Interracial marriage is generally viewed positively by adults, with American Indians having the highest rate among single-race groups. The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate laws against interracial marriage led to an increase in intermarriage rates, with Koreans having a 27.6% rate and Japanese having a 60.6% rate. The percentage of women who married outside their race also increased among Asians living in the United States.
In 2015, 17% of all U.S. newlyweds had a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, marking a fivefold increase since 1967. The share of marriages ending in divorce increased from the 1960s to the 1990s. The overall rate of interracial marriage is driven by the rapid population growth of Hispanics and Asians, the two groups with the highest rate of intermarriage in the United States.
The share of new marriages between spouses of a different race or ethnicity from each other increased to 15.1% in 2010, and the share of all current marriages that are either interracial or interethnic has reached an all-time high of 8.4%. Some areas, such as Hawaii (42%), Fayetteville (30%), and areas of California and Florida (29%), have higher rates of inter-racial marriage.
Interracial marriage rates have increased almost every year since the Loving decision, with 94% of U.S. adults now approving of marriages between Black people and White people. Intermarriage rates are high in Latin American countries, moderate in European countries, and low-moderate in other countries.
📹 The Truth About Interracial Dating (TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️)
What type of couple has the highest divorce rate?
Divorce Trends. Since 2000, there have been fewer divorces and marriages. The number of divorces in 2021 (689,308) is much lower than in 2000 (944,000). The divorce rate dropped from 4.0 to 2.5 per 1,000 population.
Third marriages have the highest divorce rate, at 73%. Most people think that half of all marriages end in divorce. But this is mostly true for first marriages. Second and third marriages are much more likely to fail, with 67% and 73% of them ending in divorce.
How Divorce Affects Health and Homeownership. Divorce is not just about the law and emotions. It can also have long-lasting effects. Divorce increases the risk of death. Divorced men are more likely to die than divorced women. Many divorcing couples argue about the family home. In 2022, 53.4% of divorcing couples owned their home, while 46.6% rented.
Who is the most famous interracial couple?
Mildred and Richard Loving are one of the most famous interracial couples in American history. The Supreme Court ruled that all laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia. The Lovings had suffered for years before their marriage was recognized by the government. Richard and Mildred were born and raised in Central Point, a diverse neighborhood north of Richmond, Virginia. Mildred’s family was mixed African American and Native American. Richard’s family was white. It was a mixed community. The kids from both families grew up together.
Where have the most interracial couples?
Research shows that the West has the highest percentage of interracial couples. Eight of the metropolitan areas with the greatest percentage of newlyweds who were intermarried were in the West (Livingston, 2017).
What is the failure rate of interracial marriages?
In the first 10 years of marriage, interracial couples are 40% more likely to divorce than same-race couples. A blog post on interracial divorce statistics offers a critical perspective on an often overlooked issue in modern marriages—racial dynamics. The statistic shows that interracial couples are more likely to divorce than same-race couples in the first decade of marriage. The higher likelihood of divorce for interracial couples sparks a conversation about the challenges such couples may face. This information helps readers understand why interracial couples divorce more often. It could be because of societal pressures, different cultural backgrounds, or a lack of community support. Black women married to white men are less likely to divorce than black women married to black men. This statistic is a key point in our discussion of interracial divorce. It shows how Black women and White men relate to each other, challenging any ideas about the success of such unions. Black women married to white men are less likely to divorce. This shows that these marriages can be strong and happy. This insight helps us understand why some interracial marriages last longer. It also helps us talk about race in relationships in a more nuanced way. Couples who live together before marriage are no more likely to divorce than couples who live together before marriage of the same race.
Which race has the lowest divorce rate?
Asian Americans have the lowest divorce rates of all races. Currently, 12.4 out of every 1,000 Asian Americans get divorced. At least one out of every 18 Asian American women and 16% of Asian American men get divorced. Hispanic-origin Americans have the second-highest number of divorces. In 2018, 18.5% of people of this ethnicity got divorced. 30% were women and 27% were men.
White Americans are third with 15.1 divorces per 1,000 people. About one-third of white women and men have been divorced at least once.
What race divorces the most?
