Let me post a few quotes.....direct quotes from people after they heard I was in a relationship with my wife.
"You're more than welcome to have some of that Halloween candy, but I got to warn you, it tastes like ni**er p*ssy. But, heck, in your case, you might want the whole bowl". from a guy working at a body shop in Mustang. He thought he was funny.
"I can't believe you'd even think about it. That sh*t will make your d*ck rot off". from my friend's dad when he found out I was dating a black woman. A fine representative of Cyril, Oklahoma this guy. He found out a couple of years ago that Covid will kill you.
"Let me tell ya, in twenty years, you won't see any white kids playing football. With all these kids getting brain injuries and concussions, only kids with half a brain will keep playing the sport so pretty much it'll just be black kids." this dude in an engineer. I'm not kidding. Suddenly lecturing me on black people.
"If I'm waiting for an elevator at work and the door opens and it's just a black woman in there, I never get in. I wait for the next one. I will never share an elevator with a black woman. All she has to do is make up a story that I touched her, said something, made a move on her, and I guarantee I'll lose everything. Every HR at every company will believe a black woman over a white man. This is the worst time ever to be a white man in America. You cannot trust black women." - a bizarre rant a friend of 25 years went on - again - right after my wife and I started dating.
In none of these situations did I have a phone out recording or documenting any of this. But these statements and conversations happened. I wouldn't make this stuff up. One of the biggest disappointments in your life is when you lose friendships or connections over someone you fall in love with. It's mind-boggling to me. And I know it's the exception. Most people are great people and they don't care about diverse couples.
But racism and ignorance are still out there. Not all of these stories are Jesse Smollett fabrications.