Still?...Really?....

So I read a few days ago that a justice of the peace in Louisiana refused to marry an interracial couple. Ladies and gentlemen, lets let this marinate for a moment here....
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Bardwell states that he is not a racist and his only concern is for the children.... RIGHT.. moving on now. What we do know is not only is this ignorant and absolutely ridiculous it is also illegal. In 1963 the Supreme Court ruled that the government can not prohibit marriages simply because of the race of the spouses. Too late pal.

The thing about this case the shocks me the most is that this still happens today, in 2009. Aren't we supposed to be past all of this garbage? Isn't this supposed to be a thing of the past?

Maybe I was lucky to grow up in big melting pot of culture. I always had white friends, black friends, Hispanic friends, Asian friends etc. To me they were always just my friends. I always believed that all this racist garbage was something to learn about in our history books. I know that there are still people that have certain views, but for it to be so close to home hit me a little hard.

Since moving south of the Mason Dixon line I have been surprised quite a few times. When President Barak Obama was announced President of our country I cried. I cried because I was so truly proud in that moment. I was thrilled to see that you can be anything you want no matter what anyone says. A lot of people get very defensive and private when talking politics. Not me. I VOTED OBAMA and I am proud of it. Now back to my point. I wasn't surprised that Obama became President, but I was surprised to come home one evening and turn on the news to see that a town away there was a noose hanging by an Obama sign on the road. A FRICKEN NOOSE? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?.. I couldn't understand it and I didn't want to understand why someone would do something so disgusting. To think about it still makes me sick. This happened a few miles from my home. Could I be at the grocery store in line behind the person who did this? Could it be my tax person? Could it be an acquaintance or a friend even? To think that this still happens today is crazy to me.

I've been stuck on this topic for days. I thought it was the older generations that were stuck in their old school ways of thinking that were responsible for these things. I realized that this isn't the case. There are people my age with these beliefs. The belief that every man is NOT equal. This ignorance is passed down and inherited. Its sad, but true.

All I can do is hope and pray. I pray that I live to see the day where these issues won't plague me when I come home after a long day. I pray that my children will read the story of this justice of the peace in a book and say " WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT!" Lastly I pray that I live to see the day where everyone truly is treated equally. It's a long shot but it can happen.