problems?
Posted in South Africa forum 21 Jun 2010, 22:57
Living in South Africa, do you feel that there is a stigma against interracial couples? This can be a touchy subject, so please remember etiquette when commenting.
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stigma
posted by Jhan Langley in South Africa forum 07 Sep 2010, 04:54
No not at all, as long as you are an honest law abiding person who has respect for others you should receive the same respect.
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Hello Isaac
posted by Rose van Wyk in South Africa forum 29 Aug 2011, 11:53
Good day Isaac. I am born in South Africa 1968. I am a white lady with 3 boys. There are definate racial differences in South Africa. I was beaten with a brick and had my bag stolen. My department was broken into and everything stolen. My car was stolen and my mother was killed. And all of them were crimes by black south africans. I will never hurt a fly or be cruel to anybody. This is realy hurtfull.
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from what I understand
posted by Nadya Scott in South Africa forum 29 Aug 2011, 15:46
My Fiance is SA and he is white, I am American and latina. 1/2 of his family accepts us.The other does not. The more urban side seems to be less judgmental. He said on his last visit in 2010 you can see more mixed couples but not many.We plan to move there soon but we are planning to get some flack. Things are better but not great. Then again slavery wasn't fixed overnight and apartheid only ended 15 years ago..The generation of apartheid in it's height are still alive. As their beliefs and it's still how some have raised their children which is my generation. So you still can see the ripple..however in time things will hopefully improve.
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It depends
posted by Andries Verwyk in South Africa forum 11 Oct 2011, 10:14
In the more developed areas, i.e. Saburbs, cities, etc... People are generally more accepting. This is because when you are staying in a more developed and busy city like Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, there are a lot different cultures, races, religions etc. that you are exposed to on a daily basis. In essence you are basically forced to understand these differences and respect them, it either that or you leave. So understanding and respecting people's differences is a learned behaviour in developed areas of South Africa and you will find that people are a lot more accepting of interracial couples in those areas.
Like Nadya Dowling said, there are still the generation that was at the height of apartheid, those people and their mindsets are only present in the rural areas and the farms. And that mindset is present in all the races that reside in these rural, farm, township areas.So developed areas yay, underdeveloped areas nay.
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inter- racial relationships in South Africa
posted by mel sosnowski in South Africa forum 18 Oct 2011, 08:52
Hi, Isaac
In a country as diverse as South Africa there is bound to be a bit stigma not only against inter- racial relationships. Don't pay attention to negative people, I think its a case of sticks and stones.
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What Problems ?
posted by Peter Williams in South Africa forum 15 Nov 2011, 11:20
black and white , sounds like ying and yang ! we need each other , that balance , we need black people in our lives just like black people need white people and that counts for all races by the way. I dont know what color your woman is but that is not a problem anymore , why do you even care what people think of the person you supposedly love? cape town is a magical place and I'll take a bet on this , people may think its wrong but they wont say it to your face , and if they do you can respond with these words , JOU MA SE PEOS.... we all know wha that means but I doubt you wil have to resort to them.
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RE:problems?
posted by mel sosnowski in South Africa forum 28 Nov 2011, 14:25
I agree with Peter Williams.
