plonq: (Darker Mood)
plonq ([personal profile] plonq) wrote2009-10-16 09:23 am

Stay classy, Louisiana.

Interracial couple denied marriage license in Louisiana.

I love this quote in particular: "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."

I'm not racist. Look, here's a picture of me with a black person. We're both smiling. Almost.

Mind you, it may look like a racist decision to the rest of us, but he's only thinking of the children.

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."

Ah, those poor children of interracial couples - they will never have a fair chance. Never amount to anything. No hope of ever achieving their full potential, like becoming the president of the United States...

[identity profile] pfcottontail.livejournal.com 2009-10-16 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not racist, but..." is pretty much always the opening to an incredibly racist statement. I think even normal sentences can become racist from that.

I don't like Chinese food.
I'm not racist, but I don't like Chinese food.