What race has the highest divorce rate? Black adults have the highest divorce rate and the lowest marriage rate. But research shows they also marry later. 32 for men, 31 for women. Black women have more divorces than marriages. In 2018, 31 Black people got divorced and 17.3 got married. Black adults are the largest group of never-married people. In 2016, 79% of 25-29-year-old Black women and 18% of 55-year-olds were never married. Ethnicity affects divorce rates.
What race has the lowest divorce rate?
Black women also have high rates of marital instability. Divorce rates are higher for black women than for white women, and they are lowest for Asian and foreign-born Hispanic women. These racial and ethnic gaps in marriage and marital dissolution will continue to grow. We have relied on data from the U.S. Census and other similar sources. These sources offer historical continuity and large sample sizes, but they don’t provide much information about women’s marital histories and background characteristics. Also, they probably underestimate the size of racial gaps in marital instability. Black women often take longer than white women to get divorced. For our last look at modern marriage, we look at a smaller data set, the National Survey of Family Growth. This shows how women’s experiences of marriage vary across race, ethnicity, and nativity. This data set contains information on how women aged 15–44 got married and divorced. Table 2 shows these results.
Marital Life Profiles at Ages 40–44: Percentage with No Marriage, Stable Marriage, or Unstable Marriage.
Which race has the highest marriage rate?
There is a big difference in marriage rates by race and ethnicity. While most white and Asian adults are married, fewer than half of Hispanic and Black adults are. The share of married adults in the U.S. is much higher than the share of cohabiting adults. But when we look at their whole lives, including past relationships, it’s a different story. More people ages 18 to 44 have lived with someone than have been married. Also, many people have been in both marriage and cohabitation.
Cohabitation today has many forms. Most people who have ever cohabited have had only one partner, but 14% have had three or more. Half of cohabitors have children, including a third who live with their partner’s child. Cohabiting relationships vary by race, ethnicity, and education. Today, 53% of U.S. adults are married, down from 58% in 1995. The number of Americans who live together has risen from 3% to 7%.
Which couple is the most likely to intermarry?
A record 15% of all new marriages in the United States were between spouses of different races. This is 8.4% of all current marriages. This includes marriages between a Hispanic and non-Hispanic, as well as marriages between spouses of different races. Among all newlyweds, 9.4% of whites, 17.1% of blacks, 25.7% of Hispanics, and 27.7% of Asians married someone whose race or ethnicity was different from their own. Among all newlyweds, the most common interracial pairings were White-Hispanic (43.3%), White-Asian (14.4%), White-Black (11.9%), and Other Combinations (30.4%). Other combinations include pairings between different minority groups, multiracial people, and American Indians. Among all newlyweds, native-born Hispanics and Asians were more likely to intermarry than foreign-born Hispanics and Asians. 36.2% of native-born Hispanics married outside their race, compared to 14.2% of foreign-born Hispanics. 32% of native-born Asian men married outside their race, compared to 11% of foreign-born Asian men. 43% of native-born Asian women married outside their race, compared to 34% of foreign-born Asian women. Foreign-born means people who came to the US as adults. Gender patterns in intermarriage vary. In 2010, 24% of black men married outside their race, but only 9% of black women did. The gender pattern among Asians is different. In 2010, 36% of Asian women married outside their race, compared with 17% of Asian men. Among whites and Hispanics, there are no gender differences in intermarriage rates. Rates of intermarriages among newlyweds in the U.S. have nearly tripled since 1980. People in the same region often marry someone from a different region. In 2010, 22% of new marriages in the West were interracial, compared with 14% in the South, 13% in the Northeast, and 11% in the Midwest. White and Asian. White Americans and Asian Americans are getting married more often. Asian Americans who grew up in the United States are more likely to marry white people than those who didn’t. In 1998, 36% of Asian Pacific American men and 45% of Asian Pacific American women married White people.
Who are artists most likely to marry?
Artists. Female artists are more likely to marry other artists. Male artists are most likely to marry female teachers or male counselors.
Civil engineers. Female civil engineers are most likely to marry hairdressers. Male civil engineers are most likely to marry teachers.
📹 #1 Interracial Relationships in the UK ..Highest Rate in the World! – #1 of 2
A Discussion on why are there so many interracial relationships in Britain – part 1 of 2.
Few interracial relationships in NY? Perhaps outside of NYC. I think part of the openness with the UK is the fact that non-white cultures have been a part of its history for hundreds of years, especially in comparison with some of the other countries in Europe who mainly kept to themselves. Thanks for posting!
