Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.

[xXull]

Wow such bs. I'm actually half black and half white, and it's actually pretty cool.
Black people that feel oppressed usually treat me like I'm some sort of badass because they think I'm living proof that they've come a long way.
White people are usually pretty cool with me because they're like "ohh you're so diverse" and think that the color of my skin somehow denotes life experience.

Sometimes there are hardships for being an even mix of both. I've had black people call me 'the white bitch', I've had white people ask me questions about "my people", I've even had people tell me they feel sorry for me for having "no people to associate myself with."

Racism exists everywhere, white, black, purple whatever. But I would say it's been pretty cool to have insight and in many ways I've helped to diminish racism in individual people (misconceptions, etc). I can't say I've experienced more racism or suffering more than the next person.
I'll also have to say there's been far more benefits to being a mix of both for sure though, and men of all colors loooove it.

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by xXull

Wow such bs. I'm actually half black and half white, and it's actually pretty cool.
Black people that feel oppressed usually treat me like I'm some sort of badass because they think I'm living proof that they've come a long way.
White people are usually pretty cool with me because they're like "ohh you're so diverse" and think that the color of my skin somehow denotes life experience.

Sometimes there are hardships for being an even mix of both. I've had black people call me 'the white bitch', I've had white people ask me questions about "my people", I've even had people tell me they feel sorry for me for having "no people to associate myself with."

Racism exists everywhere, white, black, purple whatever. But I would say it's been pretty cool to have insight and in many ways I've helped to diminish racism in individual people (misconceptions, etc). I can't say I've experienced more racism or suffering more than the next person.
I'll also have to say there's been far more benefits to being a mix of both for sure though, and men of all colors loooove it.

That is why I support the multicultural movement - it should be all about self-definition these days...

[Grimmlok]

Originally Posted by xXull

Wow such bs. I'm actually half black and half white, and it's actually pretty cool.
Black people that feel oppressed usually treat me like I'm some sort of badass because they think I'm living proof that they've come a long way.
White people are usually pretty cool with me because they're like "ohh you're so diverse" and think that the color of my skin somehow denotes life experience.

Sometimes there are hardships for being an even mix of both. I've had black people call me 'the white bitch', I've had white people ask me questions about "my people", I've even had people tell me they feel sorry for me for having "no people to associate myself with."

Racism exists everywhere, white, black, purple whatever. But I would say it's been pretty cool to have insight and in many ways I've helped to diminish racism in individual people (misconceptions, etc). I can't say I've experienced more racism or suffering more than the next person.
I'll also have to say there's been far more benefits to being a mix of both for sure though, and men of all colors loooove it.

so black or white, you're just a whore?

[xXull]

Originally Posted by Grimmlok

so black or white, you're just a whore?

LOL no douche, just saying I've never had a problem getting a boyfriend. c'mon here.

[Grimmlok]

Shoosh, im only playing. We're all whores here. See? We even have cards!

[xXull]

LoL sorry, I didn't mean the tone to sound like I was mad, I know you were just being playful, sarcasm doesn't translate well without a smiley face in text ;(

[kingcap72]

Originally Posted by Moongirl

Keith Bardwell Quits: Justice Of The Peace Who Refused To Give Interracial Couple Marriage License Resigns
MELINDA DESLATTE | 11/ 3/09 07:06 PM |

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster from officials including the governor.

Keith Bardwell quit with a one-sentence statement to Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne and no explanation of his decision: "I do hereby resign the office of Justice of the Peace for the Eighth Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, effective November 3, 2009."

Gov. Bobby Jindal called Bardwell's resignation "long overdue."

Bardwell, who is white, refused to marry Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay.

When questioned, Bardwell acknowledged he routinely avoids marrying interracial couples because he believes children born to them end up suffering. In interviews, he said he refers the couples to other justices of the peace, who then perform the ceremony, which happened in this case.

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said in an October interview with The Associated Press. "I think those children suffer, and I won't help put them through it."

Humphrey has said she and McKay received their marriage license from the parish clerk of court, where they also received a list of people qualified to perform the ceremony. When she called Bardwell's office on Oct. 6 to ask about the ceremony, Humphrey said Bardwell's wife told her that the justice wouldn't sign their marriage license because they were a "mixed couple."

Bardwell didn't immediately return a call for comment Tuesday about his resignation, which followed calls for his removal from civil rights groups and several public officials, including Jindal and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.

"This was the right decision by Mr. Bardwell. What he did was clearly wrong and this resignation was long overdue," Jindal said in a statement released by his office.

