Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License By Louisiana Justice of The Peace
“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing races that way,” Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. “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 wonder what your mixed President would think about this, Mr. Bardwell.
This article made me uncomfortable, yet I wasn’t completely (like falling out of my chair) surprised. Interracial marriage wasn’t FULLY legalised in America until 1968 (almost 40 years ago). The miscegenation law (which was against interracial marriage) in America lasted longer than slavery and segregation. In America this law was effective from 1664 to 1968, that’s over 300 years. THREE CENTURIES!! That’s totally crazy in today’s times, yeah? Back then, interracial marriage was declared “unnatural”. WAIT! “Unnatural”…This sounds familiar *Cough* Gay Marriage *Cough*. Now, the miscegenation law is sort of a dirty topic, and some Americans are sort of embarrassed that the law lasted for so long. Just wait, in few years Gay marriage will be legalised everywhere, and most Americans will be embarrassed that they spent a really long time arguing over something that was once thought to be “Unnatural”. They’ll think the past was CRAZY. TOTALLY CRAY-CRAY!
Download: Teengirl Fantasy “Hoop Dreams”
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“Sometimes when I close my eyes I picture a club far away where there is free piña coladas. People are happy and no one can hurt me, not even myself. Suddenly a glitter ball light starts pulsating out of a cube that appeared out of the ocean. It slowly walked towards me and asked me to dance. I figured, why not? The night grew into a sunrise, I sat on a rooftop and cried while falling asleep, but with a glimmer of a smile on my face. It was possibly the most beautiful club I’d ever been to. The pulsating ball of light was called Teengirl Fantasy.”
When I first read this on their Last.fm page, I busted out laughing. (How could anyone NOT laugh at a band that has a real Angelfire webpage?) But then I found myself nodding my head in agreement (and respect) to what I just read. This song is kind of old, but I still love it.
Download: The Cars “My Best Friend’s Girl”
This song RULES. How can anyone NOT like this song? If you hate this song, then you’re probably one of those people who loves it when weather.com lies, or you love the sound baby’s crying (CRAZY, I know!)…and I feel sorry for you.
