Razors Edge ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2023 ...and the realization that all but a handful of us here were alive for this little nugget: Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) It's an interesting thought to consider a world where that not only existed but existed with both great support and is (to an oddly scary degree) no longer truly "settled" in 2023. One has to wonder how centuries of rules, restrictions, and outright evil (OMG ) have an impact on society - especially when the same folks from that society are still around. Were you alive in June 1967? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 28, 2023 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2023 Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 28, 2023 Share #3 Posted February 28, 2023 I saw the movie. And yes, it is good. And really the whole point is their love in the end, is ordinary and great like many other happy couples. I was not aware of this court case until the movie first came out, but was aware interracial marriages were illegal in various jursidictions, or there was a loss in legal status for 1 of the partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted February 28, 2023 Share #4 Posted February 28, 2023 I was alive, and I remember 'No Colored' signs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #5 Posted February 28, 2023 June of 1967 I was living in Southern California. Just turned 8 years old. The Six Day war ends on the 10th. Israel captures land from Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, effectively doubling its area. Beatles release Sgt Peppe Lonely Hearts Club Band The film, the Dirty Dozen is released. China becomes the world’s 4th thermonuclear power by detonating a hydrogen bomb. And, the world’s first ATM is installed in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #6 Posted February 28, 2023 I was alive 2 September 1942. I was in college in Colorado 1967 and getting ready to go work in South Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted February 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said: And, the world’s first ATM is installed in London. ATMs prior to interracial marriage in VA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted February 28, 2023 And "funny" in the sense that there still has not been a US President born in the era after marriage between races was the legal law of the land! Sort of a Jimmy Carter moment. FTR, Ron Desantis and Pete Buttigieg are born after that time, but not Kamala Harris (not sure if her parents would have been allowed to marry in VA as both were minorities - so maybe yes???). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted February 28, 2023 Share #9 Posted February 28, 2023 I was anxiously awaiting being a “big kid” and starting Kindergarten. I don’t have a lot of news of the time memories until a couple years later. I do remember the first time racism really struck me. Our little town had an injection molding facility. We would sometimes sneak across the highway and railroad tracks to see what was in the pile of scraps they tossed out. Mostly it was stuff not interesting to kids, but once in a while they would parts for toys. One day I stumbled upon a plastic figure that was every racist stereotype for appearance you could think of for a black person. I had seen similar drawings before. Heck, we saw the Tarzan movies with the terrible natives at the Grand Theater on Saturdays! But for some reason, holding that 3D figure really bothered me. I was about 9 or 10 I would guess. It was a slow progression but that was the beginning of trying to not be a racist child. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 28, 2023 Share #10 Posted February 28, 2023 I'm not clicking that link. It's probably about sodomy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #11 Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: ...and the realization that all but a handful of us here were alive for this little nugget: Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) It's an interesting thought to consider a world where that not only existed but existed with both great support and is (to an oddly scary degree) no longer truly "settled" in 2023. One has to wonder how centuries of rules, restrictions, and outright evil (OMG ) have an impact on society - especially when the same folks from that society are still around. Were you alive in June 1967? In June of 1967 I was stationed in Key West FL but in another few months I would be moving to Norfolk VA where I would become aware of laws and attitudes like this. Of course in Norfolk the other standard involved signs placed strategically that said "Dogs and sailors stay off the grass". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted February 28, 2023 25 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: "Dogs and sailors stay off the grass". Giving dogs a bad name!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Popular Post Share #13 Posted February 28, 2023 My grandkids are all mixed race and they are awesome. The south had stupid laws. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #14 Posted February 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Razors Edge said: ...and the realization that all but a handful of us here were alive for this little nugget: Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967) It's an interesting thought to consider a world where that not only existed but existed with both great support and is (to an oddly scary degree) no longer truly "settled" in 2023. One has to wonder how centuries of rules, restrictions, and outright evil (OMG ) have an impact on society - especially when the same folks from that society are still around. Were you alive in June 1967? Yes and as you age, you will see for yourself how irrelevant you are to the young parts of society. This is why i maintain, we really shouldn’t live beyond 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #15 Posted February 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Further said: I was alive, and I remember 'No Colored' signs. I was too, but I don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #16 Posted February 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: My grandkids are all mixed race and they are awesome. The south had stupid laws. So did the north. We kept indians from mixing socially with whites. Divided bar rooms with separate entrances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #17 Posted February 28, 2023 I sort of remember. I was 11. Watching the movie was a good reminder of the old days Watching 1923 last night. Spin off of Yellowstone (Helen Mirren & Harry Ford) the sheriff dragged out the Asian wife of one of the cowboys. No intermarriage of Black, Japanese Chinese & white. Miscegenerationis what they called it.Native Americans were included in draft bill from a previous session but several legislators had native american wives so the sponsor took out that phrase. I had never heard of that term so looked it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 28, 2023 Share #18 Posted February 28, 2023 34 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Yes and as you age, you will see for yourself how irrelevant you are to the young parts of society. This is why i maintain, we really shouldn’t live beyond 80. I don't care what the young people think. I'm hoping to last well past 80 If for no other reason than irritating the shit out of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 28, 2023 Share #19 Posted February 28, 2023 Still in diapers in 1967 but in 1987 my white GF and I got hell a few times from a few misguided white folk in VA and WV. I also got thrown out of a bar in Alexandria in 1986 for being the wrong color. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 28, 2023 Share #20 Posted February 28, 2023 They always say to me, "You should be ashamed of yourself, you're a white boy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 1, 2023 Share #21 Posted March 1, 2023 The good ol days' weren't good for everybody 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 1, 2023 Share #22 Posted March 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Were you alive in June 1967? Yes May in 1967 the first commercial GPS was available to use. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/technology-in-the-1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 2, 2023 Share #23 Posted March 2, 2023 I remember when certain states had laws against interracial marriage, but it was only applied if one of the partners was Black. Whites, Asians, Native Americans, etc. were all fine. Note that some unfair things are popular when they're "politically correct." For example, my ancestors first came to this country and fought in the Civil War for the Union. That ancestor later lost two fingers from each hand working the railroads - there was no compensation back then. On my mother's side, my grandfather and my grandmother's parents escaped the brutality of the Russian occupation of Poland. My grandfather was educated and spoke 6 languages. That got him a job working in the coal mines in America. My American ancestors worked for low pay on the railroads, in mines, etc. My father lost half his left hand in WW2 with very-low % disability given, and two uncles also were injured in WW2. But I couldn't get a hardship college scholarship that minority friends of mine whose parents had higher incomes got because I was White. But now, MY tax dollars, not the money's of still-wealthy families of former slaveholders, will be used to pay for reparations for slavery in Maryland if a bill for it is passed by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor! Where are MY reparations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share #24 Posted March 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, MickinMD said: Where are MY reparations? My guess is you can try to get a bill passed? Plead your case. It sounds compelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 2, 2023 Share #25 Posted March 2, 2023 On 2/28/2023 at 5:44 PM, Scrapr said: Watching the movie was a good reminder of the old days I watched a documentary called "Blazing Saddles" recently, and it made it seem that society was more racist at one point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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