When i was little we had some neighbors that were black, we could play with them but as we got older our parents did not want us hanging out anymore---(obviously hormones)

When i got older, lets see, one mexican, one italian, one vietnamese, one african american.....those became their son in laws....LOL. Now my parents love everyone...and we do too. I try and go with great personality and someone who respects me...thats my priority

MY daughters are white with freckles, but they are black if you know what i mean...My son is black. Its just the way the genes picked up. I do worry about someone saying something like that around my daughters..but hopefully i have educated them to be smarter than that. A jerk is a jerk no matter what race they are.

I know this is an old thread but here goes anyway...
I absolutely date and marry outside of my race/skin color/ethic background...been there done that and would do it again. The family members I cared about most grew, in time, to modify their mindsets...but here is the kicker for me on this topic, I take it to another level, because this is not always a given...
anyone I date must also have the same level of openness..no matter their race/skin color. I could not possibly be with a white man who's "preference" is only for white woman, even though I am white. As a further example, a man of color who only dates white woman, as his "personal preference" is also too limited in his mindset for me.
I was accused once of this being some sort of litmus test for bigotry...there may be some truth to that.