Comments on: Ask New Demographic: Why it’s naive to think mixed children will eradicate racism http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2005/11/07/ask-new-demographic-why-its-naive-to-think-mixed-children-will-eradicate-racism/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: LSDReflux http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2005/11/07/ask-new-demographic-why-its-naive-to-think-mixed-children-will-eradicate-racism/#comment-2224 LSDReflux Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:49:16 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/index.php/archives/2005/11/ask-new-demographic-why-its-naive-to-think-mixed-children-will-eradicate-racism/#comment-2224 Mixing can actually stratify, not erase racism. Look at highly-mixed societies like India and Brazil/Latin America - which have formed sliding-scale caste systems. All mixing does is entrench whatever racial attitudes exist or led to the mixing. If they were more towards racial equality, that will be entrenched. If they were more based upon stereotypes then those will be entrenched (as evidenced by media portrayals and skewed IR dating patterns). So, mixing is no magic bullet, and can even worsen a bad situation. Mixing can actually stratify, not erase racism. Look at highly-mixed societies like India and Brazil/Latin America - which have formed sliding-scale caste systems.

All mixing does is entrench whatever racial attitudes exist or led to the mixing. If they were more towards racial equality, that will be entrenched. If they were more based upon stereotypes then those will be entrenched (as evidenced by media portrayals and skewed IR dating patterns).

So, mixing is no magic bullet, and can even worsen a bad situation.

]]> By: jb http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2005/11/07/ask-new-demographic-why-its-naive-to-think-mixed-children-will-eradicate-racism/#comment-2115 jb Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:47:40 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/index.php/archives/2005/11/ask-new-demographic-why-its-naive-to-think-mixed-children-will-eradicate-racism/#comment-2115 I believe it is in children that we plant our hopes and dreams for the future. I think where you thought the father was too fantastical in his answers, you were way too clinical. I'd love to see you spew out all that information to a child and then see the blank look on their face staring back at you. You'll be telling them about building bridges, too. I am mixed and almost in my thirties and while I have enjoyed this site in the past, your answer left me questioning your agenda. I believe it is in children that we plant our hopes and dreams for the future. I think where you thought the father was too fantastical in his answers, you were way too clinical. I’d love to see you spew out all that information to a child and then see the blank look on their face staring back at you. You’ll be telling them about building bridges, too. I am mixed and almost in my thirties and while I have enjoyed this site in the past, your answer left me questioning your agenda.

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