Scottish professor shares ‘inspirational’ post about racism – and receives heart-warming praise from interracial couples across the world
A Scottish professor and his wife have been called "inspirational" after he spoke out about the racist abuse they had suffered in their more than 40 years together.
Professor John Struthers, the honorary consul for Ethiopia in Scotland, shared an image of himself and his wife, Justina, attending the Queen's garden party in Edinburgh.
In
the post, he wrote: "I thought I would share. We've had disapproving
looks, 'We are full', 'Is that your wife?' and many more actions
questioning our relationship over the last 40-plus years.
"We haven't wavered...The best way of fighting racism is living your life, standing tall and educating."
I thought I would share..— Prof. John Struthers (@jjstruthersuk) December 26, 2017
We’ve had disapproving looks, ‘we are full’, ‘is that your wife’ and many more actions questioning our relationship over the last 40+yrs
We haven't wavered!
The best way of fighting racism is living your life, standing tall and educating. #Diversity pic.twitter.com/jmd0F0i71r
The picture shows Prof Struthers wearing a kilt while standing next to his wife, who is wearing a dress made from traditional Ghanaian Kente cloth.
His
comments appeared to resonate, as more than 18,000 people retweeted the
post and more than 50,000 'liked' it. Hundreds shared stories of
interracial couples in their lives.
Jay Smith, of Durham, said his grandmother "chose love over ignorance and bigotry" and was "disowned by her family" when she chose to marry his Nigerian grandfather in the 1950s.
Total respect for you both. My nan was disowned by her family in the early 50's for marrying my grandad who originally came from Nigeria (she was from Co. Mayo)— Jay (@jstands4jay) December 27, 2017
She chose love over ignorance and bigotry and the rest is history #diversity pic.twitter.com/J0KRitI5La
In the US, lawyer Michael Brown, of Connecticut, shared a photo of he
and his wife playing with their child, saying: "Living a full, happy
life is the best weapon against hate."
One more: pic.twitter.com/WkaqBwc20D— Michael Brown (@MichaelWBrownCT) December 27, 2017
Tom Quinn, based in London,
shared a photo of himself with his wife on their wedding day, showing
him in a traditional Scottish kilt and her in traditional Sikh garments.
He wrote: "I also wore a turban and sherwani for our Sikh ceremony."
Nice kilt @jjstruthersuk! Here’s my wife and I on our wedding day (I also wore a turban & sherwani for our Sikh ceremony). I hope we have at least 40+ years of unwavering unity too. Thanks for sharing! ✊🏻✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/o20iV0TBPq— Tom Quinn (@TomTheProducer1) December 28, 2017
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