I found this issue of race fascinating after an ad ran for Honey Maid Graham Crackers, showing an image of a happy white same sex couple. In talkingpointsmemo.com, the argument was that the white gay couple is more acceptable to the outside world than other couples of different races:
Here's the clip: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/honey-maid-gay-dads
So does race matter?
Yes.
Just as a lesbian couple is not as threatening as a gay couple, white couples are not as threatening than other races. After all, we live in a racist, as well as homophobic, culture...and we live in a sexist, classist, abelist culture. I could go on.
