Soror, no disrespect taken.
But you should peep the what I wrote. I never said anything about Bryant Gumbel (or any other person) marrying a person of another race and severing their ties to their own race. That was not the intention.
Contrary to that, I happen to know that Bryant Gumble was married for quite a long time to an african-american woman. What I did not know is that he married the white woman he left his wife for. (Is he in fact married to his former mistress?)
My contention about Mr Gumbel is that he has not been in the "trenches" with the masses for a long time. (Maybe that was his own choosing and maybe not.) Be that as it may, he does not know what lifestyles african-americans (as a whole) are seeking. All he knows is what is put out there by the media (a media he's a big part of I might add).
If he wants to know what lifestyles we are seeking he should just ask. He could have done that at Howard. I am sure that if he does this, he would find that most reasonable people are not out there seeking the Ebony lifestyle as he called it. He'd find that most people want to be comfortable, have nice things (which includes nice cars and clothes for some), and have a stable and happy household. If you think about it, these are things that he has (or at least had before he bounced on his wife).
As for the people that you mentioned who were married to white woman, I was aware of those facts. Furthermore, I was not aware of the amount of money Bryant Gumbel's foundation has supposedly raised for UNCF. I'll take your word on that one.
All of that withstanding, I still feel like Mr Gumbel needs to evaluate his life and the situations at hand, BEFORE he starts to make sweeping statements about what others do, can do or cannot do.
In any event, I don't hate on those who choose to marry outside of their race. You should marry who you love.
Anyway, I hope I have cleared up some of the confusion about my feelings on Bryant Gumbel and interracial marriages.
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