A Brief Pause for Station Identification

As a black male in his mid thirties, I have lived with the belief of "to each his or her own". I try not to judge others and accept their ways of life, as long as their ways are no imposition upon my own.

While chatting with a close friend, the discussion of interracial relationships came up and I was asked my viewpoint on the subject. At first, my primary principles of "to each his own" came to mind; that was, until I thought of something that defiled my position.

Interracial relationships.

I find this term self-defeating yet transcendant, in the spirit of love itself.

If your search of love is directed to only one race, then it is just that. For instance, if you are a lover of Italians, then you are an Italian lover without that specific label. A lover of Chinese people would be construed as a Chinese lover, but without label and so forth. It is only when black and white meet that we generally define the union as interracial. I feel that interracial relationships should be in the spirit of unrestricted love; “interracial” defiles its true purpose. Is interracial without pre-selection or restraint? Is its purpose the admiration and elevation of a person’s inner self rather than the promotion of their concept of race? Interracial means any race and if it means any race, then why are we labeling it? Especially given that it doesn't exclude one’s own race, which most inter-racial lovers have not grasped. Interracial means ANY race.

Why is it that whenever an Afro Americans does anything, it needs to be explained rather than accepted? Why must it be named rather than announced (like Ebonics)?

If I were an interracial romancer, I would be an ardent lover of women from ALL nationalities and shun the hidden message of interracialism.

If you are in love, there should be no station identification.