In Tuesday's class meeting, we hit on a very sensitive subject: Interracial Relationships. It got me thinking a lot about my friendships with people from different cultures and ethnicity's. The discussion brought me back to a time me and my good friend Jorge' were living in Orlando, Florida. One night he called me (around 11pm) because he was feeling down. Thankfully, I was just getting home from work and was still 'wired' (I worked at Walt Disney World). We went to IHOP and had a meal. We sat in a booth and from my view I caught a Caucasian family eating. Instead of enjoying their meal the wife kept staring at use and whispering to her husband. She couldn't take her eyes off us. I would have told Jorge' but at the time he had a quick temper and I knew he would tell them about themselves (but not in a nice way). So, I played if off and continued to focus my attention on why we went out in the first place.
Though it was wrong of the Caucasian family to stare. I feel that all Americans not matter what the race has a tendency to react that way to an interracial couple. Even though you just may be unbiased. The first reaction is usually shock, but, afterwards comes acceptance. So, I think that we all have a little bias in us. Except some take it to the ignorant level.
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