I Don't Date Outside of My Race...

[lovehaiku84]

"...for example alot of Black Caribbeans said they were okay with interracial relationships whereas African Americans (especially from the South), were against interracial relationships"

This is interesting to me, as my boyfriend's family is Jamaican (black) and they weren't too thrilled about him dating me because I am black American. It took a very long time for them (his mom esp.) to get over this. From the way they talk, it's like black Americans and Jamaicans are different species or something, lol. And interracial relationships aren't cool with them either. BUT this may just be an isolated case.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by lovehaiku84

"...for example alot of Black Caribbeans said they were okay with interracial relationships whereas African Americans (especially from the South), were against interracial relationships"

This is interesting to me, as my boyfriend's family is Jamaican (black) and they weren't too thrilled about him dating me because I am black American. It took a very long time for them (his mom esp.) to get over this. From the way they talk, it's like black Americans and Jamaicans are different species or something, lol. And interracial relationships aren't cool with them either. BUT this may just be an isolated case.

It isn't just an isolated incident. They are making the "African diasporic fallacy" that I discussed in my post.

So your experience is probably an example of the part of his post that you quoted. If you were nonblack American (which would make the relationship "interracial" among other things) then they may not be opposed to it.