Article: "Interracial dating: yes or no?". (response of Afro-American college students) (Feedback) (Column)

Sha-Sha Allen Brooklyn, New York

As an African-American woman, I don't have a problem with a person dating people of other ethnic groups. I believe dating is just one of many ways of socializing. It is through socializing with different people that we learn about who we are.

However, I do have a problem with a person dating solely outside of his or her own ethnic group. I believe if one allows a few bad people to spoil his or her perception of his or her own people, then he or she is giving in to generalizations. I don't think one is being fair to oneself to allow generalizations to stop him or her from dating within his or her own ethnic group. If a person ...

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