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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the end, it is racism/discrimination to claim that one race/ethnicity/religion is acceptable for marriage, even if someone believes they have valid reasons for their beliefs. 
If you believe that a human being is not enough to be a member of your family for reasons beyond a person's control (i.e., the color of their skin, the religion of their family of origin), just own it and sit with your discomfort.
I just roll my eyes especially at progressive liberals who claim to be anti-racist and inclusive, and yet blather on about how people should marry within their own race or religion. The intellectual dishonesty and pretzel-twisting logic is astounding.[/quote]

I don't know what you are going on about.

We live near plenty of recent Eastern European immigrants who would prefer that their child not only marry their ethnicity but even from their region of their country.

But of course you can't bleat racist here [/quote]
??? Of course it's racist and discriminatory to say that no other person besides one from your race/religion/ethnicity is acceptable for marriage into your family. Just because you're a new immigrant to a new country doesn't make it any less racist or discriminatory. My first gen immigrant parents from East Asia were like this, but thankfully all the kids argued with mom and dad about how that sort of attitude is really unacceptable morally, and we pointed out the irony of choosing to live in a country that is (was?) welcoming of people of all races, religions, and ethnicities only to block out people who didn't share our background from joining our family. Now that my parents are in their 70s, they've become much more inclusive, and I'm proud to say that we have spouses from other backgrounds (Indian, Jewish, and WASP) who are now part of our family. I love how diverse our family has become over the years, and I dare say that my parents have come around and then some, especially now that they see what Trump is doing.[/quote]

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