Interracial Marriage and the Bible

[Athene]

The point your missing is the child(ern) Don't grow up as being apart of a people or community. Yes their may be others with the same racial mix, but no sense of community or belonging. we have 'antidotes' or common stories/experiences , but no sense of community.

The problem is your belief that everyone views racial identity through the lens of your particular childhood experiences, as well as your belief that everyone engages in your signature brand of binary thinking. Your refusal to acknowledge the fact that "a sense of community and belonging" can be attributed to an infinite number of shared interests and goals outside of race, demonstrates this very well. So, this assertion that one MUST belong to one community or none at all, is ridiculous and patently untrue.

I know of many mixed children and teens who simply identify as both races, and have no problem stating as such, because it's a simple statement of fact; They are part of both communities.They're quite capable of maintaining friendships, as well as relationships with family members and other individuals within multiple racial categories. Sorry you couldn't seem to make a go of it, but others often do. 

Look at your response. You could not point to a social structure equivalent to the self identification say black people have with other black people or whites with whites. You pointed to "It's not as rare as it use to be." Your comparing the right of hundreds of thousands of years of basic self identification, against it's not as rare as it use to be.

The point you're attempting to make in this quote makes little sense to me, (especially the last sentence), but I will say that if you're referring to the concept of race as a social construct, then it is NOT absolute. Society's views on issues of race very well can and do change over time, for a variety of reasons...including increased awareness and exposure.  Ever heard of popular morality, Drich? It's a thing!  

If someone were to tell me that they don't feel race is the most prevalent factor shaping their identity, I would be inclined to take them at their word. Why? Because I can easily see how being a parent, theistic beliefs (Woot, woot!), military service, social groups/causes, political beliefs, career/occupation/vocation, etc. as being just as, if not more essential in defining who they are most of the time.

Again as a child this matters because all higher functioning social activity first starts along racial lines.

ha ha Really? I was under the impression that it started in Kind-EE-garten!