In New Orleans this past week, an interracial couple was denied the right to be married by a justice of the peace. When asked about why he did this, his reply was "I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way. I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else." He went on to say that he has a strict policy to not marry interracial couples because he believes these couples are forcing hardships on their future children. The couple from the story, Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay, was appalled, as they should have been. Beth is white and Terence is black. They are planning to file a discrimination complaint. When I read this story, I was very surprised that these types of things are still happening today.
Wow, this is the first time that I've heard this story in detail. I too think it's a sad thing that racism is still going on. Although the Justice of the peace said that he wasn't racist, his actions do not go with his statement.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think that there is nothing wrong with inter-racial marriage nor do I think that it will have a negative effect on EVERY child that comes from a multiracial family. I have plenty of multiracial friends that actually love the diversity. Also, I have dated a Filipino for over two years and if we were to plan to get married in a few years, I would be as furious as this couple was if our wedding was dismissed due to our race.
Very sad, people being this close minded today is really annoying to me.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so messed up. There are a lot of interracial couples. It's not just a matter of black and white. I believe that any two people that are in love should be allowed to marry and no one should get in the way of their happiness.
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