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rusti · 09-20-2004, 05:06 PM

Actually I think bigots is the proper word to use.
Interracial marriage was illegal in this country until 1967. Then the landmark case Loving v. Virginia went through 9 years of appeals. It took that long for courts to rule in their favor. They were arrested in 1958 and told by the Virginia Judge that "God did not intend for the races to mix."
Note of trivia, as of 2000 (i am not sure if it is so anymore) Alabama still bans black-white marriage. This is counter to the SCOTUS, but it is still in the books.

Imagine that, illegal until 1967. Think back, it really isn't that long ago. Several members of the Politics regulars here were alive then.
You could find many people through the 1960's who could give you well-articulated, "valid" reasons why the state shouldn't support interracial marriage. We could be nice and decline to call these people bigots, but it would be a disservice to those who fought for the right to marry someone of a different color.

Now please replace the applicable homosexual qualifiers in there to get the 21st centure version.

09-20-2004, 05:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
rusti Upright	Actually I think bigots is the proper word to use. Interracial marriage was illegal in this country until 1967. Then the landmark case Loving v. Virginia went through 9 years of appeals. It took that long for courts to rule in their favor. They were arrested in 1958 and told by the Virginia Judge that "God did not intend for the races to mix." Note of trivia, as of 2000 (i am not sure if it is so anymore) Alabama still bans black-white marriage. This is counter to the SCOTUS, but it is still in the books. Imagine that, illegal until 1967. Think back, it really isn't that long ago. Several members of the Politics regulars here were alive then. You could find many people through the 1960's who could give you well-articulated, "valid" reasons why the state shouldn't support interracial marriage. We could be nice and decline to call these people bigots, but it would be a disservice to those who fought for the right to marry someone of a different color. Now please replace the applicable homosexual qualifiers in there to get the 21st centure version. Last edited by rusti; 09-20-2004 at 05:09 PM..