Last night I was channel surfing.? An interracial love scene on ABC caught my eye.? There was the beautiful Natalie Zea in bed with Blair Underwood.? I was frozen with my mouth open.? Natalie had her long legs over Blair’s shoulders.? Damn, I wish this was on HBO.? There was no way I could change the channel.? Even though this was my first time watching Dirty Sexy Money, I was immediately sucked into the story line.? For all of you that have never watched the show, take a look at the intro.
Well I had to watch the rest of the show.? For the next hour I ignored my emails, phone calls and text messages.? This episode made me think of how the past generation and the current generation views interracial relationships.? The rich white father wants to get rid of the black fiance’.? The rich father is willing to do anything to stop the interracial relationship.? He’s willing to give the fiance’ millions of dollars to keep them from getting married.
As I think back, there are plenty of stories of parents willing to offer money to get rid of a interracial relationship.? I’ve witnessed it myself.? It’s sad, but it’s real.
Here’s the scenario.? This is the first time your girlfriend has dated outside their race.? You’ve been dating someone for the last 3 months.? The relationship has been less than perfect.? Like most people, you want to spend the holidays with the person you’re in a relationship with.? So you spend the holiday’s with their family.? It’s you, you’re date and all of their family.? The family has heard about you, but had no idea that it was a Swirl relationship.
The drama begins.
First the teenage cousins think you’re related to Jay-Z or you play football for the Oakland Raiders.? The rest of the family is cordial, but don’t know what to say.? They are waiting for Dad to make his move.? While drinking beer in the game room, Dad makes his appeal.
He knows that your relationship is rocky.? He doesn’t want you to marry his daughter.? He doesn’t want his daughter to have a biracial child.? He doesn’t want you around.? So he asks you, “what would it take for you to leave my daughter alone?”
So I have to ask what’s your price?
What if you really are in love with your girlfriend.? Would you tell her about her father’s offer?? Telling her could crush the relationship.? It is possible that she might think you’re lying.? She could have to ‘blood is thicker than water’ attitude.? If she does believe you, this revelation might damage her relationship with her father.
Now you have to analyze your relationship.? Is this a relationship that is going no where?? Or is this a relationship that will develop to something special?? Could you take the money and just date her with out marriage?
So again I have to ask, what’s your price?
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