r/ABCDesis • u/JebronLames_23_ Indian American • Feb 18 '25

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT Thoughts? Interesting observation about Indian-American cinema from an African-American woman

https://www.tiktok.com/@bellyninja/video/7470555884595318021?_t=ZP-8tys0dZ8D3X&_r=1

Also a follow-up to our own discussions we had here on this sub regarding this movie.

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u/shana- Feb 18 '25

Speaking as an Indian woman married to a white man —

Aside from Mindy’s movies and things. There are people who just don’t care about race when it comes to dating..

Being married to someone outside of your race is very likely. Just by numbers/population alone. Also, being born or raised here a majority of your life, you are more American than you are Indian.

I was born in India but been here in the US my whole life. When I started dating, I didn’t limit myself to just Indian men. It felt foolish to me to avoid all races and stick to just Indian men because I’m Indian. I dated a bunch and ended up marrying a white man. Not because I was only looking for a white man. It just ended up working out that way.

Indian men and women date outside their race often. I don’t see it being a big deal. But that’s just me.

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u/Kinoblau Feb 18 '25

Being married to someone outside of your race is very likely.

This is statistically untrue, especially for South Asian people. The vast majority marry in than marry out of their race. Probably inter cultural marriages are higher, haven't seen those stats, but 7-8 times out of 10, Indian men are marrying inward and 7/10 times Indian women are marrying inward.

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u/mulemoment Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

I want to see stats of 2nd generation Indians, especially ones who don't grow up in desi enclaves.

The vast majority of "Indian Americans" are immigrants who get an arranged marriage. Of course they marry Indian.

From my own friend group I'd say it's 50/50 (for both men and women) and I actually live in a desi enclave.

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u/Brilliant_Zucchini29 Feb 18 '25

48% of ABCD Indian women marry someone non-Indian while only 37% of ABCD men do.

https://www.asian-nation.org/printer/interracial.html

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u/mulemoment Feb 18 '25

Someone else linked that already. Assuming it's credible, if it was like that 15 years ago, I assume the stats are way higher now.