neil

...but it's ok, he's not racist, it's for the wellbeing of the children, and to save them from the inevitable divorce:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8310509.stm

Poppy girl

I am sure De Blasio would have a few comments.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...k.html?showall

neil

Interesting story, but in this area I don't think it's such a big deal, and I can see why it might be seen as a positive in a region that is very multi-cultural.

I'm half of a mixed race couple, but I've never had to deal with anything really negative. Our kids are very light skinned, and both my wife, and her mum, have both been in situations where other people have been extremely surprised they're not the nanny - that was their automatic assumption, but I wouldn't necessarily think of that as racism. My wife and I do get stared at more than our fair share though.

Poppy girl

One of my best friends is black and married to a white dutch girl, they have the most beautiful kids

Leslie

I just really wonder about the mental processes of some people. The overwhelming majority of black people in Louisiana are light skinned due to the rampant race mixing that has always gone on there.

Poppy girl

I think thats the problem, they don't have ANY mental process they only see black or white

Sally Redux

He lets black people use his bathroom

Leslie

By his logic he really shouldn't let black people marry black people either because they're all mixed race and are going to have more mixed race babies and surely they will be shunned by society. Evil twat.

Bluegrass Lass

Just read this story on CNN. I hope he loses his job.

neil

He really should, he is effectively claiming that he isn't capable of doing the job.

Leslie

That was so exceptional that he felt it deserved a mention.

SirSteveUK

At least they could get married eventually...

Leslie

It's all bullshit anyway and simple racist code for "white people won't accept them". What he really means is, white people don't like to see other white people marry and procreate with black people. And as we all know what's white is right. Black communities have always accepted mixed race children.

Sally Redux

Not much choice if the plantation owner just raped you.

Leslie

Historically the whole creole/caste system of Louisiana (New Orleans specifically) is fascinating and quite complex. It's one of my favorite topics about my favorite place and period of American history. HOWEVER it is past history and there is no place for this nonsense in today's court system.