According to the plaintiffs, the advertising industry does not like to put its money in a show that features interracial dating or marriage.

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Another black seventh grader who participated in the study, 13-year-old Chantay, admitted she, and others in her extended family, had a double standard regarding interracial dating.

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As for the parents who spoke to Cooper and O'Brien, they said hearing their children's thoughts on interracial dating was revelatory and would spark more conversations at home.

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Bush's battle with McCain was marked by one major stumble: A campaign stop at South Carolina's controversial Bob Jones University, which at the time forbade interracial dating and denounced the Roman Catholic Church.

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