Bill de Blasio is catalyzing a change in the perception of interracial couples in politics. On Janurary 1st 2014 Blasio will take up the mantle of the mayor of New York City, with the beautiful Chirlane McCray by his side.
Yahoo News reports that 87% of Americans approve of interracial marriage; more than 15% of all new marriages in 2010 were interracial. Although the stigma against interracial couples has diminished considerably in the American populace, there seems to be an unspoken taboo between the espousing of of white men and black women in power.
USA Today quotes William Cohen, the former U.S Secretary of Defense (who is married to a black woman), "It [interracial marriage] reflects the American values of embracing different races, ethnicities, religions. I think it's just a great symbol," Blasio is revolutionizing the age of accepted racism, despite the doubts McCray has expressed in regards to jeopardizing the livelihood of his term.
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