Being a millennial, I hear that we are the worst generation, and we don’t make sense. That’s the point though, we are the progressive generation. The first generation to care about actual human value, regardless of color. This is why we are the generation defying our parents by utilizing the right to marry whoever we want.
Now wait, maybe your parents are okay with interracial relationships. Maybe they’re okay with interracial marriage as well. Maybe not marriage? That wouldn't surprise me actually since I have sadly heard many friends of mine say that though they are in love with their boyfriend of a different race, they would never marry him because their parents wouldn’t approve. Sometimes our parents don’t always know what’s best for us because they are not living in our generation. If you continue to let your decisions be derived from a generation of bigoted thinking, then you are carrying on the same generational flaws into a generation that’s trying to make progress.
Having been in interracial relationships, and being in one currently, I have learned things that I believe will give people a better insight as to what people who choose to participate in interracial relationships go through. Living in Missouri also gives me a unique perspective, as we are under a microscope as a state that’s becoming less progressive and more segregated by heated arguments over current racial events in the news. Living in a state where race is continually being addressed does have its effect on those of us in interracial relationships.
We don’t get the privilege to coast into a public place and enjoy each other’s company. We usually have at least five or six of the elderly give us a sideway glance then whisper in the other direction. Yet, then again you also have the people who smile at you in approval. I like those people, but they also serve as a reminder. One that points out that there’s still a need for approval of our existence since interracial couples are not as common as they should be.
It amazes me how someone can say that they think interracial love is beautiful, but they turn back around and say that it’s just not for their family. After hearing these statements I ask myself, “Do you think your lineage will be contaminated?” People often get defensive and blurt out a compliment about other races after such statements are made. Yet, it still does not defer from the fact that you think that your blood line is not “fit” to take part in this growing progression of love and acceptance.
I am lucky to have been born in such a generation, because a lot of us think for ourselves regardless of the influence of others. Society does not influence us, but rather we influence society. Being a millennial is being strong minded and strong willed. A few opinions are not going to influence us, and that’s why I think my generation is bound to make big changes when the torch is passed on. We don’t coward to pressure. We seek true equality, and we try to step away from the mistakes that our ancestors have made in terms of equality.
Sure, it would be nice to have support from family and friends going into a milestone like a new relationship, but those of us that are progressive thinkers know that we are on the right path to developing the human race in the way it should have been from the beginning. I look forward to seeing how future generations evolve, because I believe we are the furthest ahead, in terms of progression, so much that our influence can create tidal waves of change. From there we can only progress more as those of us in interracial relationships and other controversial stances never lose sight of one thing. We are all equal.
