As a student in an "interracial" relationship, I found your feature on interracial dating to be an absurd representation. If you define a relationship from the start as interracial, you are automatically placing boundaries on it.
Even though I'm dating someone of different ethnicity, I don't consider my relationship interracial. I don't look at it that way at all. I see him no differently than anyone else. Putting racial labels on someone can only increase tension, especially in a relationship.
"I think what attracted me to him was that he was Puerto Rican," Crystal Lee said of Eric Montijo in the article. "He could dance good, and I liked that. He was different."
It's like the common defense, "I'm not a racist because I have black friends."
This is absurd. The longer people look at someone and see their skin color first, the longer it is going to take this world to rid itself of racial prejudices. Parental approval is important, I won't deny that. Religion does play a part. However, if the relationship is truly worth it, as with any, you will find a way through any obstacles that may be in your path.
Audrey Butler
Sophomore
Journalism
