Miscegenation

Triangle plot shows average admixture of five North American ethnic groups. Individuals that self-identify with each group can be found at many locations on the map, but on average groups tend to cluster differently. Miscegenation (Latin miscere "to mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage , cohabitation , sexual relations , and procreation . The term "miscegenation" has been used since the nineteenth century to refer to interracial marriage and interracial sex , and more generally to the process of racial admixture , which has taken place since ancient history but has become more global through European colonialism since the Age of Discovery . Historically the term has been used in the context of laws banning interracial marriage and sex, so-called anti-miscegenation laws . It is therefore a loaded and potentially offensive word. Black, White or Mixed Race?: Race and Racism in the Lives of Young People of Mixed Parentage (2d ed.).

Miscegenation ( / m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ [invalid input: 'ɨ'] ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən / ; from the Latin miscere "to mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage , cohabitation , sexual relations , or procreation . The term miscegenation has been used since the 19th century to refer to interracial marriage and interracial sexual relations, and more generally to the process of genetic admixture . Historically, the term has been used in the context of laws banning interracial marriage and sex, known as anti-miscegenation laws . The Latin term entered historical records during European colonialism and the Age of Discovery , but societies such as China and Japan also had restrictions on marrying with peoples whom they considered to be of a different race.

Patterns and trends of people in an inter-ethnic relationship in England and Wales, 2011. Miscegenation ( / m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ ɪ ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən / ) is the interbreeding of people who are considered to be of different racial types. This racial mixing requires sexual activity between members of different races, thus producing mixed-race offspring. Opposition to miscegenation, thereby preserving their race's purity and nature, is a typical theme of racial supremacist movements, especially white supremacy . Though the notion that racial mixing is undesirable has arisen at different points in history, it gained particular prominence in Europe during the era of colonialism . The term miscegenation entered the English language in the 19th century as racial segregation began to become more formalized in the United States . It was specifically used to refer to interracial marriage and interracial sexual relations. The term came to be associated with laws which banned interracial marriage and sex, these laws were known as anti-miscegenation laws . Although the term "miscegenation" was formed from the Latin miscere "to mix" plus genus "race" or "kind", and it could therefore be perceived as value-neutral, it is almost always used in a negative way, to refer to something which should be avoided, punished or outlawed. More neutral terms for mixed-race relationships, such as "interracial", "interethnic", or even " cross-cultural " are more common in contemporary usage. In Spanish America, the term mestizaje , which is derived from mestizo —the blending of European whites and Indigenous peoples of the Americas , is used to refer to racial mixing. "Using marriage to protect White supremacy and heterosexual privilege : a historical analysis of marriage law in the United States" .

Pejorative term for interracial relationships Miscegenation ( / m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ ə ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən / miss- EJ -ə- NAY -shən ) is sexual relations or marriage between people who are considered to be members of different races . The word, now usually considered pejorative , is derived from a combination of the Latin terms miscere ('to mix') and genus ('race' or 'kind'). The word first appeared in Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro , a hoax anti-abolitionist pamphlet David Goodman Croly and others published anonymously in advance of the 1864 presidential election in the United States. The term came to be associated with laws that banned interracial marriage and sex, which were known as anti-miscegenation laws . Although the term "miscegenation" was formed from the Latin for "mixing races/kinds", and it could therefore be perceived as being value-neutral, it is almost always a pejorative term which is used by people who believe in racial superiority or purity , and possibly intended to be negative in the erroneous belief that it derives from the prefix mis- . Less loaded terms for multiethnic relationships, such as interethnic or interracial marriage , and mixed-race, multiethnic, or multiracial people , are more common in contemporary usage. "Miscegenation; the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro" . The term is used esp. by people who believe in concepts of racial superiority or racial purity and therefore object to interracial relationships ....

Historical term for interracial relationships Miscegenation ( / m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ ə ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən / mih- SEJ -ə- NAY -shən ) is marriage or admixture between people who are members of different races or ethnicities . It has occurred many times throughout history, in many places. It has occasionally been controversial or illegal. Adjectives describing miscegenation include "interethnic", "mixed-race", "multiethnic", "multiracial", and " interracial ".