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Animorphs Section => Animorphs Forum Classic => Topic started by: Chad32 on October 24, 2008, 03:07:04 PM

Title: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Chad32 on October 24, 2008, 03:07:04 PM
Does anyone else sometimes think that KA overdoes the interracial thing? Marco and rachel's parents, Cassie and Jake, Marco and Rachel in another reality, Rachel and Tobias, assuming that Tobias is caucasion in hhis Human form.

Or maybe these kinds of relationships are more common than I think they are. I never really thought of them as common, even though I have two couples on my mother's side of the family that are interracial.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: esplin on October 24, 2008, 03:11:10 PM
sometimes i felt that it was kinda on purpose but now i just think that cassie was black and jake was white and nothing more
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Phoenix004 on October 24, 2008, 03:15:41 PM
I never thought it was intentional. It's rarely pointed out for one.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Myitt on October 24, 2008, 03:21:57 PM
Jake and Rachel's fathers were also Jewish...it's cool that the series put in a lot of diversity, but every single relationship almost IS between two people from different backgrounds.

And that's not even including interspecies stuff--Dak Hamee/Aldrea, Edriss/Essam/their hosts, Elfangor/Loren...have I missed any? XD  It's all about breaking barriers, I guess, and that people are just people...no matter where they come from.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Azguard on October 24, 2008, 03:54:51 PM
whoa...rachel's parents were interracial? what were their ethnicities? i totally missed that!

i actually find the interspecies stuff weirder.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Shock on October 24, 2008, 04:34:24 PM
whoa...rachel's parents were interracial? what were their ethnicities? i totally missed that!

i actually find the interspecies stuff weirder.

it's an brilliant ploy to have the interracial stuff covered up with the interspecies stuff.

i also think that there was a topic labeled "Interspecies Action!" on the old board.

Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: wolfev on October 24, 2008, 04:34:58 PM
Yea, stuff gets weird in animorphs. I assume that Tobias was white just because of the cover models and the fact that if someone was of a different race, it was mentioned, if only once. And Tobias Rachel, is Rachel with a hawk who can only turn into a 13 year old human for 2 hours at a time. Have you also noticed that all these relationships tend to end sadly?
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Liz on October 24, 2008, 04:36:56 PM
I never thought it was intentional. It's rarely pointed out for one.

Yeah, the only one that is explicitly discussed in the book is Jake and Cassie.  I didn't even notice the others until I read this just now.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Terenia on October 24, 2008, 05:05:16 PM
whoa...rachel's parents were interracial? what were their ethnicities? i totally missed that!

i actually find the interspecies stuff weirder.


Rachel's dad was Jewish and I don't think her mom grew up Jewish, although I don't think either of them actually practiced.

I don't consider marrying a Jewish person interracial, though. That's more inter-faith. Jewish people come in all races.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Nateosaurus on October 24, 2008, 05:37:20 PM
Wow, I never noticed there were so many relationships like that, lol!
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: RYTX on October 24, 2008, 05:51:53 PM
Is there any indication Jakes mom is or isn't Jewish, cuz that may or maynot be another one.

And no, I don't think it was over done because she never made a big deal of it.
It was "oh, yep, they're different, now onto important stuff"
Plus you know, this is six "random kids" out of California, it's not an unbelievable occurrance.



Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Azguard on October 24, 2008, 07:20:39 PM
 yeah, Jewish would be....i guess in a way interracial.

 but yeah, i forgot they're in california. so not too unusual.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: zaprowsdower on October 26, 2008, 10:19:14 PM
It's not unusual...

to be in love with anyone!
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Azguard on October 27, 2008, 10:17:25 AM
 hahaha, took me a while to catch on to the reference. ^^
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Myitt on October 27, 2008, 03:53:51 PM
Hahaha yeah it took me a second XD 
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: zaprowsdower on October 27, 2008, 03:58:41 PM
Yes, Tom Jones is the Man :D 8)
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: morfowt on October 28, 2008, 04:59:18 AM
hahaha, took me a while to catch on to the reference. ^^
I still don't get it. I didn't even know it was a reference...
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Myitt on October 28, 2008, 05:25:33 AM
It's not unusual...

to be in love with anyone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfaNCRAFuek&feature=related

Tom Jones: applicable to any situation.
Title: Re: Interracial relationships.
Post by: Azguard on October 28, 2008, 12:20:42 PM
 haha, I have now been enlightened.  :)