Color-Blind Love

This has to be by far one of the most pertinent and well timed articles on chowk - and it is from my wantage point a pretty timeless one.

It is great that you have tackled the issues and writen about these issues.

the questions you ask,
.Where to live? Often involving decisions for Country, City, Neighborhood
- What or if any religion to raise kids in
- What languages to teach them
- What names to give them
-What obligatory and customary cultural and religious rituals to follow
-How to make children comfortable in their dual identity
-How to find a balance in habitually conflicting ideals (e.g., privacy, individuality, etc.)


rethorical or otherwise are cruciall and ones which are universal.

Let us see what happens ....

There is one downside to the inter-racial marriage and that is DESIS could be bred out eventually. The other thing I’ve observed is western girls who marry desis men are mostly from the bottom strata of society, very few are from middle class or professional background. Looking at it from the positive side inter-racial marriages would promote racial harmony and there would be less racial tension in the future.

One of the best articles I've read on Chowk in a very long time!

Ciao

Is the author of this article same hateful little character who spares no effort insulting other people's religioin and cultural values. Is he the same guttermouth?

yar kulharee, look at the bright side..at least the kids did not have the standard ABCD issues (talk to neembu if you dont know what they are). congratulations, hope they take some revenge by marrying a madrassi girl and a turki gir.

Nice statistics, please make sure that the %s add to 100 though.

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nice discussion of interracial, interfaith marriages based on mutual respect and tolerance.

Interesting reviews. Urstruly, I have no misgivings about my partiality, or my guttermouth. Questioning idiosyncrasies are not meant to be taken as disrespect. As I age gracelessly, I will try to work on my stupidity. I value your honest feedback.

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The answer is YES!

That's why I'm against this pseudonym business. Grown men should never hide behind fake identities or their mothers' skirts.

Regards to all the 'real things' on CHOWK.

very interesting...although i have no personal problem with inter-racial marriages, i would draw the line at inter-religious marriages as i think it leads to too many problems and the kids, in my experience, end up in neither religion. 'na idhar kay rahe hum, na udhar kay rahe ham'.

that despite islam giving permission for us to marry people of the book.

i'm no racist but i think everyone should stick to their own otherwise we'll end up with a brownish mush! :p

Just a point of clarification kunkil:

biracial children were a major part of the sexual assault of white slaveowners on African American enslaved women. These children by law were codified as "Black" and subject to subsequent race based policy.

naqs sahib,

because you of course are 100% pukka Muslim Pakistani...? B)

Aslam, where did you get this idea that western girls who marry desis are from the bottom of the socioeconomic strata? If anything, there is more racism in middle/lower middle class than in upper classes (where people tend to be more educated, well travelled, and usually devoid of idiotic racial trappings)

Kul, great article. Although, I am disappointed you didn't ask for my Jeter quote. "In another 200 years, with the amount of interracial fking that is going on, most americans would look like Derek Jeter"

createalpha,

agreed-just check out the marriage announcements in the new york times. and agreed that middle and upper class desis can be peculiarly racist

Naksh yaar, the goal ultimately is to wipe folks that think like you out.keep a close eye on ur kids...they might end up joining the fastest growing religion in the world..the religion of no religion