I was just reminded of another friend of mine who is Korean and she had to hide her Black and Latino boyfriends from her mother because her mother often became violent if she found out that she was dating outside her race. She was estranged for a looong time from Moms who used to beat her for dating Black. Now, this is politics from inside the gate. She felt she had no choice to abort her baby when she became pregnant because she could not see any peace resulting from her choice to be with and start a family with a Black man. I remember feeling sorry for her.

My point is that I still don't think people are ready to deal with race within their gates on top of dealing with politics outside them. With a more level playing field will come the change that many folks in interracial relationships are seeking, to be accepted and respected.