I give you hugs

Good for you, keeping stupidity out of your life!

Wish I could use an emoji just to show how angry I am about this. Wtf?!

Again I'm baffled about parents themselves being racist towards their kids - why on earth would they then sleep with and have kids with a person of colour if it is such a drama for them afterwards???

That's just so... I can't even... I'm should just go scream now.

Agreed!!!

Grandma belongs in jail

normal looking... this is like we were kid and we use the color SKIN for drawing. we never think of that when we were young.

Thank you for speaking out even when it isn't easy.

I'm so sorry that decades later, this still resounds with you. I classify people based on merit, not skin color. I'm a MOD for a grocery store, and not even kidding--if I need immediate coverage, I know the white kids will bail because they have no work ethic (and I'm a ginger, so that says something!). I immediately call my Hispanic, Black, and Asian employees, cuz I KNOW they will show up.

For us (in MN, I live in the Twin Cities) having a large integrated race society, there is so much bigotry here! I spent almost 8 years in the Army down in the south. Never once did I get made fun of for being a ginger, I was made fun of for my northern-Midwestern accent. Like, why are people still going on about color and s**t? I was raised in SE MN, and had the highest Asian population in the state per capita. Did I EVER say anything racist about Asians/blacks/Hispanics/whomever? HELL no, my mom would have beaten my ginger ass immediately. Sorry for the rant, I just hate bigoted, racist, classist assholes.

Glad it worked out for you, honey!

I get that ALL the time, I am Apache/White mixed. "You can't be Native American, you have blue eyes." *sighs* it's exhausting.

My mate she’s white has a mixed race husband and he calls himself smooth caramel lol he’s so funny

I know exactly what this post means. I'm white, & my whole family is white. My parents are both British, I'm British, I was born in Britain but grew up in America. I am not American, but I can tell my whole family views me as "the American kid" & they see me as inferior or uncultured for it. I'm seen as non-British & white even though I AM British & white. I know it isn't as bad as the other stuff on this list, but it's an example of how backwards the UK can really be at times.

My husbands nephew in south India was bullied by classmates in elementary school because people were saying his skin is too dark. I think it is just awful - the kid is absolutely handsome!

What the hay-

Carmen is such a beautiful name though!

Lol Christ

I think every person of color has experienced it, from ignorant people.

WTF? That's messed up. I'm sorry that happend to you.

And yet, judging from the posts here, "what about the children" is a very real issue; "How will any children you have be treated by both of your families and your community?" How can society discuss racism if talking about the racism that occurs, or may occur, is considered racist? Pretending racism doesn't exist "we don't see colour" is hurtful in itself, and prevents people from confronting and addressing problems.

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Interesting cultural mix, have FUN discovering it ALL!