[freedom44]

My parents are both Persians from Iran, they've never had a problem with me dating anyone, but they *strongly* discourage Blacks, and look down on Arabs, Mexicans, Pakistini, and Indians. Of course, they would prefer me to marry Persian, but they are not adamantly against others.

I think it's just a traditionalist mindset more than anything.

I've noticed that i myself have catch myself from the same type of feelings towards those groups, only because it was traditionally drilled into my brain.

My future kids can date anyone as long as they are educated, hard-working, moral, family-oriented, and are going to love my daughter/son like i do.

[happygrl]

My future kids can date anyone as long as they are educated, hard-working, moral, family-oriented, and are going to love my daughter/son like i do.

Commendable characteristics ! I heartily agree.

[Katya]

Although my husband and I are of the same race, my parents were more concerned about class issues than race. How the person was brought up, values, culture etc. They did show a preference for eastern or western Europeans, but had nothing against Asians, or Middle easterners either.
My brother, a born again Christian type (not saying this in a disparaging way...I'm attempting at a generalization)seems only to date foreign women of color. Of course they have to be Christians of the same stripe. If he ever gets married, I would assume his bride to be a dark complexioned Hispanic woman or an African woman. So far my parents have been welcoming of all his girlfriends. For them the religious schtick is the hard part.