In my view, ALL relationships are inter-ratial. Women are human and men are, who knows what!
I am the PROUD mother of a white 17 yr daughter, a black 15 year old son and I am now pregnant with TWIN boys who's father is Puerto Rican. All my children are biological. Yes, I have experienced racism regarding the races of my children. However, the racism and prejudice I have and continue to experience has come from MOSTLY my family. Oh, there have been times when some ignorant retard has called me some stupid, unoriginal name, but I can count on one hand the times that's happened. However, I would need a scientific calculator to enumerate all the racist and prejudice comments, intentional and unintentional that have come from my own family.
However, I understand that for MOST of my family, their comments are not about how they truly feel about the races, but their FEARS of what others will think about me, my children and THEM, and what others might DO to express their thoughts about us. And that fear comes from how racism reared it's ugly head in their generation. In the 40's, 50's and 60's, they had Stepin Fetchit, the Watts Riots, etc.... They can't conceive that racism doesn't exist on THAT level anymore, atleast not that OPENLY and VIOLENTLY, and it's hard for me to get wrapped around the idea that it ever did. I know it did, but not during my lifetime, atleast not during my conscience of the world around me lifetime.
So, I don't look at their comments as hatred, or dislike, but as an expression of their love for me and my children. As time went on, and nothing bad happened to my son, or me, or them, because of my son's race, they became less and less uncomfortable with it. In fact, I think, for the most part, they don't even "see" his race anymore, (but are still very aware of it).
There are others in my family, though, who are racist, simply because, in their circle, it's unacceptable not to be. And others who are NOT neccesarrily racist, but would NEVER interratially date, let alone have a child with, because of not wanting to "disappoint" the family. WHO CARES! Is what I say.
Yes, I had problems with my son's father. And yes, his problems stemmed from what he so Wrongly thought, and still does think, what being Black means he has to behave like. THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is, In my opinion, the WORST kind of racism and prejudice. To be self destructive simply because behaving otherwise means you are LESS Black than the next guy? SICK! I had the EXACT same problems with my daughter's WHITE father.
What's my point with all this? I don't know. Racism is played out? Stupid? Yes. Do I think Racism should be important. Absolutely NOT. It should be, by now, carry absolutely no weight today. There is no room for it anymore!
