Syrian man’s family is against him marrying a Somali woman. Is it racism?

[Laiis]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Syria/s/s49fBhQPNo

 

[wheel]

No.

 

[Xeda]

Imagine caring about the ethnicity of who your children marry.

 

[Laiis]

No.

Explain

 

[Xoxoxo]

Woa…. I pray sis really reconsiders it.

even IF he convinces his family she’ll still be treated bad + if they end up having children they wouldn’t be treated equally fairly as well

 

[wheel]

Explain

Nothing wrong with wanting to preserve the culture and ethnicity of your grandchildren.

 

[JackJones]

Wow, this is very sad. Hopefully this doesn’t happen to me when I look for a Syrian queen.

 

[Magan Joseph]

Embarrassing walahi

 

[Suldaaanka]

It’s parents wanting to preserve their culture and bloodline. Somalis do this all the time as well. It’s not unique to certain demographics. I wouldn’t call it racism although I understand the viewpoint of those who would.

 

[Sophisticate]

Nothing wrong with wanting to preserve the culture and ethnicity of your grandchildren.

What I find more surprising is people who stay in these situations? Talking to someone for a protracted period of time in the hope their family will accept you is insane. Not everything is about race or ethnicity and one should respect the decisions of others. If the family wants someone culturally or linguistically more familar than so be it.

 

[starry]

I wouldn’t say racism it could be, but some people just value their culture more

 

[Affliction]

Nothing wrong with it.

 

[Laiis]

It’s parents wanting to preserve their culture and bloodline. Somalis do this all the time as well. It’s not unique to certain demographics. I wouldn’t call it racism.

There’s a white woman in the replies and she said that she was accepted & embarced by her Syrian in laws. There’s definitely an element of racism

 

[Mudug_gyal]

you telling me I cant marry my bae Hussam

 

[Ozark]

Not racism to prefer your own culture for your child to marry. He should listen to his parents.

 

[Laiis]

you telling me I cant marry bae Hussam

Syrians & Lebanese are pretty attractive but it’s not worth it sis

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

I mean some Syrians won't marry out of their region or even another part of Damascus ...

Just some more context.

 

[Mudug_gyal]

Somalis should stop with the double standards including myself. I wouldn’t let my kids marry a kenyan, Ethiopian or a south african for example

 

[Laiis]

I mean some Syrians won't marry out of their region or even another part of Damascus ...

Just some more context.

How do you know this

 

[Gaandheri]

Ana Arabs after seeing this