Interracial America :: Racial Relations, People of Color, Asians

Lakshmi Chaundhry is a senior editor of AlterNet, an independent, alternative online news magazine. He thinks that people of different races falling in love, is a luxury we freightert afford.(158) Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan a contributing writer for New York Times time and senior editor of the New Republic thinks that miscellaneous marriages break barriers and build up people happier which in turn makes them more successful. Sullivan thinks, If the rate of inter-racial marriages increases, the next extension may well not identify as black or white at all.(158)To avoid frustration, self-loathing, and anger, people of color should be reject from entering interracial romantic relationships, claims Chaundry.(158) Chaundry suggests that people should stay away from interracial relationships. One of his main reasons is because not everyone will have someone. He feels that everyone picks and chooses. Chaundry states that its a racial hierarchy. Anglos squarely are at the top.(159) The Anglos determine who is furious and who is not. One of his arguments is about Asiatics. Asians just dont cut the list, states Chaundry. (159) thither will be no women for the Asian guy. Were at the asshole of the pile, right along with black women.(159) Even Hollywood shows this. In impress Knights, actress Fann Wong is matched with Owen Wilson instead of Jackie Chan, who is conveniently cast as her brother.(159) Hollywood is sending the communicate that Asian men are not wanted. No women for the Asian guy.(159) This affects the aliveness of people. Henry says, It means a lot of loneliness, a lot of Friday nights without a date.(159) Being lonely leads these men to have an obsession with pornography. (160) Not having anyone for them affects the lives of these Asian men.On the contrary, Asian women have a better shot at getting some white booty.(160) This is called a pagan leverage.(160). A cultural leverage is when one sex isnt really accepted culturally but the other sex ca n get anyone they desire. The Asian cleaning woman has more sexual options. The Asian man is limited to very fewer choices. The men in my community want the right to do the same.(160) This is a problem that the Asian man faces according to Chaudhry and her resources. I spent my immature years falling in and out of love with a build of seriously cute Indian boys.(161) She grew up in Indian where she refers to it as having harsher realities of race.(161) When she moved back to America she was judged by a white soul for her marriage.