Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.

[JamStone]

I lived in New Orleans for 3 years and this doesn't surprise me at all. Even in New Orleans, which is a little less country backwards than most of the rest of the state, the racial divide is clear and convincing. Segregation is not law but race and class separation is quite undeniable.

And while I think it's an abhorrent opinion, oddly enough I understand it. Not that he isn't a bigot or racist, he obviously is. But, his opinion does have some merit particularly in Louisiana. It's not the same down there as the rest of the country. Mixed couples would catch an extreme amount of heat. Mixed children would get disgusting (often including violent) treatment not only from other kids but from adults.

It's a bassackwards country, Louisiana. People who have lived down there understand the mentality. Does it make it right what the justice did? no. Does it need to change? Absolutely. But, for me personally, I understand where the justice is coming from.

[PM5K]

I heard Oreo was going to sponsor the event, but Golden Oreos is paying for his attorney's, so it all balances itself out:

[PM5K]

I wonder if it's like down here, there are virtually no qualifications for being a JP except that you get elected.

[coyotes_geek]

"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."

Just out of curiosity, what's the quota for number of black friends you need so that you can act like a bigot without actually being one?

Also, do you get bonus points for letting "them" use the master bathroom instead of the half bath?

[Spursfan092120]

Just out of curiosity, what's the quota for number of black friends you need so that you can act like a bigot without actually being one?

Also, do you get bonus points for letting them use the master bathroom instead of the half bath?

lol..I'm gonna go with the old saying. If you know how many black friends you have, you're probably racist...

[desflood]

If I were there in Louisiana, I would organize an event in which all engaged interracial couples in the area willing to elope would go together to that JP in order to get their marriage certificates and get married by him once the three days had passed.
I would make sure all the local news stations knew about it so they could cover the proceedings.

HAH! I knew that even the Angel had a little devil in her somewhere.

I feel oddly vindicated.

[Bukefal]

Who the F*ck is he to decide for other people. If he thinks that way, fine, but do not think for others. Its his job, he should do it and not , if not, he should quit

[CuckingFunt]

Just out of curiosity, what's the quota for number of black friends you need so that you can act like a bigot without actually being one?

Six.

lol..I'm gonna go with the old saying. If you know how many black friends you have, you're probably racist...

Unless you're black.

[The Franchise]

I think this is grounds for termination, am I right?

[Spursfan092120]

Unless you're black.

touchee...though I have seen some black guys that hate black people...pretty ed up.

[ShoogarBear]

Book it . . . this guy will be a Louisiana Congressman one day.

[dickface]

What this dumbass doesn't realize, is that he is probably mixed himself. Back in the day massah used to hit up the slave houses and tap that fat black ass on them sistahs when the big mandingo bucks were sent into the fields. Massah thought he was getting away with murder, but little did he know that mandingo was up at his plantation home at the same time drillin Mrs. Daisy. , just look at all the folks in Louisiana...........they are all mutts............... creole and such.

[braeden0613]

touchee...though I have seen some black guys that hate black people...pretty ed up.

besides Clayton Bigsby?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Los Angeles is full of racists. I'm not a bit surprised.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Book it . . . this guy will be a Louisiana Congressman one day.

I think he'll make it to even higher ranks in Louisiana politics, maybe even all the way to Grand Wizard.

[exstatic]

Big f'n deal just go to someone else. Why turn this into a big ass ordeal? It's not like we don't already know that people are idiots.

I believe that he does have "piles and piles of black friends". He probably has them buried in piles somewhere on his property.


I really don't give a though. To me it's a small ing deal. Tiny deal.

I mean who cares really? All people have to do is stop throwing business his way. When they go looking for a JP and his name comes up they can just refuse him. Big f'n deal!

Everyone has their prejudices. If I went there to get married and he told me he wouldn't do it because of whatever I would just be like fine eff you and move on. It's really not that complicated.

I'd buy this guy a beer for standing up for what he believed. I mean everyone is so chicken of what others think and they just go with what others tell them is right. This dude said f that I don't want to see any mullattos running around because then I know that more than likely the father split.

Pixelpusher pretty much drove a stake through the Political forum thread for this with the following:

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov/elec...mis/ss-408.pdf

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF _____________________________
I, ______(Print or Type Name) ______ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the cons ution and laws of the United States and the cons ution and laws of this state and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties in bent on me as: ___( le of Office) ___ according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me God.

Nowhere in there does it say anything about "When I feel like it or agree to it".

[JoeChalupa]

I'm glad I didn't have to worry about crap like that.

[MannyIsGod]

People realize there is no "someone else". When you're a JP you're not an individual, you're the government of Louisiana. As a representative of that government he's not an individual and he knew this going in.

[Mavs_man_41]

As a guy who's girlfriend is mixed, this pisses me the off

[Cheese]

America in general has about 50 % divorce rate, so he shouldn't marry any couples..On a serious tip,what I can’t stand is that he’s trying to cover it up with this bull reason.

Like he really cares about a mixed child's life and how people except them. If your racist just have balls to the say the .

[angel_luv]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091016/...rracial_rebuff

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Think I first heard this quote about 25 years ago and still don't really comprehend it.

There's nothing to comprehend, it'd be like saying, "I don't have hydrophobia, I'm just really scared of water."

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

And this is just the latest example added to the long list of why the world would be better off without the South.