We need to make this a national holiday... basically it already is. Less than 50 years ago, it was still illegal for interracial couples to get married in many states in America. The Loving couple were a married black woman and white man who went through hell and finally prevailed against racist laws.
But even after all that, Mildred Loving was still against gay marriage. That is, until she was made to realize the hypocrisy and changed her mind.
What I personally love about this story is that not only did she prevail against racism, she was able to see how she was advocating the exact same type of discrimination to another group of people. That she was able to take her own struggle and use that to empathize with others NOT like her is the entire point for me.
Fascinating! I knew there used to be issues with interracial marriage in the US but didn't know the details. The humility in her original request to the ACLU is astounding. Ta for posting that!
DungeonMasterOne said: Fascinating! I knew there used to be issues with interracial marriage in the US but didn't know the details. The humility in her original request to the ACLU is astounding. Ta for posting that!
I figured it appropriate to mention Loving day each year on UMD, being that it's run by an interracial couple
An inspiring story on one hand, but depressing to think how far we've still to go. Overall though it's encouraging that the protagonist was able to display enough empathy to change her world view. We've probably all got casual prejudices we need to challenge daily.
Love you, too
Inspired me to make a Carmella rainbow GIF. Has an invisible background too so it can be superimposed on things nicely:
