I Thought I Understood Racism. Then I Married a Black Man.
White fragility and interracial coupling do not go hand in hand
6 min readFeb 22, 2022
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On our third date, the man who would become my husband told me, “You get it.”
The “it” he was referring to was racism. At the time, I was flattered to have a Black person acknowledge my wokeness. But I’ve since realized that three…