The English are a bit diverse, but there is not that much in it. They have mixed with tribes who are quite similar to them. Tribes whose languages and cultures are clearly similar. It’s absurd to suggest that because they were invaded by blonde haired invaders or other White tribes, a thousand years ago, and they’re still here, that somehow means that it will be perfectly alright to replace our White Christian and secular post-Christian population with millions of Black, Brown and Asian Muslims.
Ten times above the European average? That is easy to explain and Vanessa touched upon it: Europeans are far more racist that the British. When you meet a European who is not British, you almost have to assume that person is racist until they prove otherwise. Especially eastern and southern Europeans.
To believe that colonization thwarted the economic development is to believe that native societies were on their way towards prosperity but were shoved off course. Which is absurd. African societies south of the Sahara showed no signs of development. They had not devised a written language, the wheel, or built multi-story buildings. The smelting of iron was widespread, as was fire-hardened pottery, but the continent of Africa did not produce anything that could be called a mechanical device.
European children are taught that their history of invasion and conquest, as if it was a story of tolerating and enriching ethnic diversity which makes as a mongrel nation. Not so. The infusion of foreign-blood of the Romans and Irish, the Normans and Danes, and even Saxons, was relatively modest. Most British blood predates all those historical invasions. There’s never been in any time in British history, in which the natives have been craving out to be enriched by an infusion of foreigners.
Few of my fights were ever televised,when people faced me, they could only imagine what they’re up against. With Peter, you can prepare in advance to learn how to take away his strong points and easily capitalize on his weaknesses. I was faster and stronger than Peter. He is taller and has faced tougher competition. I have never honestly thought about whether I could beat another person. I enjoy analyzing a fighter and teaching his competition to keep him off balance by taking his strong points.
I have read Richard Dawkins’ work, including “The Selfish Gene”, in which Dawkins reflects on the fact humans evolved non-identically; different physical and mental behaviors, instincts and inclinations. And to have an in-group preference for people most similar to them via race, etc., and to ostracize outsiders and foreigners. According to Dawkins himself, xenophopbia and ethnocentrism (“racism”) is perfectly natural. So thank you for referencing sources that prove my argument.
It isnt even forced. It mainly by choice. Britain has great work ideals. Many people from all over the globe want to come here. They arent thinking. ” Ohh man Im gonna love messing up the (white british*slight but not overdone sarcasm) genepoo”. They want to earn some money. Most dont even get the best job prospects. e.g bin collectors, street sweepers etc But thats better than nothing right. 🙂 Im hoping that one day we can just stop looking at whats different and focus on whats the same. Peace
There’s a difference between a great fighter. A great fighter would have to possess all of the ultimate attributes required to achieve greatness. You must be fast, you must be powerful, you must be tenacious, you must be tough, you must have a strong inner constitution, a profound willingness to consistently engage, and you must have that ultimate courage. We call it your fighting spirit. To know how to totally give 100 percent, we call that heart. Few fighters have that ultimate attribute.
The best way to answer this question is to ask the serious thinking martial artists to not only read my book but to study and to use it as a research manual. Many black belts from around the country who have already received their personal issue tell me that they carry it with them always as a manual.
That is an interesting observation. Movies create heroes and myths. The combination of martial arts, which is steeped in myth and the magic of film helped create the Bruce Lee that most people imagine to be real. My image is quite different. This was a guy who was simply brilliant in his concepts, confidence and drive. I’ll take that over the movies any day. Either way we both win. Fans of Bruce have a real martial artist to champion and I have an experience that no one can take away.
1899 bicycle frame: L.R. Johnson; Octber 10, 1899 biscuit cutter: A.P. Ashbourne; November 30, 1875 blood plasma bag: Charles Drew; Approx. 1945 cellular phone: Henry T. Sampson; July 6, 1971 chamber commode: T. Elkins; January 3, 1897 clothes dryer: G. T. Sampson; June 6, 1862 curtain rod: S. R. Scratton; November 30, 1889 curtain rod support: William S. Grant; August 4, 1896 door knob: O. Dorsey; December 10, 1878
I do not drink, and I do not hang out with other guys. Why hang out with men when you can hang out with women? If you follow these two simple rules, life is a hell of fun. Street fighting is for two people: kids and/or hoodlums who have no respect for the principles of being a responsible martial artist. Street fighters have two counts against them: 1) They try to solve problems by force, and 2) indirectly they’re teaching others that they condone violence. I fully reject this premise.
