In light of the holiday, which is today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I am going to reveal something slightly odd and creepy about myself. First, I shall tell you what brought me to the conclusion of wanting to talk about this.
Last night, we had a speaker at my school come and speak about Martin Luther King Jr and stuff. This may sound bad, but it was boring, I'd heard it all before. It was all facts, no passion. I want some passion when you speak of such things, or I'm just going to file it away with the other boring speakers I have seen over the years. Anyway, he spoke of diversity. And at one point, he mentioned interracial couples and how they used to be illegal.
Well, he's my creep factor. I love interracial couples. I don't know why, but when I see an interracial couple I find it adorably cute. Cuter than a cute, non-interracial couple. Who knows why? I don't. But I have always adored and admired interracial couples. It's a little creepy to people watch enough to notice this about myself. But hey, I've got 18 years of people watching skills under my belt. I know what I enjoy seeing and what I don't. Like creepy fat dudes in the back of the subway. I don't enjoy people watching them. But interesting females with multiple piercings, mothers with rowdy children, men with briefcases on their cellphones, and more are things I enjoy watching. Included in that list would be interracial couples.
Call me creepy. But it's true. And now you know...
Much Love,
~ Jenna
P.S. Who ever is posting comments, if it's the same person, you're great. I love you! =D
Monday, January 18, 2010
In Light of the Holiday...
Posted by Jenna at 12:56 PM
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Perhaps it's not necessarily the fact that the couple is interracial that appeals to you, but what being an interracial couple entails. Let me try to explain what I mean...
Although we may be more racially tolerant now than we were in the past, there are still some people who consider pairing outside of their ethnicity to be strange. Is it possible that you admire the couple for not adhering to these unwritten expectations and allowing their affection for each other to overcome the adversity?
That's personally why I like interracial couples. They're not simply a symbol of love conquering differences, but making those differences mean something special.
It's not that the people in the interracial pairing are colorblind. It's that they see each other's colors and appreciate them completely.
P.S. - It's the same person.
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