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I wouldn't call it, "sick, twisted and hateful", that's waaaay too hyperbolic for me. Mao and Hitler fit that description; this judge is just old fashioned, ignorant and set in his ways. Liberalvoice said her dad was the same way; he didn't think she should marry outside of her race; I wouldn't call her dad, 'Sick, twisted and hateful", he just comes from a different mindset, than you or I.
I agree here. They aren't sick or twisted. I don't know about hateful. That depends on the person.
My dad has never minded any friends of mine of other races coming over. It is only when it comes to marriage. I don't know if that is racist or not though.
Sadly, he is correct that it is difficult for mixed race children to be accepted, however, what he did is clearly wrong. He had absolutely no right to deny the couple a marriage license based solely out of concern for children they may or may not have. That is really none of his business.
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This may have been true 100 years ago but it really isn't true very much anymore. My grandson who is bi-racial is very loved and very accepted by both his black relatives and his white relatives...who, by the way, love and accept one another too. Having taught for many years and still volunteering in the schools I have known literally hundreds of bi-racial kids and you would be surprised how little it impacts on their lives and how easily the majority of them fit into their world and how much they just take their multi racial identity for granted. You would have to laugh at some of the conversations between the kids as they compare their backgrounds...especially now with so many varied hispanic cultures now included from so many different countries. Far from being a problem for them, the majority see it as no big deal at all. So welcome to 2009.
Agreed...my son is accepted right away...we do get comments from the white side of the family...oh here is our Valid Victorian..because he's half Asian.
I wouldn't call it, "sick, twisted and hateful", that's waaaay too hyperbolic for me. Mao and Hitler fit that description; this judge is just old fashioned, ignorant and set in his ways. Liberalvoice said her dad was the same way; he didn't think she should marry outside of her race; I wouldn't call her dad, 'Sick, twisted and hateful", he just comes from a different mindset, than you or I.
Well it certainly is racist. I also think you have a bit of a distinction between what someone wishes for their own children (though I strongly disagree with her parents and feel it probably is a tad racist) as opposed to a Judge who is suppose to be holding up the law.
Well it certainly is racist. I also think you have a bit of a distinction between what someone wishes for their own children (though I strongly disagree with her parents and feel it probably is a tad racist) as opposed to a Judge who is suppose to be holding up the law.
How can you understand something so sick, twisted and hateful?
Understanding where and how a person's mindset is formed is not the same as agreeing with that mindset. And understanding is essential to knowing how to change that mindset. You have to know why a person thinks in a certain way in order to show them how and why they are wrong.
I agree here. They aren't sick or twisted. I don't know about hateful. That depends on the person.
My dad has never minded any friends of mine of other races coming over. It is only when it comes to marriage. I don't know if that is racist or not though.
I would definitely call it racist if the only 'reason' he wouldn't want you to marry them is based on the person's race.
It's easy to make a bet that can never be proven.
Lets put this in perspective.
That's 1 refusal out of 8,467,942 marriages of that type.
One crazy old man is just one crazy old man.
Times have changed.
Get used to it.
After the last dragon was dispatched the slayers wept. But most eventually put their swards away and took jobs with the state. Those that remained spent their days menacing shadows and ageing windmills.
Did you write this? I just searched to see if it was a quote and only your post came up--.
Understanding where and how a person's mindset is formed is not the same as agreeing with that mindset. And understanding is essential to knowing how to change that mindset. You have to know why a person thinks in a certain way in order to show them how and why they are wrong.
There was an article in Parade magazine a few years ago about a black man who was living in the Portland, ME, area. Because he had a certain rare subtype in his blood, he donated blood in response to a news item about an older white man whose wife needed blood and had that same subtype.
The white man later called to thank the black man for saving his wife's life, and he said, "I didn't realize you people had the same blood type as us."
The black man telling the story said he didn't get angry at this incredibly ignorant remark because he knew the man genuinely was telling the truth. (Who would say such a thing otherwise?) He just continued to have a conversation with the man. Somehow this white man had spent his entire life honestly believing that black people were a completely different species. And apparently he knows better now.
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