My brother used to be married to a black Brazilian woman. When asked "is it difficult being in a mixed marriage?" He would say "any relationship between a man and a woman is a mixed marriage." When I told this story to a gay friend of mine, she said "any relationship between two people is a mixed marriage". To which I would add that it's…
My brother used to be married to a black Brazilian woman. When asked "is it difficult being in a mixed marriage?" He would say "any relationship between a man and a woman is a mixed marriage." When I told this story to a gay friend of mine, she said "any relationship between two people is a mixed marriage". To which I would add that it's often difficult to harmonize the various aspects of yourself. I still haven't figured out whether I am a philosopher or a musician.
"any relationship between two people is a mixed marriage"
Ain't that the truth! On a simpler note, I just wish we, as a species, could move past this idea that it's harder for two people with different coloured skin to relate to each other than it is for two people with the same coloured skin. With all the differences and similarities we all have, skin colour is such a strange one to single out in this way.
My brother used to be married to a black Brazilian woman. When asked "is it difficult being in a mixed marriage?" He would say "any relationship between a man and a woman is a mixed marriage." When I told this story to a gay friend of mine, she said "any relationship between two people is a mixed marriage". To which I would add that it's often difficult to harmonize the various aspects of yourself. I still haven't figured out whether I am a philosopher or a musician.
"any relationship between two people is a mixed marriage"
Ain't that the truth! On a simpler note, I just wish we, as a species, could move past this idea that it's harder for two people with different coloured skin to relate to each other than it is for two people with the same coloured skin. With all the differences and similarities we all have, skin colour is such a strange one to single out in this way.