You done? Now as you are scratching your head wondering what year this is let me interject in saying that I am not naive to think that all this is over however this effects me personally in a way that I have to remember to breath..... inhale.... exhale.
Needless to say this is very disturbing to read but what has kept me centered during my 30 min fantasy of shoving my fist down this guys throat is looking at my son (the product of an interracial couple) and thinking: "Man I got a good looking kid. Smart, happy, a great smile, and wonderful demeanor.
I guess what I am concerned about is having to explain all the stupid thing we humans do to my son. I'm also thinking about this man's so called black friends, who in my opinion should know better for the simple fact that they are in an area where history would've taught them a lesson. It is a shame how racism has dug in so deep that denial has set in.
So let's dig a little deeper here so that we may have a better understanding as to what is going on here. The Jo P's opinion is derived by a few things:
1. It is apparent that him and his friends are from an old school of thought that dates back to the segregated south via the days of slavery
2. He claims that having seen a handful of failed mixed couples that the reason why they have failed is because of "race" and that bi-racial couples do not last and that their kids are looked down on.
For the first reason we can all breath a sigh of relief because this is an old way of thinking that is dying fast. Really fast. So fast that this dying breed is kicking and screaming to it's grave. This story is a perfect example, and for that I am grateful. As far as the second theory goes could it be possible that two people just stopped liking each other and could not get along? Or could the break-up be from the stressful situation of having idiots like him work your last nerve day in and day out. Also, on the matter of other people frowning upon the existence of a bi-racial child:
'Nuff said.
As a father and a man of colour I know I am going to have this conversation with my son, and as I have thought about this I see myself putting armor on him to make it in this big bad ever evolving world. But the one thing that I will always tell him, is that underneath all of that armor lies a man. And that man will be judged by his deeds, and his heart. Plain and simple.
So the last thing I'd like to say about this matter is America has always been a beacon to so many people from so many countries and that we have been an example to the world with our triumphs and failures. So let's prove ourselves once again as the leaders that we are. Since we have seen how using the word race as a tool to divide people we should ban that word that has separated us but use it as a tool to unite us. As Mr. Edward James Olmos puts it:
Still not convinced? Then check this out:
To answer his question? Yes, until we're blue in the face.
And so it is...I am
L. Jeffrey Moore
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