How intericial or diverse is your family?

[RJDiogenes]

I hate to admit it, but my grandmother married an Irishman. The shame.

Actually, there's not much diversity in my family at all, unless you count a handful of closet gays. As far as I know, I'm the only person in the whole extended family who was ever involved with women who weren't white. But I come from a very Catholic family which is deeply embedded in the 1950s.

 

[propita]

My family was basically Eastern European Jewish, both sides.

Since then, I have cousins who've married non-Jews: A Filipino who's "kinda" converted, a couple of Christian/non-religious/or-atheist whites.

My brother and sister married non-Jews--white.

I got me a tall strapping Mexican (who looks kinda Japanese). Four of his siblings are/were with white people.

My brothers in law used to tease me that I was going to hell for marrying a Mexican. I said, "What?! YOU'RE Mexican!" "Yeah, but I'm not married to one." "Jews don't have a 'hell'." "No? What do they have?" "Fresno"

And look where I'm living now--Fresno.

 

[Daneel]

I had to cut my last post in this thread short earlier, but now I'm back for more!

Let's see... I've covered the (lack of) diversity in race and culture... what else... Oh, yes, religion! Same story there: practically everyone in the family is Catholic. I think my uncle's wife is (gasp!) Anglican, and they're probably raising the kids that way, but that's about as diverse as it gets. However, no one in the family strikes me as overtly religious anyway (even though my grandmother likes to think she is) -- they still go to church for baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc., and maybe some of them go on a semi-regular basis for all I know, but it doesn't seem like religion is at the forefront of any of their lives. Nevertheless, I think I'm the only one who has chosen to eschew it completely and identify as agnostic.

Sexual diversity -- my sister's the only one I know for sure is gay, although outside of myself, our parents, and one set of our aunts and uncles, no one else in the family knows about it (she's not closeted or ashamed or anything, she just hasn't seen any reason to bring it up). It's possible one or two of our cousins are gay as well (or will realize they are when they reach maturity -- a few of them are still quite young), but no one's given any indication of that yet.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

I'm a quarter pounder
My father is a quarter pounder with cheese.
My mom was half baked.
My sister married a monster from outer space.
My uncle was half cocked.

Generic response for this thread:

Quarter German, Irish, Scottish, catholic, native american (CHEROKEE), so-n-so married an Asian woman, so-n-so married an african-american dude, someone married a jewish person. Someone is gay. Something whimiscally self-deprecating about white heritage (WHITER THAN WHITE BEARD DIPPED IN MAYO) and some outing of racist relatives. Something, something dark side, something something complete!

 

[TheLonelySquire]

When I was young it was all white though techincally I have some Native American in me. Today I have a niece and nephew who is half-white/black. I have another niece who is half-white/Indian(As in from India) I have a gay sister and black brother-in-law. Then there is me. I am proably bi-curious. Not sure if I like guys enough to be seen as bi-sexual because guys never do it for me as much as girls do. Also since I am from Oklahoma I guess that means most of us is half=redneck as well.


Jason

Married to a latina. I think the new census program will count her as three people and I'll be considered one since I'm a honkey.

Otherwise normal on all fronts.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I hate to admit it, but my grandmother married an Irishman. The shame.

And you call yourself a Bostonian...

 

[Thespeckledkiwi]

So who's on the security council?

To be determined.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I hate to admit it, but my grandmother married an Irishman. The shame.

And you call yourself a Bostonian...

Yes, I can't really blame her. She had no other options.

 

[cultcross]

Otherwise normal on all fronts.

Interesting choice of term.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Otherwise normal on all fronts.

Interesting choice of term.

Interesting but not surprising.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Otherwise normal on all fronts.

Interesting choice of term.

Interesting but not surprising.

Why would it be? It's accurate and there's nothing wrong with being normal. Sorry if I offended you though.

 

[El Chupacabra]

Lets see, half Swede half English on my mother's side and half Scottis half English on my father's side. My mother was adopted by a part russian, part polish family and part English, Jewish family, so we also have some Jewish traditions from the east.

I am an agnostic, although christian by birth, and marrying an Iranian muslim (non-practicing obviously) and have a Norweigan brother-in-law.

Howzat?

 

[An Officer]

Somebody get TheLonelySquire a larger shovel... looks like the first hole wasn't big enough.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Somebody get TheLonelySquire a larger shovel... looks like the first hole wasn't big enough.

Why don't you add something substantive instead of attacking me?

To the OP: I forgot to add that I have a niece who is Korean (adopted) and a sister-in law who is Hawaiian. There's some diversity for ya!

 

[iguana_tonante]

Interesting but not surprising.

Why would it be? It's accurate and there's nothing wrong with being normal. Sorry if I offended you though.

I'm not offended, but thanks for the consideration. However, I found it not surprising that you defined white heterosexual as "normal", because the (silent but clear) implication is that for you anything different from that (black, asian, native, homosexual, bisexual) is "abnormal". Truth has a way of seeping through words. Your true mind shows by the way you use them.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

While I wouldn't say my family was particularly diverse (no major deviations from the same creed), I wouldn't call myself normal either, though.

I always thought of "normal" as a synonym for "ordinary" or "average". Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[Goliath]

I always thought of "normal" as a synonym for "ordinary" or "average". Not that there's anything wrong with that.

It certainly can be used that way, but it doesn't mean quite the same thing: it has rather different connotations.

"Normal" is good--"ordinary" is bad.

This is why, for example, the non-normal are "abnormal," while the non-ordinary are "extraordinary."

 

[Crash]

My entire family is Polish, as in my grandparents all are immigrants. Polish Jew on my mom's side.

My eldest brother married a black woman, and they have two kids. I'm still seeing my Mexican-Chinese girlfriend.

 

[An Officer]

Why don't you add something substantive...

...shouldn't you be working?

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Why don't you add something substantive...

...shouldn't you be working?

I have people who work FOR me. It's the only way to roll. But again, what's with the attack? Some people are far too sensitive.