I have special memories about Bruce Lee/Chuck Norris movies. They were very intelligent and very creative, two things which I enjoy. He thought in principle. He had a high abstract intelligence. That’s a thing I admire most in people. He also enjoyed physical development and fitness, two things which I like. I won art contests as a kid, and he was also a fabulous artist and enjoyed philosophy, two things on which we were both extremely hooked.
Black belt to me means two things. One, you can fight, and two, you can teach. It’s not based on how fast you are, how hard you hit, how much time and grade you’ve got, what style you’re from, what grades you make in school, how much money you slip your instructor under the table, or how sharp your katas look. I don’t like hoodlums, members of gangs, people with tattoos, and excessive body piercings or any of that other nonsense. I only give out rank for black belts, nothing below that.
There are several things which are important to the health of a nation. Natural resources are, of course. A country rich in minerals and land is better off than one with out – other things being equal. Of course, it’s seldom that other things are equal. Black Africa is enormously rich in natural resources, but health-wise they’re all basket cases. Without the boost given to them by Europeans during the colonial era, their people still would be eating each other. Some of them still are, in fact.
With any fighter on the planet, I could go on and on as I am now. I’m not putting anybody down; I’m pointing out the importance of developing the eye of a trainer. You must figure out what is singularly the most dominant principle that motivates you to train and to pursue becoming a champion. Few fighters can answer that question. Sadly, most trainers are unable to answer it for them. When a fighter is able to embrace that inner awareness, which answers this question, he will become unstoppable.
I have never thought of myself as being a better street fighter in any respect. I have nothing to prove by getting into a street altercation. If push comes to shove, my favorite move has always been to spin my opponent into a rear choke. That way, no one gets hurt, and when the cops come, there are no bruises or blood. Street fighters keep their records down at the local police department. I want my fight records to remain where they belong-only in the record books.
Ethnocentrism, is a natural and healthy human evolutionary characteristic. It is the equivalent to breathing air. And all groups enact on it as means of survival. A group which doesn’t exert ethnocentric identities is destined for failure and extinction. As Voltaire put it, tolerance and empathy are virtues of a DYING society, not a thriving one. There shouldn’t be any race-mixing in the U.K. anyway. The United Kingdom is not a mongrel homeland/nation. It is a White homeland/nation.
Initially, the UFC events were set up as a challenge to other martial arts styles. I do not play the challenge game. I feel it is very low class. I have never personally made a challenge towards someone or accepted a challenge. It sends the wrong message in martial arts. People who challenge others seem to me to be insecure about their accomplishments or how others perceive their stature as a martial artist. If you were to step in the ring then here, there, anywhere, any place and anytime…
I never claimed to be either. But I can list scientists and historians who share my views. But I suspect it wouldn’t make a difference if I did list intellectuals as Shockley, Lynn, Rushton, etc. Because if they’re not Politically Correct, I suspect you want hear them. And that’s simply not the way history or science works. You don’t pick whichever best reflects your personal opinions, unfortunately that’s what most do, you except the data or deny it. I think we’ve established which one you are.
Nature doesn’t care human history and culture etc., but humans do. Or at least they should. It is our duty to ourselves, to our ancestors as well as our potential distant descendants to keep developing, improving and refining our racial (and therefore cultural) character; instead of mongrelizing or degrading it.
If you don’t quit, if you look like you know how to fight, and you have a desire to stick around and learn from me and my other black belt fighters, I’ll give you a black belt. I don’t care how many boards you can break, how many katas you can memorize, or how many miles you can run. I’ve seen these tests that last two days. My test is 11 minutes, nine minutes of fighting and two minutes of resting. Give me 11 minutes of your life with all your heart, and I’ll teach you for life.
It’s a shame that we continue making a big deal about interracial dating. Why are we still bickering about this? Why are so many people still getting upset if a person of your same culture is dating someone from another culture? Personally, I don’t care who dates who. It’s no one else’s business. We can’t control who other people date and we shouldn’t bitch about something we can control. Love is color blind and we need to understand that. Love is love and that’s that.
