Reply #2: Fortunately it's getting better

[IronLionZion]

:hug: right back at you.

That racially charged discussion was on a dating forum, and it apparently attracted all sorts of characters including racists and those who admit they have never even met someone of another race in their whole lives.

There's room for improvement, and things are improving. Some of my Hmong girlfriend's family didn't want her dating me at first because I was dark-skinned. The odd thing was that they love Indian movies and music but were wary of having an Indian person dating one of their family members. They thought it would be scandalous if anyone in their Hmong community saw us together and told us not to go to certain places like the Hmong farmer's market or large family gatherings. :rofl: But they changed their minds as they got to know me and realized I'm not so bad. ;) They still don't like to see us holding hands or showing affection but that might be a separate issue. None of them show affection to their SO's. My girlfriend's 5 year old niece went from "He looks so different from us." to "When can he take us to the park again?".