Humphrey and McKay have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Bardwell. The couple did not immediately return a call for comment.

Bardwell was elected in 1975 as justice of the peace in Ponchatoula, La., a town 55 miles north of New Orleans. His term was set to run through 2014, and he had said that even before the flap, he hadn't intended to run for re-election.

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Now that he's quit, the piles of black people who were allowed to use his golden bathroom will be screwed. The movement will be set back decades without his 'generosity.' Oh well. Don't let the burning cross hit you on the way out.

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by kingcap72

Now that he's quit, the piles of black people who were allowed to use his golden bathroom will be screwed. The movement will be set back decades without his 'generosity.' Oh well. Don't let the burning cross hit you on the way out.

[Chilly Willy]

Originally Posted by kingcap72

The standard "I'm not racist because I have lots of black friends and they've been in my home" line.

And massuh let them use his precious bathroom? Glory be, we done reached the mountaintop now, ya'll.

I had a roomie in South Africa who cleaned the bathroom with disinfectant just minutes after my black friends had left. He also took a pen and a paper and wrote down everything that was supposedly missing.

I think he was trying to tell me something. Needless to say, our relationship wasn't the same after that night.

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

I had a roomie in South Africa who cleaned the bathroom with disinfectant just minutes after my black friends had left. He also took a pen and a paper and wrote down everything that was supposedly missing.

I think he was trying to tell me something. Needless to say, our relationship wasn't the same after that night.

I worked for two CPAs from South Africa and they were the nicest ones from my entire loser accountant team, seriously. I loved working for them, and they were incredibly generous to me.

Doesn't change the fact that your roomie is a vile excuse for a human being.

[Chilly Willy]

Most South African I've met oozed racism out of there pores. Black and white.

A white friend of mine is dating a Zulu and his black friends have been giving him shit for the entire two years they have been together. Publicly, on FB for all the world to see.

Oh, and my roomie was from Bangladesh. It's not that he was white.

That was some mess we stumbled into.

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

Most South African I've met oozed racism out of there pores. Black and white.

A white friend of mine is dating a Zulu and his black friends have been giving him shit for the entire two years they have been together. Publicly, on FB for all the world to see.

Oh, and my roomie was from Bangladesh. It's not that he was white.

That was some mess we stumbled into.

Bangladesh? LOL, I know that racism is not just a white thing! He's got his nerve.

[Chilly Willy]

Apparently, Indians hate black people. Or so he told me.

Considering their fucked up caste system, that might actually be true.

He was a weird one. Gayer than Adam Lambert, but a strict Muslim. Claimed to be straight. So awkward.

Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread, y'all.

[kingcap72]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

I had a roomie in South Africa who cleaned the bathroom with disinfectant just minutes after my black friends had left. He also took a pen and a paper and wrote down everything that was supposedly missing.

I think he was trying to tell me something. Needless to say, our relationship wasn't the same after that night.

I'm surprised he didn't frisk them before they left.

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

Apparently, Indians hate black people. Or so he told me.

Considering their fucked up caste system, that might actually be true.

He was a weird one. Gayer than Adam Lambert, but a strict Muslim. Claimed to be straight. So awkward.

Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread, y'all.

There's some truth to that. Not all Indians hate blacks, but I've run into enough of them that do. It makes me laugh because the ones that hate blacks are just as dark, or darker.

[BITTER]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

Apparently, Indians hate black people. Or so he told me.

Considering their fucked up caste system, that might actually be true.

He was a weird one. Gayer than Adam Lambert, but a strict Muslim. Claimed to be straight. So awkward.

Anyway, sorry for derailing the thread, y'all.

Originally Posted by kingcap72

I'm surprised he didn't frisk them before they left.

There's some truth to that. Not all Indians hate blacks, but I've run into enough of them that do. It makes me laugh because the ones that hate blacks are just as dark, or darker.

I had to dress down a couple of them a few years ago. The first was in the elevator of the ARAMARK building in Philly. She told me to press her button. I did it out of kindness, but she didn't say thank you. I told her next time to say thanks and that she was rude. Another was a grad student interning at a federal office where I worked. I asked an innocent question about a procedure via e-mail, and her response was so condescending and hostile that I had to address the issue with our boss. I got an apology from her and we never had a problem again. She was very smart, but knew it.

I'm well aware of their caste system and don't doubt that many of them look down upon blacks. I've met some who are very nice, others who are elitist snobs worthy of waterboarding.