Media

Why does it seem like the media is the source of interracial problems? On TV the perfect couple is represented in the traditional way, they look happy and complete. Again we see the color-blind world people live in. Interracial couples do not have a model to look up to. So it’s not a surprise that mixed coupled have a hard time staying together. Aisha talks about how hard it is for to go any were with Michael,
“Being married to a black man would be easier…I go to dance clubs [predominantly black] without him because it would be uncomfortable…or when he came to the West Indian Day Parade, it was a problem, everyone was like, “Who’s this? How dare you bring a white guy to this”(Childs 34),
I think it is ridicules that she should feel this way. I was shocked about how they treated him at the parade; I thought it was wrong to even talked to him like that. This is the 21st century, why do people still act this towards each other. The media never portrays “ mixed relationships” in a good light, so no wonder people outside the loop question the idea. Kayla gives the reader an example,
“ I was in a supermarket with my two girls, and Hank was down another aisle, and this [white] woman came up to me smiling and said, “ I just had to say hi, because my husband and I are thinking of adopting also,” and before she could continue, I said, “these are mine,” and she saw [Hank] coming walking down the aisle and she had this look of disgust on her face and walked away. I couldn’t believe it. She looked at me like I had two heads”(Childs 40).
I thought that Kayla handled her self-well because she did not flip out on the woman. As I get older I would like to see media change because it would help people overcome racial issues. It’s important to remember that we are all humans with feelings. I noticed that I have become a more understanding person because my family is not opened minded. It’s not their fault their generation was not very accepting t these issues. In the future years I think the label “interracial” well no longer be a factor.