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White/Black Race Mixing: An Essay on the Stereotypes and Realities of Interracial Marriage

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Purchasing this book was one of the worst consumer decisions I have ever made. The Reverend appears to have some very deep issues that he needs to address. According to him, every interracial relationship is based on some whore-mandingo psychosis. He goes out of his way to invalidate every interracial relationship by using people that seem like worn out caricatures from decades ago.
This book was so bad that I didn't want to resell it. Instead I placed it exactly where it belonged, in the trash bin.

With all due respect, I think this book is a first draft of a subject matter that could potentially provide its readers with crucial information in the struggle for equality. Further research is needed to substantiate this writer's embarrassing attempt to summarize the social, economic, psychological, sociological, and historical, status of blacks and whites. Although this book was published in 2000, reading its pages, at times, reminds me of the binary logic that has haunted the United States for centuries. After conducting 300 interviews with interracial couples, Gardner disappoints his readers by documenting, what seems to be in the end, a troubling personal fascination of interracial sex.
Perhaps the only saving grace for Pastor Gardner is that this "book" is titled an essay.

Another reviewer was too harsh. It is not a rehash of mandinka male seeks white female, etc or any such model. It describes real, true to life existing models and motives for Black/White sex and marriage in the U.S. Because black/white sexual models exist that you don't like, does not mean they do not exist, and that they are not commonly encountered.

The book is a decent read. If you are totally a babe in arms about the issues, this book will offer some insight. Remember it is first and foremost AN ESSAY. Yes, the Reverend has "issues" as do all authors (because authors a humans, and humans have issues). Describing himself as the product of a black/white father and a black/indian mother is one issue. The black/indian mixture is a seldom proven, much desired and often cited mixture by blacks who wish to be something else.

All in all the book sheds little light on a complex subject, but for someone who is unaware of the issues involved, I would recommend this book along with reading other more complete treatises on the subject.