As things become more "normative," they seamlessly mesh into the many stranded levels of societally accepted norms. We seem to make a big deal out of black male/white female relationships while ignoring that since the 40s, especially in the north, white male/black female relationships have been part of the fabric of society. Because of that, MANY of the BMs in the LS are NOT 100% black, but are the product of a mixed marriage. Why? Because they lived with it every day of their lives and it IS the norm for them. Additionally, the military and its fostering of a color blind merit-based structure also lends itself to relationships based upon that impossible to describe...attraction...with color considerations dropping down to fifth and sixth level importance. Mixed race relationships in the military cut across many social levels from many different tangents including the additions of hispanic/latin, oriental, black, white, etc. and the mixing of all those and more. Race, for the most part is being dismissed as an important consideration in relationships. We love who we love and that helps put inconsequental things, like race, in their proper place. YMMV.