Remember When Interracial Couples Where Ostracized?
February 7, 2012 at 7:13 PM 2 comments
I was raised in a very liberal family but I’m old enough to remember when seeing the occasional interracial couple walking down the street or in a restaurant hit like a bolt of lightening. People turned and watched and snickered and whispered.
I remember feeling so much respect for them though. Talk about guts!
Photo: MirrorOnAmerica.blogspot.com
Now of course, interracial couples actually appear on the teevee and in the media in general. Corporations pay them millions of dollars in endorsements. That would never have happened back then.
I’m looking forward to the time when I can write a post like this about gay marriage.
Photo: Shana Sureck/New York Times
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grampachiefy | February 7, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Yep, I know people who still can’t handle “mixed” couples. They don’t talk about it much, though.
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Say It Ain't So Already | February 7, 2012 at 8:51 PM
No. I don’t imagine they would.