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Rich Knight

As A Man In An Interracial Marriage, I Have Some Thoughts About Elemental

Meeting the parents in Elemental

I’m a very lucky man. Besides having two wonderful children, and a loving wife, I’m also lucky that it all came together so smoothly. And, I only say that because I’m Black, my wife is Filipino, and my children are mixed. Here’s the cool thing: 9.9 times out of 10, I’d say that most people are super accepting of our mixed family. 

So, being that I’ve been in an interracial relationship for nearly 20 years now, you might think that I’d be super happy that we now have a movie like Elemental, which got pretty good reviews. Here’s a film (from Pixar, no less) that’s all about accepting people’s differences, and also acts as an allegory for interracial dating.     

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