Just to be a little devil's advocate . . .
Someone explain why interracial marriage is not immoral.
I can think of some reasons why it is immoral, and I would like to see some responses.
Reason 1: It's unnatural
For our first reason, I'll use evolution as a basis for my argument.
One way evolution occurs (so I've heard) is when a certain species splits into separate mating groups, between which little mating occurs. They may be split by distance, by an obstacle such as a geological formation, or by when their mating seasons are.
The different human races (as I've heard) were once one race, but had been split by distance. They then went on their own evolutionary paths. The European humans lost some skin, eye, and hair pigment due to the fact that they simply didn't need it anymore. Some Aisian humans developed specially-shaped eyes that blocked out glare from the snow.
If we allowed members of different races to intermarry, we'd be disrupting the evolutionary process. This is unnatural. Therefore, one can conclude that interracial marriage is immoral.
Thus concludes Reason 1. Moving on now to Reason 2.
Reason 2: A child produced by an interracial marriage cannot develop a racial identity
I'll use psychology for this next reason.
If you look at pop culture, it's obvious that the different races are . . . different. The races have things with which only they can identify.
African-Americans, for example, have their own dialect of English, known to some as African-American Vernacular English, but more commonly known as Ebonics. They not only have this to identify with, but they lay claim to a genre of music. Most music artists who perform rap music are African-Americans.
Another example are the Hispanics. The majority of people that speak Spanish in the household are Hispanics. They have an entirely different language with which they can identify.
A child must be able to feel like they have an identity. Most children can, because they are born of parents who are the same race. They can confidently say "I'm [insert race here], and I'm proud of that."
Some children, however, are born of parents who are different races. They are biracial and aren't sure which one they really belong to. They may be rejected by social groups from both races in school. This is detrimental to a child's development. So therefore, two people of different races should not be allowed to have children.
Now that we're done with Reason 2, we're ready for Reason 3.
Reason 3: God separated them for a reason
I'll appeal to the religious with this reason.
Whenever God does something, He does it for a reason. He had a reason for creating the universe and the first humans. He had a reason for casting the first humans out of the Garden of Eden. He had a reason for writing the Ten Commandments which we all must follow. He had a reason for sending us His Son to become our Lord and Savior.
God has placed the different races of the world in different places. He has a reason for having the races separate. He obviously didn't want the races mixed in the first place. Therefore, we cannot allow them to mix. It goes against God's will.
Thus ends my argument.
Please give me yer thoughts on these reasons, and on the matter. Thanks in advance.
(In case there's any confusion, I don't actually believe interracial marriage is immoral. Like I said earlier, I'm just being a little devil's advocate here.)
— Peace, Love, Health, and Happiness to all! Âðelwulf.
Someone explain why interracial marriage is not immoral.
I can think of some reasons why it is immoral, and I would like to see some responses.
Reason 1: It's unnatural
For our first reason, I'll use evolution as a basis for my argument.
One way evolution occurs (so I've heard) is when a certain species splits into separate mating groups, between which little mating occurs. They may be split by distance, by an obstacle such as a geological formation, or by when their mating seasons are.
The different human races (as I've heard) were once one race, but had been split by distance. They then went on their own evolutionary paths. The European humans lost some skin, eye, and hair pigment due to the fact that they simply didn't need it anymore. Some Aisian humans developed specially-shaped eyes that blocked out glare from the snow.
If we allowed members of different races to intermarry, we'd be disrupting the evolutionary process. This is unnatural. Therefore, one can conclude that interracial marriage is immoral.
Thus concludes Reason 1. Moving on now to Reason 2.
Reason 2: A child produced by an interracial marriage cannot develop a racial identity
I'll use psychology for this next reason.
If you look at pop culture, it's obvious that the different races are . . . different. The races have things with which only they can identify.
African-Americans, for example, have their own dialect of English, known to some as African-American Vernacular English, but more commonly known as Ebonics. They not only have this to identify with, but they lay claim to a genre of music. Most music artists who perform rap music are African-Americans.
Another example are the Hispanics. The majority of people that speak Spanish in the household are Hispanics. They have an entirely different language with which they can identify.
A child must be able to feel like they have an identity. Most children can, because they are born of parents who are the same race. They can confidently say "I'm [insert race here], and I'm proud of that."
Some children, however, are born of parents who are different races. They are biracial and aren't sure which one they really belong to. They may be rejected by social groups from both races in school. This is detrimental to a child's development. So therefore, two people of different races should not be allowed to have children.
Now that we're done with Reason 2, we're ready for Reason 3.
Reason 3: God separated them for a reason
I'll appeal to the religious with this reason.
Whenever God does something, He does it for a reason. He had a reason for creating the universe and the first humans. He had a reason for casting the first humans out of the Garden of Eden. He had a reason for writing the Ten Commandments which we all must follow. He had a reason for sending us His Son to become our Lord and Savior.
God has placed the different races of the world in different places. He has a reason for having the races separate. He obviously didn't want the races mixed in the first place. Therefore, we cannot allow them to mix. It goes against God's will.
Thus ends my argument.
Please give me yer thoughts on these reasons, and on the matter. Thanks in advance.
(In case there's any confusion, I don't actually believe interracial marriage is immoral. Like I said earlier, I'm just being a little devil's advocate here.)
— Peace, Love, Health, and Happiness to all! Âðelwulf.
