Most notably, it's taken more than 30 combined seasons of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" for the franchise to put an African American at the forefront. The fact that the male and female leads of the biggest cable show in TV history are of different races is a clear sign that something once considered taboo is not only acceptable, but seemingly natural.In that sense, "The Walking Dead" is as alive as any show on TV.Her response is encouraging, and in keeping with a mindset that seems to be growing, at least among millennials.According to the Pew Research Center's recent report on racial attitudes in the U.One reader writes in, "I want to comment that maybe at some point in our lives we just stop looking at color and start looking at people.

Some consider 2015 a landmark year with interracial relationships being at the center of storylines on shows like "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," "The Mindy Project," "Jane the Virgin," "Jessica Jones" and "Master of None." "The Walking Dead" is even more popular than those shows, which makes how forward thinking the show has been with its relationships so significant.
Some readers have been critical, such as the man who contacted Folan to say, "My problem is, just because you cannot handle a strong black man, why are you trying to sell your choice so hard to other people?
" Many, however, have embraced Folan's advocacy of interracial couples.
As the years have passed, we find anything wrong with interracial dating? Still, we're curious to see some statistics from Pew on how minorities within interracial relationships are feeling. Are you, or have you ever been a part of, an interracial couple?
Many people marry within the same race, from different cultures, and do just fine.