In this life of mine there are many things that occupy my mind.
I have in the past few hours contemplated the things that would cause me the greatest sadness.I have wrestled with finding an alternative to my inadequacies
But now my mind moves to other things. My mind moves to inter racial marriage and how it needs to happen to me or someone close to me. Now you all have reactions to reading this and frankly, I don’t care because I am telling you it would be one of the most interesting things to observe. The simultaneous destruction and reinforcement of stereotypes… the reactions of family and friends and the entry into a society hitherto unknown.
Now I hear you asking why this is interesting to one such as me, who sees no color. Yes it is true that I see the whole world in a peculiar shade of cream but years of learning has taught me how to recognize different races.
1. Dance – if you dance to the melody and not the rhythm then you are lighter than the other lot
2. Volume – if you think the way to deal with people speaking loudly is to speak louder, you are darker than the other lot
3. Physical reaction – if your first reaction to trouble is to run…well you know who you are
Back to the matter at hand, in all truth I don’t know if I want to marry outside my shade of cream but I am fascinated by the idea. There is so much that stands against it and so many seeds to be planted for its success. In the midst of all we live in, it is a strange flower to bloom but one that I welcome. It at least gives me hope that in the future children will be born who like me will see in a shade of cream
N:B – Don’t tell me that I should be seeing grey, because even colorblind people like me know that would just be silly
