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Devi
10/16/09

In reply to Louisiana Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License. Not 200 Years Ago. Today.
I would strangle someone who said this to my face. As a mixed kid, nothing infuriates me like a but-what-about-the-children? defense.

You know who's going to give mixed kids shit? Assholes like him. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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bess marvin, girl detective
10/16/09

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while racism is nationwide, would this shit go down in NYC today? no m'aam. but the southern states always seem to stand out with these outrageous stories you thought were done for past the 1970s. i count my blessings everyday for being born and raised in a major and diverse city.
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amusezvous
10/16/09

@bess marvin, girl detective: Um, have you been to Boston? It's incredibly segregated and racist. Yes, there is racism in the South, but also in the North, East, and West. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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bess marvin, girl detective
10/19/09

@amusezvous: "Yes, there is racism in the South, but also in the North, East, and West."

yes, that's why i started my paragraph with "while racism is nationwide..." but i bet you dollars to donuts that a parish living in NYC and Boston wouldn't publicly even consider this much less do it. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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maladroite
10/15/09

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I hate the word biracial. It always seemed irrelevant in today's society. So you're marrying someone of a different ethnicity, and you want kids. Go ahead and have them. It really doesn't matter what ethnicity you are. I just hope you raise them as well as I hope any other couple raises their children. I also hope your marriage works out for the best, just like everyone else's. Race is a thing of the past. There are so many different types of people in the world how can you classify a person by their looks? #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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SweetIo
10/15/09

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Things like this make me nervous about the fact that my husband and I (an interracial couple) have to do IVF - what if we get the doctor who *secretly* thinks we shouldn't have kids so keeps me from getting pregnant? We do live in Indiana, which thinks it is in the South!
Not that I am paranoid or anything. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Red-headed bookworm
10/16/09

@SweetIo: I live in NW Indiana. It does think it's in the South and I want to explain history and geopgraphy to people displayined Confederate flags here especially since we about as far north as you can get without being in a lake!

Idiots. And just make sure you are comfortable with the doctor. I think if the doctor was racist, you'd pick up on it. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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BowieCadmium
10/15/09

In reply to Louisiana Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License. Not 200 Years Ago. Today.
Can we please stop commenting on the physical attractiveness of bi/tri/quadracial individuals as a supporting point in this argument? That just reduces people to an appearance rather than valuing them for their individuality.

People are people no matter what color their skin is or physical features may be. The physical attractiveness of individuals or the potential physical attractiveness of their kids is not a condition of procreating or marriage. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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winner
10/15/09

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The ACLU sent a letter to the Louisiana Judiciary Committee, which oversees the state justices of the peace, asking them to investigate Bardwell and recommending "the most severe sanctions available, because such blatant bigotry poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the administration of justice."

"He knew he was breaking the law, but continued to do it," Schwartzmann said.

[www.npr.org] #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Katxyz
10/15/09

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"I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

It's ok, y'all. He'll share restrooms with black people! And here we are, trying to act like he's anything less than a civil rights hero. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Katxyz
10/15/09

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"I don't want to put children in a situation they didn't bring on themselves"

Is he also against having children, full stop? Because any time you have a kid, you bring them into a situation they didn't bring on themselves. Pretty much anytime you have or do anything with a child, good or bad, it's a situation they didn't bring on themselves.

This is the worst "please, think of the children" argument I have heard on more than one level. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
10/15/09

@Katxyz: And really, couldn't they just reproduce WITHOUT GETTING MARRIED? Logical argument fail, judge. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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misspell
10/16/09

@Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): My thoughts exactly. This guy is working with a lot of insane preconceptions... heh, get it, "pre - conceptions"? Sorry, I'm having an off-night. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Kali Mama
10/16/09

@Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): even more shocking, they could be married.. without ever having... shiver... children! #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Ghost_in_the_Machine
10/15/09

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What a douche. At least he lets us dark folk use his bathroom. Of course we have to scrub it down with bleach when we're done. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Katxyz
10/16/09

@Ghost_in_the_Machine:

As long as no one at the club finds out! #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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JLady
10/15/09

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That is unbelievable. How can he get away with that? Surely there are laws or something to prevent that kind of ruling. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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doodley is not amused
10/15/09

@JLady: Actually, there's a U.S. Supreme Court decision directly on point, Loving v. Virginia (an apt name, I always thought). What this man is doing was stricken down by the U.S. Supreme Court more than 40 years ago. It's amazing to me that he's remained a justice of the peace for 34 years and no one has challenged him on this. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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doodley is not amused
10/15/09

@JLady: Can't edit my comment -- sorry for the double post. Here's the ruling in the Loving case:

There is patently no legitimate overriding purpose independent of invidious racial discrimination which justifies this classification. The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages involving white persons demonstrates that the racial classifications must stand on their own justification, as measures designed to maintain White Supremacy. 11 We have consistently denied [388 U.S. 1, 12] the constitutionality of measures which restrict the rights of citizens on account of race. There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the Equal Protection Clause.

[caselaw.lp.findlaw.com] #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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JLady
10/15/09

@doodley is not amused: I knew there had to be something. If there was ever a time to throw the book at someone, surely this is one of those times. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
10/15/09

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I'm the grandchild, great-grandchild, great great-grandchild, etc. of interracial couplings (mixed marriages? multi-ethnic?), not to mention my cousins/other extended family, my friends, work colleagues, neighbours, and so on, and so forth.
And yeah, we're all doing fine, thanks. Same as everyone else, irrespective of yr 'concern'.

And any suffering on account of being an interracial child? Usually at the hands of people like you. If you're really so concerned for the welfare of future kids, remove yrself from this equation dickfeatures, and do yr best to make sure that couples like this one don't have to put up with yr (illegal) intolerant bollocks. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Imogen Quest
10/15/09

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: hearted for "dickfeatures!" #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
10/16/09

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: "And any suffering on account of being an interracial child? Usually at the hands of people like you."

I believe the phrase is: "On the nose". #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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JennaW
10/15/09

In reply to Louisiana Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License. Not 200 Years Ago. Today.
I think becoming president is a pretty tough burden to bear. If only Obama's mother had realized what she was setting her son up for, she may have reconsidered. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
10/16/09

@JennaW: Or, you know, not.
Genius, you. :-) #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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JerkoftheMonth
10/15/09

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Can we prevent his marriage? I think his outlook would damage his children. #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Dancingfrog
10/15/09

In reply to Louisiana Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License. Not 200 Years Ago. Today.
But guys! Read the article! He lets "them" use his bathroom! He can't be racist!

Don't judges have to be able to back up their rulings? On what is he basing his rulings on? Or do JP's not have to bother with all that justice stuff?

If he's worried about the children, he should be a teacher. But I don't think people would want this guy around their kids. What would be do if two children of different races played house together? Blow a gasket? #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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Miss Scarlett
10/15/09

@Dancingfrog: It is the same old I'm not a racist/homophobic excuse. "I'm not racist! I have black friends/my best friend is gay". See how nice I am? #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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stacyinbean
10/15/09

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Seems ironic or something, that his title contains the words "justice" and "peace". #interracialmarriageinlouisiana
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