Erika,
USA.
I am a white woman that is dating a black man. I tried to think racism didn’t exist anymore until I started dating my boyfriend. The stares we’ve gotten from white people while in public, the comments we’ve gotten from older white folks, and even the responses of friends have made me realize that racism still exists. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know this fact until I was on the other side of racism. When I was the one getting stared at and receiving the heat from dating somebody of a different race. Friends have told me as if they were making me feel better, “Well that’s okay that the two of you are dating because at least he doesn’t act black!” I don’t know why people think it’s okay to say that. I take these comments and responses personally.
