'In a world that places so much value on representation, it's important to point out when the representation we're given is shallow or toxic,' writes Nylah Burton (yumcoconutmilk).
, one can find the most subtly noxious — and frankly, incredibly cringeworthy — discourse about race. Interracial relationships are potrayed as social phenomenons to be fetishized and commodified. And perhaps most unforgivingly, this outlook strips the conversation of the only thing worth discussing: how power operates in our most intimate spaces.In these videos, it’s common to magnify the “othered” experiences of the white partner.
Layla*, a Black woman who has been in a relationship with a Native American man for the past year says that although she and her partner found common ground in their experiences as racialized people, navigating race with him has been difficult. She’s never seen a relationship like hers represented in media or even discussed much in real life. “People assume it will be easier than a Black and white pairing, and that isn't true.
Radhika G, a South Asian university student, says that in her previous relationship with a Filipino and Uruguayan man, she wasn’t prepared to have to deal with issues of race, but they did come up. “I feel like there are dynamics between various ethnic groups that sometimes complicate things.
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