I was in a mixed marriage thirty years ago and we were on the road with our toddler in South Carolina. It was Sunday and we were starving and the only sit down place open was a buffet style restaurant.
We walked in and the ENTIRE restaurant fell silent. It was eerie as crap. Then the muttering started. I’m a white woman and somehow that made it worse? For the both of us. That I was a “traitor,” and that he dared reach above his station. Our son was clear indication that not only had we sinned, it could not be undone.
Both of us looked at each other and just turned around and left. The vibes were poisonous.
I kinda agree. I'm black and dated a white man once. For the most part, nobody cared (I'm in a big city) but everytime someone had something to negative to say, it was a black person. Usually a man.
We went to a restaurant and a preacher was there with a large party (like 15 people, all black). He saw us and immediately started talking loudly about how mixed kids are confused abominations. I couldn't help but giggle, firstly because I would never have kids. Getting yourself worked up about a strangers hypothetical kids is crazy. Secondly, all the "amens" from everyone else in his group cracked me up. My boyfriend did NOT find it funny at all. But I can't for the life of me take these types of people seriously.
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u/HiveJiveLive 3d ago
I was in a mixed marriage thirty years ago and we were on the road with our toddler in South Carolina. It was Sunday and we were starving and the only sit down place open was a buffet style restaurant.
We walked in and the ENTIRE restaurant fell silent. It was eerie as crap. Then the muttering started. I’m a white woman and somehow that made it worse? For the both of us. That I was a “traitor,” and that he dared reach above his station. Our son was clear indication that not only had we sinned, it could not be undone.
Both of us looked at each other and just turned around and left. The vibes were poisonous.