People say mixed-race babies are the most beautiful of all. I dunno; I find most babies ugly. Mixed race couples, though, are beautiful to my eye. The combinations of colors and tones, curves and contours, makes me happy at a deep level. I get a similar happy feeling from seeing butch and femme lesbians, and for some reason, people decked out in swingers outfits. The good news is that I live in Oakland, where there are a lot of couples that fall into each of these categories, especially the first one.
The bad news is, when I'm wandering around the city and see a happy, lovely couple, I get anxious about it. How would they know that I'm staring because they're so heart-warming, not because I've got a bigoted axe to grind. Most of the people I know who have been in a mixed race couple say they get hassled a little, and stared at rudely a lot.
How do you balance indulging your asthetic fascinations with the potential creep-out factor of your gaze?
What racial mixes do you like best? I'm currently digging a Tall dapper Persion and a short Jewess who wears 1980's dresses and belts. I know them, so it's a little easier to get away with drinking them in.
