In the last interracial marriage blog post, me and John told you guys about the reactions from family and friends... Today we talk about the reactions from strangers. Some of the questions I've received in email (and in person from new-ish friends oddly enough) are: Do people think you two are not together when you go out? Do people say anything to you in public? What are people's reactions and how do you deal with it? Short answer: Yes. We get stared at sometimes. But honestly I ...
Interracial Marriage…Kind of a Big Deal
Hey girls, So. This morning I was writing/editing a little essay that I started months ago but never got to finish. It's about this whole "swirling" trend going on now. There seems to be a movement consisting of black women who's goal in life is to attract, marry and procreate with white men. I didn't realize it was such a "thing" until my cousin told me recently that John and my maternity shoot photos are all over interracial tumblr blogs, which led me down a googley rabbit hole of ...