***The past is never dead. It’s not even past*****.” William Faulkner**
***“Racism is not an event, it is a structure.”*** **Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui**
**At the end of Part Two of this blog series on interracial love, I asked two questions:**
* **Is it any wonder that Black women, the demographic least interested in dating and marrying white partners, cite feeling fetishized as a leading reason why they avoid crossing over the racial divide?**
* **Given the definition and origins of fetish, how could it be any other way?**
**Often we hear in regards to incidents of past injustice sentiments like “what’s done is done.” For instance, in a recent response to a question about African American reparations, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said, “America should not be held liable for something that happened 150 years ago, since none of us currently alive are responsible.”**
**Or as a blogger who describes himself as an “enlightened white boy” proudly proclaims in a post entitled** ***Yes, I Like*** ***Black Women******… Is That a Problem?*****, “What’s done cannot be changed. If you’re going to hold all white men accountable, to this day, for the abomination we call slavery, you should also include your African ancestors who sold you into it.”**