The older fighters had a higher winning percentage. Today’s fighters ignore their losses and have no respect for defense or physical toughness. In the old days, the law of combat was you did not get hit, no one was allowed to score on you, you never let anyone know when you’re tired, hurt, or in distress during competition. Today’s fighters, if they get a little nip on the lip, get the wind knocked out of them, or a little too much contact to the head, they go crying for their mommy (mother).
You know how evolution works, right? Different populations of the same species become geographically isolated, and over time adapt to the environment they find themselves in. If enough time passes, the different populations diverge into different species that can no longer produce offspring together. Two things have halted this process: The possibility of transporting people around the globe, and the misdirected maternal/protective instincts of Westerners.
” In the interest of peace and wiping out our interracial tensions, forbid the whites to mate with white. The white woman must cohabit with members of the dark races, the white men with black women. Thus the white race will disappear, for mixing the dark with white means the end of the white man, and our most dangerous enemy will become only a memory. ” Rabbi Rabinovich. Hungarian Judaica Speech of 1952.
no one calls indians asians even though they are in asia. asian = chinese, korean, japanese etc. or whatever has squity eyes. I have dual citizenship. I have american and european union citizenship. Ive been living on two continents so I know the world pretty well.Ive observed interacial relationships and they dont work that well overall. people who are in interracial relationships are often mentally disturbed in a way or another.
I dont mind foreigners in relationships with e.g. British people with a Pakistani background if its only say 5% of the time, but if its like 95% of the time then they are basically taking the mickey of the white British people, they need to be sent back and ask themselves “British, or Pakistani” then show them the right directions!
So why are you insisting on using that word? I’m in Britain, I don’t know enough about the US to comment on that. Political correctness is good when not abused. Because you don’t see “European American” on them forms, you think that’s unfair and hypocritical? Ahhh so right let me get this straight, you want equality? Most intriguing, yet baffling at the same time. Ok so what exactly is wrong with calling Caucasians, Caucasians? Do you find it offensive?
I’d date someone of a different race or ethnicity. It shouldn’t matter. Religion is a bit of a problem, I date with the intention of marrying and I want to raise my kids as Christians. I wouldn’t ask my future husband to change his religion for me just as I wouldn’t give up Christianity for my future husband.
I have to do more research into that scientist are going to try to bring back the neanderthal, which is amazing. It is true and many Caucasoid have Neanderthal genes. I am not so sure about asiana if they had Neanderthal genes or Homo erectus. Either way the history people try to portray is racial purity, but they do not account for the 1000 of years of occupation and racial mixing.
@CrociatoAzzurro to be politically correct yes no ancient egytpians were coal black because black doesnt exist melanin which is the pigment that dominates “black” skin is in actuality brown. so coal black really is dark brown or even mohagony brown like akon. when you look at the drwings by the egytians you will see people in variations and shades of brown.
f an instructor wants to teach his young students certain character development, that’s his business. I think good manners and respect for others should be exercised in all aspects of life. I don’t think you necessarily need that to become successful in martial arts. People should possess these traits before going into martial arts. That’s like saying, “Do you need that to become successful in boxing?” Look at Mike Tyson’s personal life. There’s your answer.
@MrAntiEuro Well, I live in Sweden and I can say this…. we have a trouble right now with racism in Sweden, the time has changed in here..unfortuanely. White women in Sweden are not so open minded. Maybe in Stockholm because they are alot of immigrants, BUT in their early 20s….they are not so many that get married with immigrants.
You need to be close to the tirget when you fire so your reaction time and your response time are quick, not just one. Timeing speed is both.You should never work with a bag weighing more than l00 pounds, and I mean never. If anyone tells you different, they do not know what they are talking about. Bannana bags are different for the low cut kicks.
It was in fact trade with Europeans that introduced modernity to Stone-Age Africa. Far from hobbling and holding the continent back. Colonization laid the foundations for whatever evidence of economic progress can now be found in Africa. It was Europeans who built roads and rail lines, introduced piped water, schools and telecommunications, and built national administrations. Nothing suggests that Africans would have achieved any of this on their own. Sorry. And it’s not “racist”, just true.
Why….. What is not logical to not care whether or not my “skin colour” my arbitrary skin colour ceases to exist? Why would anyone care whether or not a certain skin colour ceases to exist? surely the thing to care about is the species not a fucking colour. Fucking hell, look at the bigger picture, mate.
