Mixed Races

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On Sat, 24 May 1997, Timothy Litteral wrote:

> Sis. Corey:
> > NO there aren't any special problems involved in dating a
> person of another ethnic background.  What do you mean by
> special problems?
> 
> Me:
> People staring, calling names, getting "uncomfortable" when
> you two walk in, staring at you through the whole church
> service, people smiling and talking to you all "nicey-nice"
> (I am using "quotes" I think people are getting the "wrong"
> idea about the CAPS!) until your "date/spouse walks up and
> then they walk away, people giving you advice about how
> even the Bible tells us to stick to our own "kind"....
> 
> Any of this sound familiar?
Yes, these situations sound familiar, but who says we have to care what
people say about us behind our backs?  I don't have time to worry about
sometimey, two-faced people.  There is this couple at our church, she's
African-American and he's Caucasian.  I don't have anything to say about
them being married and if people were saying things about them being
married behind their backs, I think they're adult enough to know you can't
pay attention to what other people are saying about you because they're
probably jealous of your happiness.  I'm sure before they got married they
took the previously mention reactions into consideration, but if you love
someone enough, those things don't matter.

What point are you trying to make anyway with saying "special problems?"

Corey