Weekend Breakfast host Sara-Jayne King chats to two interracial partners about their individual experiences.
Peter Phillip and Veronika Komarkova came across in Cape Town after matching for a dating application.
Peter, whom identifies as black colored, came to be in Malawi and Veronika, whom identifies as white, came to be within the Czech Republic. They usually have both remained in quantity of various nations in their everyday lives.
Nicola Bruns and Bryan Bergsteedt came across while their studies at Stellenbosh University. They have been together for six years and they are engaged to be hitched.
Nicola, whom identifies as white, spent my youth in Paarl and Bryan, whom identifies as coloured, spent my youth in Johannesburg.
The two partners open about how exactly competition and identity have shaped their relationships and just how they are addressed by buddies, household, and strangers. (pay attention to the complete conversation in the sound in the bottom)
The way they felt about interracial relationship if they first came across:
Unfortuitously, just how our life had been put up, that you do not think you will get love through the really race that is same often treats you extremely poorly when you’re off to town when it comes to evening. Continue reading “Choosing love: Interracial couples talk white privilege and ‘colour blindness’”