I just came across a story which both angered and saddened me. I guess a man took his three daughters to a Wal-Mart in Woodbridge, Virginia. Since the man is white and his three little girls are biracial, at least one person told security that he or she was worried these girls were kidnapped.
After returning home with his kids, the father and mother were soon greeted by a police officer, who had been contacted by Wal-Mart and alerted about a possible kidnapping. As could be expected, the girls' mother and father were none too pleased.
The girls' parents claim the cop said, "Hey, I was sent here by Wal-Mart security. I just need to make sure that the children you have are your own."
The cop then reportedly asked for the father's ID and asked the 4-year old daughter who her mother and father were.
After the cop left, the mother called Wal-Mart, asking for some answers.
In response, she claims she was told, "Well, the customer was concerned because they saw the children with your husband and he didn't think that they fit."
The mother then responded, "What do you mean by they don't fit?"
The Wal-Mart employee replied with, "Well, they just don't match up."
Wal-Mart has since issued a statement, saying, "There's still a lot of unknowns at this time and we're currently looking into the situation."
The mother and father have both said, that as a result of this, they'll never shop at Wal-Mart again.
Last I checked, this was 2013, not 1913. Racists and traditionalists alike need to start getting used to the fact that there are going to be interracial couples and increasingly so with the ever growing diversity we're experiencing in this country. The allegedly concerned Wal-Mart shopper couldn't have been overly bright, which I find is quite commonplace among racists (or sexists or homophobes, etc.). When's the last time you heard of a kidnapper taking three seemingly happy little girls to shop at Wal-Mart? Yeah, for racists, prejudice overrides logic.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/22286875/va-father-says-he-was-suspected-of-kidnapping-his-kids-by-walmart-security-due-to-his-children-being-mixed#axzz2TpweLkZl
After returning home with his kids, the father and mother were soon greeted by a police officer, who had been contacted by Wal-Mart and alerted about a possible kidnapping. As could be expected, the girls' mother and father were none too pleased.
The girls' parents claim the cop said, "Hey, I was sent here by Wal-Mart security. I just need to make sure that the children you have are your own."
The cop then reportedly asked for the father's ID and asked the 4-year old daughter who her mother and father were.
After the cop left, the mother called Wal-Mart, asking for some answers.
In response, she claims she was told, "Well, the customer was concerned because they saw the children with your husband and he didn't think that they fit."
The mother then responded, "What do you mean by they don't fit?"
The Wal-Mart employee replied with, "Well, they just don't match up."
Wal-Mart has since issued a statement, saying, "There's still a lot of unknowns at this time and we're currently looking into the situation."
The mother and father have both said, that as a result of this, they'll never shop at Wal-Mart again.
Last I checked, this was 2013, not 1913. Racists and traditionalists alike need to start getting used to the fact that there are going to be interracial couples and increasingly so with the ever growing diversity we're experiencing in this country. The allegedly concerned Wal-Mart shopper couldn't have been overly bright, which I find is quite commonplace among racists (or sexists or homophobes, etc.). When's the last time you heard of a kidnapper taking three seemingly happy little girls to shop at Wal-Mart? Yeah, for racists, prejudice overrides logic.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/22286875/va-father-says-he-was-suspected-of-kidnapping-his-kids-by-walmart-security-due-to-his-children-being-mixed#axzz2TpweLkZl
Wow. I wish I could say this surprised me, but I have a friend with biracial children, and I know some of the things she's had to deal with. I understand how a young child might ask questions, but fully grown adults should know better.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I completely agree. I'm currently in a relationship with a woman who is quad-racial (a pair of biracial kids). To this point, she and I haven't had to deal with anything like the couple mentioned in this story, fortunately. Hopefully those such occasions remain very few and far between, for she and I, as well as other interracial couples.
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