31% Of Maltese Would Be Uncomfortable If Their Child Dated A Black Person

According to a survey about discrimination in the EU by Eurobarometer, 514 Maltese were asked how they would feel about the identity of an imaginary partner for their child.

26% said that they would feel totally uncomfortable if their child’s partner was an atheist and 31% said they would feel uncomfortable if their child’s partner was a black person.44% feel uncomfortable if said partner was transgender or intersex, whereas 26% expressed discomfort if the person was of the same sex as one’s child.

Only 2% registered discomfort if the person was white or Christian, whereas 18% expressed discomfort if the person was ‘young’. 30% expressed discomfort at their child dating an old person.

43% expressed discomfort if the partner was Muslim, 32% if the partner was a Roma person, 30% if the partner was Buddhist and 27% if the partner was jewish.

13% expressed discomfort if the partner had a disability and 26% expressed discomfort if the person was Asian.

What do you make of this?

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