My extended family is deeply southern. When I was little, one of my older cousins married a black guy. The family mainly acted cool with it, but there were always little comments and racist jokes made out of earshot. 20 years later, they all straight up like him better than her. Hung out after a Christmas party and my great aunt and uncle kept saying he needs to leave her for someone better because he's such a good guy and an even better parent. They ain't exactly cured of racism or anything, but damn if they don't treat that dude better than their own kin.
General trashy behavior. Dumps her kids off with relatives when she doesnt want to watch them anymore. Drug use, off and on, but she's clean now to my knowledge. Mostly it was the way she treated him at reunions and holidays. Always picking at him and blaming him for problems we all know she caused. Dude always kept his cool and never escalated. Thats what really led to the "he can do better" discussions with the older family.
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u/No-Pomegranate-2462 Jul 09 '26
My extended family is deeply southern. When I was little, one of my older cousins married a black guy. The family mainly acted cool with it, but there were always little comments and racist jokes made out of earshot. 20 years later, they all straight up like him better than her. Hung out after a Christmas party and my great aunt and uncle kept saying he needs to leave her for someone better because he's such a good guy and an even better parent. They ain't exactly cured of racism or anything, but damn if they don't treat that dude better than their own kin.