial president. His white mother and black father were together at a time when such relationships were largely discouraged by American society. But what was taboo then is increasingly more commonplace today. In fact, recent census date continues to illustrate surges in the number of mixed-race marriages (about 5.3 million in 2010). But while their numbers are on the rise, it would be disingenuous to imply that today's interracial relationships do not face challenges. What issues do you believe arise from these relationships in 2012 America? What issues do these couples face that same-race couples might not? Do some racial stereotypes and myths persist? On a personal level, what is your experience with mixed-race relationships?

Include at least two of the following pieces in your discussion:

• "Eight Questions Interracial Couples are Tired of Hearing" (Huffington Post)
• "Opening the Box" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• "Black Women Face the Taboo of Interracial Dating" (New York Post)
• "Latina Women Chipping Away at Stigma of Interracial Marriages" NBC LATINO
  
• "White Male Seeking Sexy Asian Women" SALON
• "Bill De Blasio's Interracial Marriage Shatters Traditional Ideas of Race snd Politics" (Huffington Post)

Requirements:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be one full page in length
• Must include a works cited page

Due: We 4.1