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I'm a white male. My brother has a black wife and they have had children. My family was opposed to the union, but once he made the decision and went through with the marriage they all supported him. Their reason for being opposed to the relationship wasn't at all motivated by racism or bigotry, but by a desire to see him make the most of his future and children's future as possible. They said that there are still very strong social stigmas attached to interracial relationships that would cause him, her, and their children undue added pressure and disadvantages.

We have a great time at family gatherings and my wife regularly goes on "outings" with his. My brother and his wife have both said that the concern that my family voiced over their relationship was valid. We accept them, respect them, and love them - many others certainly do not. For that reason, I would voice the same concerns to my own children in the same situation. While there is some opposition to interracial relationships based on hatred, I would say that far more opposition is based on simply wanting to avoid the whole sneering, pointing, rejecting, screaming crowd.