But I also think my openness toward it is because I have always grown up in a community where it wasn’t just one race and my parents never raised me to dislike anyone because of their skin. But, I did experience some slack my junior year when I took my best friend, who was white, to prom because my paternal grandmother isn’t fond of white people. However, her reaction didn’t change my mind about who I should or shouldn’t date. I never had a preference on what race I dated. But, when my family found out I had a boyfriend and he was black, they were surprised.
ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំគិតថាការបើកចំហរបស់ខ្ញុំផងដែរដែលវាគឺជាការឆ្ពោះទៅរកខ្ញុំបានកើនឡើងដោយសារតែការកើនឡើងនៅក្នុងសហគមន៍តែងតែជាកន្លែងដែលវាជាការមិនមែនគ្រាន់តែការប្រណាំងមួយហើយឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្ញុំមិនដែលបានលើកខ្ញុំទៅមិនចូលចិត្តនរណាម្នាក់ដោយសារតែស្បែករបស់ពួកគេ. ប៉ុន្តែ, ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើការជួបប្រទះការទាត់មួយចំនួនកាលពីឆ្នាំយុវជនរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅពេលដែលខ្ញុំបានយកមិត្តល្អរបស់ខ្ញុំ, ដែលជាស, ដើម្បីជីដូនខាងឪពុកព្រំដោយសារតែមិនមែនជារបស់ខ្ញុំមានជនជាតិស្បែកស fond. ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា, her reaction didn’t change my mind about who I should or shouldn’t date.