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2307, be honest halgren
Posted by Brooklynbeef, Mon Mar-22-04 10:30 AM
Given the sordid history the white of various ethnicies and classes in oppressing Black folks i find it a testimony to God's grace that any Black person would even want to marry a white person. Plus, be honest your probably more lambasted by other white folks than you are from people like marcus. It was white folks who created the anti-miscegnation laws not Black and Black folks are far more understanding of marrying outside the race than whites or even Asians. Lastly, since your jewish I know there are jews who advocate Jews marrying other Jews.

>>About the whole "love see no color" thang: I don't buy it.
>>Racial dynamics informs EVERY SINGLE component of modern
>>western society. Somehow, when it comes to dating and sex,
>>people suddenly are able to "transcend race". Bullshit.
>>Mu'fuckas ain't racially transcendent when they on juries,
>>or giving bank loans, or hiring new employees, or building
>>prisons. But race suddenly don't matter when it comes to
>>gettin ass? Yeah, right.
>
>On the contrary. Neither my wife or I are color blind - we
>just appreciate the differences and distinctions that we
>both bring to the table. It's not a matter of overlapping
>each other's cultures - it's CONVERGENCE. It means
>compromising and taking a fifty-fifty route when dealing
>with shit like holidays, raising kids, and insuring both
>sides get equal airplay.
>
>Nor do we expect colorblindness. Give how ridiculous people
>are, and how much scrutiny we come under by Marcus3X-types;
>all I expect is a little warning when I have a bottle thrown
>at me when we're walking our dog.