African American Interracial Relationship

One might ask, "What exactly is an interracial relationship?" An interracial relationship is the integration of two different races or ethnicities by a couple in a casual friendship, marriage, cohabitation or sexual relation. The relationship between Caucasians and African-Americans are by far the most popular "mixing" of two different races. Some view this relationship as ethically immoral and an abandonment of one's identity and background, while others see this combination as an opportunity to identify with someone of a different culture and background as well as shunning the act of racism and prejudice by getting to know someone despite the color of their skin or the beliefs that they may hold. The issue of the past and even currently is …show more content…
This depletes the funds that they hold. The depleted funds then make for more fighting about who is in the right and who is wrong. Eventually the relationship crumbles and is destroyed. This same thing happened in the Former Soviet Union. The infighting and the depletion of funds drove the government and the country to collapse.

Therefore from the Marxist view, the relationship is doomed from the start unless one person takes the role of the inferior.
When an interracial relationship consists of a black man and a white woman, there are many terms used to describe the reason that they are together. Terms such as "She has that jungle fever," come to mind. Jungle fever is a stereotypical reference for an attraction to black males. Being from Africa, it's commonly thought that all black people come from the jungle. Another common stereotypical comment is that "Once you go black, you never go back." This makes the assumption all black males are incredible lovers. And that once a girl has had sex with a black man, she will not want to have sex with another white male because it would be …show more content…
In sociology, it is explained that when the parents of the child are off a different race, then that child is imbued with the strength of the parents. However, the offspring usually do not have any of the weaknesses usually associated with the two races. It is commonly associated that black men can jump much higher than any other race. Therefore, a mulatto child should be able to jump like his black father. Depending on which parent is what race also affects the child. If the father is black and the mother is white, then the child is usually more athletic and taller. However if the mother is black, the child is usually smarter and takes after the mother. There are several instances in which this has actually been scientifically