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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...then why do some people have a vested interest in keeping a race "pure"? (Stereotypically white people, [b]but it could also mean traditional families, i.e. Indian parents who only want an Indian man for their daughter, etc.) I understand that some of it stems from retaining cultural/religious views in a family, but I'm only talking about the racial aspect.[/b]

Why is "white genocide" a term? It's not a genocide in the way that the Jews and Armenians experienced, being killed by the masses. It's referring to a mixing of races, diluting the white family tree by having children with non-white person. Even if this were a serious affair (which it's not currently, [url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2010.html/url]according to Table FG4 here[/url]), what difference does it make? Why should anyone care if their race eventually turns into a mix with others? I'm white, and by the time that even happened (even if it were rampant now!) I would be long gone, so what effect does it have on me? I just can't wrap my head around the notion.[/quote]

I can't speak to those who want the race pure, but I can speak to those people, especially immigrant Americans who want their children to marry others of their same ethnicity.  I'm first generation Chinese American, e.g. the first natural born generation (since some people use it differently).  In the 1950's when my parents immigrated to America, there were not a lot of Chinese around.  They did gravitate to others like them who had immigrated relatively recently.  As all of us kids were born and grew up, some of the families placed a strong emphasis on marrying Chinese.  Why?  Because there is a culture that they wanted to have their children and in-laws continue to participate in.  For example, my parents often speak to us in Chinese.  Even though my siblings only respond in English, they still understand when my parents speak to them in Chinese.  We have customs that we were raised with based on our Chinese origins including celebrating certain holidays or following certain customs.  I have been married 14 years and my wife still says that sometimes when we visit my parents, some cultural things go past her.  She is familiar with a lot, and when she doesn't understand something, she usually just waits and she asks me about it later and we talk about it.  But my parents have always been much more "Americanized" that some of their friends.  Some of our long-time family friends did have a bit of culture shock in trying to adjust to a non-Chinese in-law.  When you are comfortable communicating in your native language at home, trying to remember to speak in English when your in-law is there is hard.  You forget.  There are cultural differences that you share that would take a long time to teach someone.  If you want to get a taste of this, watch "The Wedding Banquet" or "The Joy Luck Club" and watch the interactions of the family once the non-Chinese in-laws are added and see some of the difficulties they face.

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