On first glance its very tempting and easy to be outraged by the journal topic. White judge in the south denies two people the right to get married, and one of these people being people of color, this just sounds like another story of ridiculous racism. As we think we have made progress we can easily see that is not the case. Okay, so this Judge states his ethics for making the decision was protecting the children of offspring, who would have a tough road to go through.
Now Sam brings up the fact that an overwhelming majority of people in class said if they had to they would not adopt a child outside of their personally race and color. Do parallels exist between what was discussed in class and the judge’s decision? I personally believe the only similarity between the two is the fact that both agreed that being the children of interracial parents is a tougher road for a child. However, that is where I personally think the similarities end. When people in class say they would prefer not to adopt outside their race, that is a PERSONAL decision that they have every right in the world to make. In no way did anyone in class state that and mean that they would insist on the fact that all people should not adopt outside their race. In addition, that was a decision of personal preference. None of us are licensed judges who are confirming marriages.
I would be astounded if this Judge in some way shape or form does not lose his job. The decision he made demonstrates an ideology of a state, considering he is an elected official put in that position because people believed he could make the best decisions for society. So he is completely abusing his power. Marriage outside of race has been a legal right that belongs to the individual for years in this country. I just don’t understand how this Judge cannot put his personal bias’s and bigotries outside and perform his duty the way he was elected to do so. This guy must have realized the repercussions that would come with making a decision like this. Did he not believe that anyone would take note of something like this? We live in America, and in America unconstitutionally violating someones rights is a big deal. Especially when it comes with racist implications.
People like this Judge who are in elected positions yet still cannot fulfill their duties like professionals are holding the white race back. We as a race want to make progress with race, but all it takes is typing cnn into your web browser and reality sets back in. People like this judge will not allow us to make progress. The McKay couple deserves and has every right to be outraged with what they experienced. And to be all honest, it was such a disgusting move by the judge that I personally would like to see the McKays find a way to sue the hell out of him and make themselves some money. Yes that’s off the topic, but I just find this move that disgusting.

This story was extremely disturbing! The fact that two people cant date without having to worry about what other people think is ridiculous. Then on top of that have to worry about getting the crap beat out of them. Its just absurd the way our world is today. The fact that Brian Milligan, was seen as taking the “black mans woman”. Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe she dated Brian because not only was she attracted to him and loved him but also the fact that maybe she was not satisfied dating her own race. The violence that occurred not only probably reassured her the way certain men can be, but hopefully didn’t scare her enough to change her ways. When I was fifteen I myself too fell in love with someone of another race. Of course being fifteen this was just a simple infatuation or crush as you would have called it years ago. But no one approved of my liking the young black boy. My uncle who is a straight up Italian right off of the boat gave me the most trouble about my simple crush. Being the rambunxious and rebellious fifteen year old that I was, I could care less what everyone else had to say. It was not until I realized for myself that he was not for me, that I stopped seeing him. Of course my example is different then Nicole’s but at the same time without the violence there was pure hate and racism apparent.
People need to realize that we are in a day and age where anything goes is what the world revolves around. We are in a country where “free will, and freedom of speech” is constituted. Then why do we still have all these terrible hate crimes and racist acts going on. If each of us just took sometime to try and do something a day to try and lessen the amount of racism, maybe it would not fix it, but in a sense it would definitely be helping out the people who are faced with these dreadful acts everyday. Not everyone will ever agree with interracial couples, but everyone should at least have the respect to let someone be happy, and if it is with someone of a different race then it shouldn’t cause so much controversy. Happiness is the key to life.