I’m sort of playing devil’s advocate with the heading of this post. As the parent of (I guess the PC term is bi-racial, I’m not really even sure) interracial children, I obviously do not feel that my children suffer in the slightest bit due to their ethnicity. What race they come from is not a hot topic at the dinner table and if or when they are ever discriminated against or the topic is brought up, then they will know how to handle it.

However there are still some people that seem to be able to mask their fear and hatred with this rational. For those of you who are not familiar with the La. judge that just resigned from his position due to pressure after his decision to not wed an interracial couple.

Apparently one of his defenses in the case against him, was that interracial children suffer. I do agree that any group of people that make up a minority in a population can be discriminated against and without the proper resources (like education and a loving support group) can fall victim to things like low self-esteem and bad choices. However, having said that, this in no way means that this is not true for every single other child out there who will inevitably at some point suffer from some type of adversity in their life when it comes to any of their differences, not just race.

Fortunately we now live in a time where most children are taught to love each other and embrace their differences, unlike some of the people in certain areas and generations before it. It takes courageous people like the couple who finally stood up to this judge who follow their hearts and will not tolerate being treated in a hurtful manner due to people having certain ideas or beliefs. This is just one small step that will hopefully encourage people to be just a little more human than a skin color.