Leading Questions: S1 E3 | Interracial Relationships in 2016

EPISODE TITLE: S1 E3 | Interracial Dating in 2016

 

 

Our Panelists:

 

Gregoire Eugene-Louis, Hannah Seo McPeak, Nikki Pardo, Billy Strawter

 

 

Interracial Dating

 

* What was your first experience in or witnessing an interracial relationship?

 

* What are some of the practical issues facing people in interracial relationships?

 

* Are black men who date outside of their race turning their back on their culture? Why or why not?

 

* Are white men who date Asian women guilty of fetishism?

 

* If a person has an attraction to a certain type—i.e. a black woman who likes white skin and blonde hair or a white man who likes Asian features or a black man who likes Hispanic culture and language—be considered a racist approach to dating? (This is about “having a type” being necessarily exclusionary.)

 

* Do you think the experience of potential bi-racial children should be considered as a deterrent?

 

* What are some ways that parents can educate their children on both sides of their heritage?