I don’t believe in interracial relationships I believe it is to be pure instead breed pure instead of inbread being a nationalist is important instead Please don’t leave any rude negative sarcastic feedback messages thank you. Be respectful and positive. No reply messages wanted. You can give a thumbs up thanks.
When filling out a personal details form, do you see “Negro” listed? Indoctrinated, you sound like my sociology tutor. Well this should be interesting. Do enlighten me, I’m sure you’ll give me some biased information which backs up only one side of this debate. Maybe just maybe, she finds it intriguing that people want to do that? I’m not saying everything boils down to social influence, I’m saying it plays a part. This is slowly becoming a nature vs nurture debate. Genetics vs socialization.
@WHITEFREAKSOUT I haven’t spoken ill of you so I don’t understand the the need to make me feel as bad about myself as you feel yourself. If interracial relationships bother you that much why did you watch this clip or bother continuing to reply since you are offended by us? Get a life and leave the rest of us alone!
those british women in this article are naive and piteous they only date outside their race becoz they feel ignored & badly treated by white women & they wanna try something new, but this is not the only thing women should look at much more important stuff to search for while starting a relationship or looking for a partner. u should share the same ambitions, interests, a vision towards ur future & building a family so its not only about having fun, sex & dancing & enjoying life !
@Zehlda Hello DeborahWinters. Is this your new account? ha ha. No, I won’t kill myself hun. I’m enjoying life too much to do that lol. As for the rest of your comments, sorry I do not understand the language of racial hatred that you post. So your efforts are in vain. What did I say, that piss you off anyway Debbie?
@forevershining76 ok, here’s something that may save you a lot of time. People alive now, aren’t proud of how our ancestors did stupid things in the past. We just inherited that history, as you did. Do you want to continue going over the past, or do you want to live your life now? The past you are complaining about endures today for lots of people. i wonder what it would be like to watch a youtube clip and not experience backwards logic and stranger hating..
Address all of my points first please. You ignored the fact that us Caucasians are genetically predisposed to melanoma due to lacking melanin pigment. You made Caucasians sound superior, tell me, how can we be superior if we’re all sensitive to one of the strongest natural elements. Also, why do specifically female Caucasians feel a nice dark tan is so attractive? Conduct a survey, maybe you’ll get some statistics. I’m anti-judgmental statistics quoting fools. You’ve attacked suzieshackles….
So, why is Japan so much healthier than Mozambique or Senegal, despite having so much less land and resources? Well, of course, we already know the answer: It’s the difference in the quality of the people. For every nation the one essential determinant of health and progress, is the quality of the people who make up the nation: their genetic quality – which is to say, their racial quality – and moral quality. Everything else, including the economy, ultimately depends on these two elements.
Do you care to address social influence? When you acknowledge humans are shaped by their environment AND genetics, then I will acknowledge your statistics. The fact that you use just statistics shows you have a weak argument, you aren’t considering all factors included in human behaviour and so on. Also how do you know whether the statistics you are using were collected in an objective manner? Are you sure there was no biased included when these statistics were created?
thats you – so we all have to be like you. if im happy to be black and love my skin colour and want my kids to have that im i a bad person cos u sed so. we have diferent heritage. i want my kids to share my heritage and culture that wont happen if there mixed wiv another race cos they hav to take that culture from that race on board
Also check out British genetic facts on British white people. No white person has less than 40% non-indigenous genes. And if you are from port cities like Plymouth, Liverpool, Bristol, Portsmouth, Southampton and South East London this figure is much higher. You just have the Victorian colonial attitude that rewrites history to suit your goal.
Huns to invade Europe, Roman Empire, Goths and so on. Mongolian Expedition into Europe, the Tartars which massacred the Armies of Europe. On one note one of the English kings is said the be related to the Khan, also the Mongols did Rule Russia for a long time. The Moor Invasion of Europe from Spain to France which lasted thousands of years. Not to mention the interactions between early Rome and Macedonia with North Africa and Persia, I could continue.
I truly believe that you are confused, because surely, all the resources that aid the western world as you say come from Africa. Africa hold the largest amount of natural resources in the world e.g. oil and gold. so the western world needs Africa as much, if not more than Africa needs them, as many historians say, it was the invasion of the English and other countries that brought disease and famine. So if the other needs each other and visa versa, then this can be represented in relationships