15 Heartbreaking Confessions From People In Interracial Relationships

14. Boyfriend Or Friend?

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Sometimes racism is so subtle and ingrained in our society that people don’t even know they’re being racist. One individual’s mother claimed she wasn’t racist, but when it came to accepting their interracial relationship, she’s in denial. The user wrote that the mother “refers to my boyfriend as ‘my friend.'”