DNA helps tell story of first lady's forebears

[YellowRubberDuckie]

28. I'd be excited.

But I never knew it was weird to have people of different races as family members. Until my mom told me we weren't close to "that" side of the family and not to get too close. Seriously?! OK. So it's her oldest sister's daughter. She married a black man and they had a couple of children. I have my cousins on my Facebook page. She has the sweetest kids and I enjoy getting to know what's going on with them. They're a fun family and crack me up. I mentioned that we had gotten together for dinner and she was like, "What? I thought I told you a long time ago we don't get to close to that side of the family." I told her that I was an adult and if she wanted to be a racist idiot that was fine, but they're family and I personally like that I have a family that is this diverse and awesome. I'm proud that they're my family. She went nuts. It was hilarious. This about the time they put up the MLK Jr Statue in DC and I quoted a few things he said to her. She seethed. She hated that man and everything he stood for. She's the most racist person, and of course she denies it. "But I have friends who are Black!" And then my retort, "Well, Hitler had a Jewish grandmother, but that didn't stop him from killing 6 Million Jews." And she hasn't brought it back up again.
God I hate racism.