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rocketdolphin
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 Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: Another interracial question |
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| Koreans showed a lot of support for Obama, so does that also translate into families being more open if their son or daughter wants to date a Black person? Assuming of course that they're cool with their offspring dating non-Koreans. |
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sarbonn
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure I'd make that assumption. I believe the Koreans still have a long way to go when it comes to combating racism. |
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rocketdolphin
Joined: 28 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| It would just seem, in my opinion, that it would change mindsets in a little way. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Koreans for the most part aren't cool with the whole non-Korean dating a Korean thing. There are exceptions of course, but I don't think they are anywhere near ready to be more accepting just because of Obama's influence.
Hell, my CTs didn't even know that he is from a mixed marriage. They thought he was from Kenya. 
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Bread
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
Koreans for the most part aren't cool with the whole non-Korean dating a Korean thing. There are exceptions of course, but I don't think they are anywhere near ready to be more excepting just because of Obama's influence.
Hell, my CTs didn't even know that he is from a mixed marriage. They thought he was from Kenya. |
Hell, at least they know Kenya exists. I had all my coworkers in the US telling me he was an Arab. |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| rocketdolphin wrote: |
| It would just seem, in my opinion, that it would change mindsets in a little way. |
Well, I'm sure quite a few Koreans could acknowledge the admirable qualities of Martin Luther King but his long 'presence' as an inspiring figure hasn't done much so why would Obama?
Also, Afro-America hip-hop artists have been popular here for some time, but has that translated into a greater acceptability of interracial dating?
Alternatively, one can't help but ask why many Koreans supported Obama. From some recent newspaper articles I've seen there seems to be some implicit, sometimes explict, hope that the electing of Obama is merely one step closer to the possibility of a Korean-American president and this they find particularly titilating |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| Koreans just want to love the USA again, not just our clothes and food. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:58 am Post subject: Re: Another interracial question |
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| rocketdolphin wrote: |
| Koreans showed a lot of support for Obama, so does that also translate into families being more open if their son or daughter wants to date a Black person? Assuming of course that they're cool with their offspring dating non-Koreans. |
Rich, successful, powerful black person, yes. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| Harvard law grad, law professor, politician...yeah, he'd probably do. Anyone with those qualifications would. Prejudice is funny that way. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Not sure if you guys have noticed, but this isn't a multi-ethnic society. The US is and there's still racism. I think it's more accurate to compare Korea to other mono-ethnic societies rather than America in regards to racism. Not excusing it, but you have to admit the definitions and expecations of the society are pretty different. |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Harvard law grad, law professor, politician, President of the United States...yeah, he'd probably do. Anyone with those qualifications would. Prejudice is funny that way. |
I fixed it to make it even better 
Back on topic, I think Obama will change the world's perspective of 'black guys' (forgetting that he's half white). Currently, most of Korea's exposure to African Americans has been via hip hop and the like, and let's be honest, would YOU want YOUR daughter dating 50cent?
I'd wager any Korean family open to the idea of their daughter dating a non-korean, would look at the person in question. If he presented himself like Obama I doubt there'd be few problems, if he came across as the kind of guy whose 'gonna bust a cap on yo ass' (like a lot of the Military guys do...with the Hip Hop look) different story. |
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