But in fact, it was a harmful issue for the people of the country. Apartheid promoted and supported discrimination and racism among the people of South Africa. Stereotypes and judgments have always been assumed for non-whites, over time a negative stigma has attached itself. Because of apartheid, the policy prohibited any relationship between whites and blacks. Anti-miscegenation was another law passed during apartheid. These laws enforced racial segregation for marriage and intimate relationships. You could be criminalized for acting at these levels. Many citizens of the country were unable to take part in the relationship they wanted. Interracial marriages were frowned upon by most of the population due to the negative stigma associated with discrimination