Inter-Racial Marriage

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Reading about the judge in Louisiana who refused to issue a marriage license to a couple, based on the fact that they were an inter-racial couple. Beth Humphrey, 30, and her boyfriend Terrance McKay, 32, were planning to have a “simple ceremony” “to make things right before God”. Fair enough.
The judge felt concerned about the couple’s future children, ““I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Keith Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
Huh?
And the best one of all time, “I’m not a racist,” Bardwell said. “I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house”, followed by “I have piles and piles of black friends”.
Ah the obligatory I have black friends so I can’t be a racist statement. When are people going to realize that that statement and any form of it, is the most insincere thing to say?
Glad to see we as Americans are progressing forward. We’re getting closer to that great utopian society that we try to force feed down other countries throats. You know, be like us ‘cause we’re the best. Good Ole U.S. of A. (wave the flag while thumping the Bible time)
I really don’t get as upset as much as I use to. I’d rather have racists just be racists. Don’t hide behind a smile; just keep it out in the open. It makes it easier to deal or not to deal with people who are like that.
When I first came on the job I had an officer who told me that he had “nothing against mixed marriages “I just think the kids come out fucked up in the head”. This was a guy who worked with my father so he knew my ethnic background. At that time I wasn’t sure of his intent. Was it a bad attempt at humor or was he trying to incite me to react. I never found out what his intent was and on those rare occasions I do see him, I just laugh at him.
For me, no matter how much “society” says things have changed, the truth is people are people and when push comes to shove their true believes will always come out.
Oh, and Mr. Bardwell alls I can say is thats mighty fines of yu lettin’ us coloreds use yor’ batroom sir.








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