tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082628.post2175127603564195136..comments2023-04-28T10:23:41.338-04:00Comments on Kelly Knits Too: An All-American RomanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082628.post-64273548894037604262007-02-28T13:22:00.000-05:002007-02-28T13:22:00.000-05:00Interesting take! I know that if someone says "all...Interesting take! I know that if someone says "all-American boy" my mental image is immediately of a clean-shaven blond guy. I think some of that is inner prejudice (not bigotry, but pre-judgement, ideas formed that aren't yet completely dislodged) and some of it is cultural memes.<BR/><BR/>I got a lot of shit from my parents for dating people who weren't Jewish. NO ONE I dated was Jewish. I didn't marry a Jewish man, I married an Australian agnostic.<BR/><BR/>I didn't have any serious relationships with folks who were clearly ethnically different, but I had plenty of snogs, and I had some serious crushes that, had they been returned, I'm sure would have turned into relationships. My best friend, who is white, is married to a black man (who happens to work for me), and my peer group was very multiracial, so I had good role models. I just happened to fall in love with a dude who is white and has an accent.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I like the idea that the world is gradually turning into a broad palette of shades of brown.<BR/><BR/>CUTE pic of you and your boyfriend btw!Valerie Policharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235536374093188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082628.post-32056104446380602662007-02-28T12:35:00.000-05:002007-02-28T12:35:00.000-05:00Being biracial & married to a biracial man (differ...Being biracial & married to a biracial man (different mixes there), I feel it would be incredibly hypocritical of me to tell my kids they should date this person or that. They can date who they want, as long as they're decent people. However, I always felt more comfortable dating guys who look like me. While I feel I'm pretty well-adjusted (don't care for the whole "check this box" crap), there are a few mixed people in my family who are so screwed up in the head, it's embarrassing. They want no part of being black/AA, whatever you want to call it, which I think is a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com