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purplestix--Sorry, it sounds like I've offended you--I thought it was a legitimate question since the way the situation was described it sounded as if you would have contact with this neighbor if you had white children. I'm relieved that you don't wish to have any contact with them.
I am not questioning your decision to form the family you want. Indeed I think that people can be naive when it comes to the challenges of a multiracial family -- color does matter in this society.
And if you live in a racist town--of course, you shouldn't use children to make a political statement. But from my perspective, I would feel very uncomfortable living in a place that I perceived as full of bigots. I wouldn't choose to raise children in such a place because I think constant exposure to bigotry is as damaging to the majority as to the minority.
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